It's hard to describe the effect produced by the foxes of Toyokawa, Japan. Tucked away in a forest behind a temple, hundreds, possibly thousands of individually-carved stone foxes sit huddled together collecting moss.
354 (08 meter) steel hyperboloid tower with an observation deck at 300 feet above sea level. Kobe, Japan
Located in Kyoto, Japan, Kinkakuji (and its reflection) are rather pretty.
Kyoto, Japan on a rainy New Years Day
A couple of train stops from our old house in Japan was Enoshima Island, a popular tourist destination for people traveling from Tokyo. We happened upon a festival honoring the god of the sea, and stayed for some miso soup and sake afterward.
A look at some of the more popular summer festivals around Osaka, Japan.
A tiny village in Miyazaki prefecture, Japan. Tucked in the middle of 3 mountains and home to 1400 great villagers.
Kitakata is in the Fukushima Prefecture, North of Japan in the middle of the island, between Fukushima (Pacific Ocean coast) and Niigata (Japanese See coast). Is a quiet and small town famous for his great Ramen, a noodle soup.
Chinzan-so ("Camellia Mountain Estate") is the former estate of Prince Yamagata, a Meiji-era politician. Its expansive manicured grounds are enveloped by the hustle-and-bustle of the Tokyo's ultra-urban surrounds, and stepping through the gates is like stepping back in time 100 years.