
The Ginkakuji Shrine in Kyoto, Japan.

A worker left his straw broom ready for another pass at hand-sweeping the moss grass surrounding Ginkakuji.

A Heron sits on the lake surrounding the golden temple of Kinkakuji in Kyoto

Lily Pads and a sign I can’t read in the East Imperial Gardens of Tokyo.


Osaka Castle in Osaka Japan, once an intimidating double-moat fortress, now a nice museum and park.

A beautiful waterfall less than a half-mile up the hill behind Kobe Station