Cafe Kitchen, Motomachi, Kobe, Japan
A view into the kitchen of the Hara Donuts Café at Motomachi, Kobe, Japan.
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Bizen Pottery Festival, Okayama Pref., Japan
Every year in October, the Festival of Bizen Pottery (備前焼まつり, Bizen-yaki Matsuri) is held in the small town of Imbe (伊部) in the former Bizen province, now part of Okayama Prefecture.
Items in a Shop Window, Kobe, Japan
In the Kitano Ijinkan area of Kobe, Japan, I took this close-up of items in the window of a shop selling gifts and paper goods.
At the Bookstore, Ichijoji, Kyoto, Japan
A scene outside Keibunsha, a wonderful bookstore at Ichijōji (一乗寺) in the northeastern part of Kyoto, Japan.
Caught in the Web, Graz, Austria
A play of patterns, created by the sunlight falling through the roof at the bus terminal outside the main train station of Graz, Austria.
At the Noodle Restaurant, Kyoto, Japan
After finishing our visit to Jingoji and other temples in the Takao area of Kyoto, Japan,
End of the Day, Yakushiji Temple, Nara, Japan
In the late afternoon, a priest is seen walking away from the Golden Hall at Yakushiji Temple (薬師寺) in Nara, Japan.
Martin’s Gate, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
View towards Martinstor (Martin’s Gate) in the city center of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
Jorenji Temple, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Jōrenji Temple in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan, is home to the Big Buddha of Tokyo (Tokyo Daibutsu).
Ice Cream Corner, Shirakawago, Gifu, Japan
It was a very hot day for my walk through Ogimachi Village in Shirakawagō (白川郷), Japan – so it was nice to come by this small shop selling ice cream.
Udon Shop Patterns, Osu, Nagoya, Japan
Strolling through an aging, but nonetheless lively and charming covered shopping street in Nagoya’s Ōsu (大須) district
Hyogo Daibutsu, Kobe, Japan
The Hyōgo Daibutsu (兵庫大仏) in Kobe is known as one of the three big Buddhas in Japan, in the same class with the Nara and Kamakura Daibutsus.
