Japan Through Photo #26

Pictured here is Matsumoto castle in the suburb: Matsumoto in Nagano. Nagano is the most populous city in the Japanese Alps and is one of only eleven original castles standing in Japan to this day.

Japan Through Photo #25

The famous torii (gate) on the island of Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture. This is at the head of the famed Itsukushima Shrine. The Gate and Shrine are built over water at high tide but dry land at low tide of course.

Japan Through Photo #24

Today's picture is of the walking path along the Kamogawa at night, I'm pretty proud of this photo personally but wish I could have done a better job with the deep focus, that said this was also an impromptu photo taken in transit to a karaoke bar so maybe technical flaws are overseeable.

Japan Through Photo #23

Snowy rice fields in Aichi prefecture as photographed from the window of the Shinkasen (bullet train.)

Japan Through Photo #22

The Asakusa skylime by night. The interesting colour reflection is from a hotel next door, the massive building in the background is the Tokyo Skytree, Japan's tallest structure.

Japan Through Photo #21

Nabe, the traditional winter hotpot of Japan. This one is a collection of vegetables and pork served in a light, white miso broth.

Japan Through Photo #20

A student of Kyoto's Ritsumeikan University preforming Sado (the traditional Japanese art of tea ceremony) in a Japanese home in the Nijo area of Kyoto.