Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

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.