Pavilion in Garden in Nara
Hiroshima Atomic Dome (building almost exactly above which the bomb exploded) remains left standing as a memory of the tragedy (or crime!?)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Himeji castle
Himeji Castle (made intirely out of wood!)
View from top of Himeji castle
Me in the superb Shinkansen
enough room to take an extra cow with me (or goat?) in the Shinkansen... why are plaines not like this? Or should I try Japanese Airlines next time?
Emancipation has reached the Japanese islands it seems...
Little lizard
In Nara deer runs freely (hundreds)
Temple in Nara, the world`s biggest wooden structure (they say) with a huge Buhdda inside.
Inside the temple
Museum of Tadao Ando (architect) explaining culture of 5-7th century burial-mount builders near Osaka
Museum of Tadao Ando
Inside the museum of Tadao Ando (illegal picture again)
Shinkansen
Inside the Shinkansen