Rice fields on Sado Island, off west coast of Honshu, Japan

Moss garden, Hakone Museum of Art, Koen-kami, Gora, Hakone, west of Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

Moss garden, Hakone Museum of Art, Koen-kami, Gora, Hakone, west of Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

Market stalls and Shitenno-ji Saidaimon (Gokurakumon) (Grand West Gate) on a sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

View of Osaka Castle(Osaka-jo) on a sunny day, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Market stalls and Shitenno-ji Saidaimon (Gokurakumon) (Grand West Gate) on a sunny day, Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist Temple west gate in Kyoto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist Temple west gate in Kyoto, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Spring blossom and Himeji Castle (Himeji-jo), built in 1580, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Himeji, west Honshu, Japan, Asia