
Set on a quiet lake in Nara-kōen away from the crowds is Ukimido Pavilion, in Nara, Japan.

Set on a quiet lake in Nara-kōen away from the crowds is Ukimido Pavilion, in Nara, Japan.

A large billboard overlooks a crosswalk in downtown Gifu, Japan.

A train arrives at the train station in Kasamatsu, Japan.

Wooden plaques bearing prayers or wishes written to the spirits at the Inaba Shrine in Gifu, Japan.

An empty road among barren fields in Hotaka, Japan.

Signs posted along a quiet road through snow-covered fields in Hotaka, Japan.

A field of wasabi plants growing at the Daiō Wasabi Farm in Hotaka, Japan.

A variety of materials combine to make up the wall of this house in Matsumoto, Japan.

At the heart of the city is its castle, Matsumoto-jō, in Matsumoto, Japan.

A girl comes out of a shop on Yanaka Ginza with her cat cookies, in Tokyo, Japan.