
One of the many, many deer everywhere in Nara-kōen, Nara, Japan.

One of the many, many deer everywhere in Nara-kōen, Nara, Japan.

A shiny metal box containing a water hose in Nara-kōen, Nara, Japan.

A bamboo fence in Nara-kōen, Nara, Japan.

Plum trees in the Marumado Plum Grove in Nara-kōen, 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.