Osaka "Love Hotel" advertisement-rooms by the afternoon, evening, night, or all night long depending on your stamina and need to impress

The streets of Osaka, lots like Las Vegas, Yakuza (mobsters) all over

Finally a trashed empty lot, just like home (in LA)

Signage in Osaka...city of signs, different from Tokyo though.

Kyoto Seika University Construction: Kazu Arai, architect

Kiyomizudera Temple, Kyoto-famous for it's extreme post and beam construction

Sand sculptures representing borrowed scenery of mountains, rivers, etc. [bottom photo from Nanzenji temple]

Strolling Garden, Enkoji Temple, Kyoto

Imperial Palace, Kyoto

Kurama Fire Festival

The lake at night in Northern Kyoto: 12 second exposure

Tame deer in Nara, I had never pet a deer before

Largest wooden buddha in the world? or Japan? Depends who you ask. Too crowded to really appreciate or enjoy.

Another grate, my how beautiful.

Two trees wrapped together

What are you lookin' at? Entrance to todaiji in Nara

Awareness of things other than the temples, perfect displacement

The joinery and craftsmanship is gorgeous

wabi sabi?

Brutalist architecture: Kyoto International Conference Hall

My bicycle enjoying the changing fall scapes

Konen-In, Fall is Approaching

Details, details, details

You should know this garden...famous castle in Kyoto

She's just being coy

Shimogamo Shrine-Reflections of god, deep huh.

Meditation spot south of Kyoto Seika

I really can't keep all the temples and gardens straight, but this is famous, but more importantly beautiful and quiet

Cemtary and Housing at foot of Kyoto mountains

Not quite super cut, but getting there

A wall of Nori gates leading to a view from Fushimi Inaria Shrine.

Moss on a tree

Kyoto Garden

Dohokan, Kyoto Seiak University: view from my bed

Just happened upon Sejima's small house, Tokyo

Langlitz Leathers Represents in Tokyo

Shinohara project, University building

Shibuya's City Lights, Tokyo