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.