Subarashii desu!

Japan is kind of ridiculous in how beautiful it is.  There are urban centers (or … it’s just one giant urban center altogether, haven't decided yet).  There are more shrines and temples than you’ll ever have time to see.  There are gardens.  Plum blossoms come in the spring right before sakura (cherry blossoms) are in full bloom.  There are people everywhere.  Even things that are regular have character.  

I’ve taken quite a bit of photos – each saying 1000 words just like the saying goes.  Here are some of my favorites so far:

At Hachimangu Shrine; my 2nd week living in Japan.

Harajuku; cosplay is best on Sundays.

A shrine around the block from our house.
Yes, this is my life.

Yokohama's Minatomirai cityscape.
Favorite.

Hakiwa Maru, a museum ship in Yamashita Park, Yokohama.

Yokohama Station.

Kamakura.

Sankeien Gardens. 

Cafe Bibliotec Hello! in Kyoto.

Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto -
Home of the 1000 Torii Gates.

Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Right before I trekked the wrong way up the mountain
and got wonderfully lost.

Lost on Inari Mountain.
Oh well, right?

Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Iwatayama Monkey Park, Kyoto.
More on this one later ;)