Takeya machi dōri, Kyoto, Japan
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A quiet corner of Nijō Castle’s gardens at the end of May: late azaleas around the pond, a tea house among the pines, and big summer clouds overhead. Hard to believe this was once a shogun’s stronghold.
Enoshima, Fujisawa, Japan
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Keeping watch from an old tin roof on Enoshima, one of the island's many cats.
Kugata senhoshi Oshidomari Line, Rishirifuji, Japan
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Mount Rishiri with its first dusting of snow, mirrored in a still pond. Locals call it Rishiri Fuji, and in mid-October the island turns gold around it.