Faith seems to run through Japanese society in a way that I have not experienced elsewhere (except perhaps in Morocco). Perhaps this is because temples, like cathedrals in the west, are an essential part of every tourist's itinerary. Regardless, the signs of this are everywhere, and the populace seem to follow more than one religion (Shinto and Buddhism being dominant), which is interesting when visiting from the UK. As a visitor though, it is the beauty of the objects and places that are intertwined in this faith that I find endlessly fascinating.

Its time for me to bring to a close my posts containing images from Japan, particularly given its some time since I returned and I have a bunch of more recent images to share. We'll start with a short trot through some images made of Japan's incredible landscape.