The helpful woman at the Nara Tourist Information Center (Kansai Main Line Railway Station) placed a copy of the city map on the counter and quickly sketched out a route for us to see "the best sights in Nara" as requested by Rosemary. That was the start of a wonderful day of walking...

In Japan a population of almost 127 million lives in an area less than the size of the state of Maine. Which means home parking can be challenging in the city...

A noren is a partial height hanging fabric with vertical slits that serves as a room divider. They are often seen at the entrance to small shops. We went out shopping for them...

That is the message of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, located less than a mile from the site of the first of what is so far only two instances of nuclear weapons used in combat.

After a 90 degree day, a brief walk around the neighborhood after the sun goes down is refreshing. The many carefully composed doorway scenes pull our eyes away from watching for cars and mopeds and delight our senses...