- Japanese landscape
From Kyoto towards Kanazawa. By train, of course. - Lac de Saint Cassien
Not much going on in this time of year at Lac de Saint Cassien. - Le moulin de Saint Cassien des Bois
The mill is under renovation... and I suppose the people working there had a good time ;-) - Lac de Saint-Cassien
View from Belluny. - Lac de Saint-Cassien
Hydropower plant and its dam. And a lonely tree. - Tōdai-ji temple
A lovely lake on the temple grounds. The Todai-ji temple was created in 752. - Hells of Beppu
Oniishibozu Hell, basically boiling mud. - Hells of Beppu
Umi Jigoku, the Sea Hell. It's not this lake that gives it its name, though. - Hells of Beppu
Umi Jigoku. Every lake around here has a totally different colour. - Hells of Beppu
Umi Jigoku. Water in this blue Sea Hell has 98 degrees. - Hells of Beppu
And a red lake in Umi Jigoku. Probably my favourite of all Hell's lakes. - Hells of Beppu
Many blooming water lilies. - Hells of Beppu
Kamado Jigoku, the Furnace Hell. Beppu demons (oni) and a dragon. - Hells of Beppu
Milky blue colour of Kamado Jigoku. - Japanese breakfast
Breakfast we got in the ryokan. It was delicious, but again, I don't quite know what we ate. Salmon and fried egg are not shown. - Hells of Beppu
Another lake, this one is Oniyama Jigoku. Yes, water has 99.1 degrees. - Hells of Beppu
What a lovely Beppu demon! - Hells of Beppu
Shiraike Jigoku. One guide says the water is light blue, the other milky white. I'd say light green. - Hells of Beppu
Chinoike Jigoku - blood pond hell. - Hells of Beppu
Chinoike Jigoku, the blood pond hell. - Hells of Beppu
Tatsumaki Jigoku, the only hell with a geyser. But why put a stone roof over the geyser? Apparently it would reach 30 m into the air! - Saihō-ji (Koke-dera) Temple
The lake in the garden is in the shape of a letter for heart. - Saihō-ji (Koke-dera) Temple
Perfection. - Saihō-ji (Koke-dera) Temple
Over 120 types of moss grow here. - Saihō-ji (Koke-dera) Temple
Apparently, the moss is fairly recent. Previously, the islands were covered in sand but moss eventually grew over it. - Tenryu-ji
Sogenchi Teien. The pond was laid out nearly seven hundred years ago by Zen master Muso Soseki. - Tenryu-ji
And more Sogenchi Teien as this really is a magic spot. - Kanazawa Castle Park
Castle park, Gyokuseninmaru Garden. - Kanazawa Castle Park
Gyokuseninmaru Garden, reconstructed in 2015. - Kenrokuen
One of the most famous Japanese gardens. It opened to the public in 1871. This is the famous two-legged Kotojitoro Lantern. - Kenrokuen
Kasumigaike Pond, the largest pond in the garden. - Lotus flower
A lotus flower in all its beauty. - Shinobazuno Pond
Ueno park. You cannot even see the pond though all the lotuses. - Shinobazuno Pond
The other side of the pond is cleared so one can enjoy the ride with swans.