The Kimono Gallery

An Enamelled Dish Edo period (late 17th century), Japan With foliate rim, decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red, aubergine, green and yellow enamels, with kiriagainst hexagonal pattern containing stylised flowers and plants, the reverse with cherry blossoms on a stream, radish mark and eight spur marks to the reverse 28.5cm. diam.  Christies

Miyajidake shrine by Yama Tomo on Flickr.

Tsukioka of the Kagaya.  Ukiyo-e woodblock print.  About 1800,  Japan.  Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I

A BLUEAND WHITE LACED DOMARU GUSOKU [ARMOUR] THE HELMET SIGNED NOBUIE, MOMOYAMA - EDO PERIOD (16th - 17th CENTURY), Japan   Christies

Bridge at the Castle (by camillaskye)

She was one of seven “Komachi” girls, who take the flower of “Rhododendron” that is very famous and main source around this area.  Komachi festival, Akita, Japan.  Text and photography by Takero Kawabata on Trekearth.com

The Lonely Winter by jasohill 

The decorations on this tsuba were placed within two holes on either side of the central opening. On the right side is a tiger. On the left is a small stand of bamboo. Tigers are signs of strength and bamboo represents longevity.  18th to first half 19th century, Japan.  The WaltersArt Museum

神々の巨樹. Kyoju of the Gods. Ancient tree in Japan.  Photography by Yoshida Shigeru on Ganref

Night View at Kamogaiso Beach by nki-Photography on Flickr.

Mon side: silk, warp-faced, weft-ribbed plain weave (shioze); appliquéd with paper covered wood forms; embroidered with silk, laid threads couched along form edges; lined with silk, plain weave (heiken); sewn with front and lining matched in size (Tachikiri awase) 73 x 66 cm (28 3/4 x 26 in.) Gift of Mary V. and Ralph E. Hays, 2001.217.  Art Institute of Chicago.

Photography by Stephane Barbery on Flickr

This village is that “World Heritage” nominated one, “Gsasho-zikuri- Gokayama”. There still very attractive and interesting festival remain unchanged for many years—-.  Toyama, Japan. Text and photography by Takero Kawabata on Trekearth.com

Preparatory drawing (hanshita-e) for an illustrated book, mounted on card. Fumei Choja and a fox spirit.  Ink on paper. Painted by: Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎), 1829 © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Komachi festival, Akita, Japan.  Ono no Komachi (c. 825 – c. 900) was a famous Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen—the Six best Waka poets of the early Heian period. She was noted as a rare beauty; Komachi is a symbol of a beautiful woman in Japan. She also figures among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals.   Text and photography by Takero Kawabata on Trekearth.com

Kimika, maiko of Miyagawa-cho. 2004, Japan

Paul Caponigro, Temple, Hiei-San, Kyoto, Japan, 1976