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Free-roaming deer and Tōdai-ji’s giant bronze Buddha in a vast wooden hall.

Green-tea town and Byōdō-in’s Phoenix Hall, pictured on the 10-yen coin.

Street food, Osaka Castle and neon Dōtonbori; an easy evening out.

Mountain shrines linked by a forest trail, with maples along the Kibune river.

Sanzen-in’s moss garden and Hōsen-in’s framed maples in a farming valley.

Jingo-ji and riverside maples in a cool gorge; a long flight of steps.

Japan’s great white castle, original and vast; climb all six floors.

I. M. Pei’s museum hidden in the Shiga hills, reached through a tunnel. The autumn exhibition runs 26 September–6 December 2026.