Nioh-mon Gate ...

... from Kanaxx in Japan :)

Mt. Koya ...

... from Noriko in Japan :)

New Year service at the Daito Pagoda

Haka ...

... from Chie in Japan :)

Fuji - san ...

... from Tomo in Japan :)

Sanshin (Three Strings) player ...

... from Asami in Japan :)

Shirakawa ...

... from Ai in Japan :)

"Party of the year" ...

... from Wilma in the Netherlands :)

Fans ...

... from Fumie in Japan :)

Nijojo - Kyoto ...

... from Misato in Japan :)

Carnival ...

... from Nalini in Trinidad and Tobago :)

Her Majesty Beatrix of the Netherlands ...

...  from Wesley in the Netherlands :)

Paddyfields of Kerala ...

... from Sita in India :)

Monkey Business ...

... from Lee Hock Peng from Malaysia :)

Bebop with Kerouac ...

... from Claudia in Germany :)

The Australian Ballet ...

... from Heather in ... Australia :)

Gifu ...

... from Sayaka in Japan :)

Botswana ...

... from travelling Luk :)

The Playing of Väinämöinen ...

... from Marianne in Finland :)

Eihei-ji temple ...

... from umei in Japan :)

Shirakawa ...

... in autumn from Ai/Japan :)

and in winter from Kazumi/Japan :)

Diest Beguinage ...

from Lotty in Belgium :)

Tatoo ...

... from Vanessa in Germany :)

Monaco ...

... from travelling Rafal-ek :)

and Macius :)

Patrick White ...

... my hero ... 40 years ago, from Heather in Australia :)

Rainbow Lorikeets ...

... from Heather in Australia :)

Blue Tit ....

... from Regina in Germany :)