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Photographs from the trip to Owakudani (near Hakone). Photographed by Sony DSC-F717. - added 26. 7. 2011

Temples and shrines in Nara and nearby Horyu-ji belong to the oldest wooden buildings in the world. The Nara temple Todai-ji includes the largest wooden building in the world.Photographed by Sony DSC-F717. - added 29. 7. 2011

Photographs from the trip to Nagano (and its old temple Zenko-ji) and to the castle of Matsumoto, in the nearby city. Photographed by Sony DSC-F717. - added 12. 3. 2011

Photographs from the old town of Kyoto - its gardens, temples, shrines and other memorable places (with the exception of the Imperial pallace and Imperial villas, which can be found in a separate photogallery here). Photographed by Sony DSC-F717. - added 11. 2. 2011

My favourite places near Vojnův Městec again, the day after New Year; pictures by ZK, Sony DSC-F717 - added 2. 1. 2011

Photographs from the trip to Nikko (approx. 150 km north from Tokyo), a location of several famous, richly decorated temples, dispersed among majestatic trees (cryptomeria japanica). Photographed by Sony DSC-F717. - added 19. 12. 2010

Photographs from the visit of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and of two imperial villas nearby - Katsura and Shugaku-in (Japan, Sept. 1-2, 2010). Photographed by Sony DSC-F717. - added 14. 11. 2010

Photographs taken during two days in August 2010, when I visited Kamakura (Japan), which is famous for its numerous temples and shrines in wooded hills and valleys south-south-west from Tokyo, near the seaside. Photographed with Sony DSC-F717, unfortunately partly disfunctional (the quality of pictures is not the best). - added 7. 11. 2010