Japan

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Nio Ungyo, who, with his brother, Nio Agyo, is entrusted with
the protection of a number of Buddhist temples, featured

here in Nikko. – Photos : Kathleen Ager.

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The dishes on show are made of wax : Do not eat ! – Photos : Kathleen Ager.

The Ninomaru Palace, Kyoto : students in mini-skirts cluster in front of Nijo Castle,

built in the 17th century on the orders of Togugawa leazu, first Shogun

of the Edo period (1603-1868).

Photo : Kathleen Ager.

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Nikko : Roof of Yomeimon gate, allowing access to Toshogu, Mausoleum of

Tokugawa leazu. There are more than five hundred sculptures, hence its Japanese

nickname, Higurashiko-mon, meaning « the gate where people spend

a whole day looking ».

Photos : Kathleen Ager.