More "100-yen shop" bargains. At around one-tenth the retail price of most "regular" 108-piece puzzles, these are spectacular value for money. The printing and cutting is excellent, though the cardboard is slightly thinner - 1.45mm as opposed to 1.95mm - and doesn't quite have the "feel" of a top quality puzzle. These are packed in bags, with the usual glue, sponge, and missing-piece postcard.
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Scenic 1500/2000 - Scenic 1000 - Scenic 500 - Scenic 300 - Cherry blossom - Summer - Autumn - Winter - Mt. Fuji - Mizuno - Morita - Takeuchi - Exotic
Art index : Fujishiro - Haruyo - Kagaya - Kaname - Kayomi - Keigo - Kuroiwa - Masago - Muramatsu - Nishino - Shu - Suwahara - Teppei - Tsuruta - Uchida - Yoshioka - Rural - Traditional - Lucky! - Gods 7-4-2 - Woodblock - Hari-e - Mandalas - Evangelion - Hello Kitty - Suzumiya Haruhi - Studio Ghibli - Mucha - Peanuts - Moomins - Ellenshaw - Disney - Tiny pieces - None of the above
Scenic 1500/2000 - Scenic 1000 - Scenic 500 - Scenic 300 - Cherry blossom - Summer - Autumn - Winter - Mt. Fuji - Mizuno - Morita - Takeuchi - Exotic
Art index : Fujishiro - Haruyo - Kagaya - Kaname - Kayomi - Keigo - Kuroiwa - Masago - Muramatsu - Nishino - Shu - Suwahara - Teppei - Tsuruta - Uchida - Yoshioka - Rural - Traditional - Lucky! - Gods 7-4-2 - Woodblock - Hari-e - Mandalas - Evangelion - Hello Kitty - Suzumiya Haruhi - Studio Ghibli - Mucha - Peanuts - Moomins - Ellenshaw - Disney - Tiny pieces - None of the above
The main entrance to this temple is a famous spot for autumn colours.
("Fall colors" if you like: Japan is blessed with many of the red maples that remind me more of scenes of New England than of the older England I come from.)
The first temple on this site is said to have been founded in 1198, but the current building dates from around 1750.
At last, a picture from Tochigi! Nantai-san is the "Mt. Fuji" of Tochigi, which we often see clearly from our front door in the winter months (when there is no haze). It's just about two-thirds the height of the "real" Fuji, at 2484m.
Waterfalls (taki) in the North of Honshû (the big island).
