More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

It turns out that birds are quite a common design element in Japanese manhole designs. Previous posts showing some can be found here...

A unique bird is featured on the manhole for Nankoku in Kochi, the Onaga Dori, or Long tailed Cock has the longest feathers in the wor...

Toyono Town in Kumamoto Prefecture uses an image of the ugusui, Japanese Bush-warbler. Up in Matsue, Shimane soem of the smaller drai...

The local railways station, (5 trains a day in each direction) is a small wooden structure that is home to a colony of swallows. From late s...

This little guy flew straight into our window and dropped like a stone. We put him in the shade up high out of reach of the local cats and a...