Osaka Sun Child (サン•チャイルド) March 11, 2012 marked the one year anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and became the opening date for the statue ‘Sun Child’ or ‘Taiyo no Ko’ in Japanese.
Kyoto Tadao Ando Designed Oyamazaki Museum An entrepreneur's Tudor style home from the 1920s received an addition in 1995 by architect Tadao Ando for the Oyamazaki Museum.
Kyoto Miho Museum, Shiga (滋賀県) A museum design inspired by an ethereal utopia in writings from ancient China. The owner's strong belief in beauty, peace and joy through art is achieved in this mountain top masterpiece by architect I.M. Pei.
Kyoto Arashiyama (嵐山) & The Yamazaki Distillery (山崎蒸溜所) A lovely day out from Osaka, visiting the Yamazaki Distillery on the way to Arashiyama's Bamboo Forest.
Japan Arashiyama Kyoto (嵐山) A mountainous area north west of Kyoto City famous for it's beautiful river, monkeys and bamboo forest.