Statues of this sort can be found in Buddhist temples, representing the future Buddha. Known in Japanese as 'Hotei,' it literally means 'cloth sack,' referring to the bag being carried.

The Shimogamo Shrine is one of Japan's oldest (6th century)

To celebrate for and with children, special Japanese festivals are traditionally held in March.

This toddler understands nothing about the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima August 6, 1945. This concrete remnant of the Chamber of Commerce was the only structure left partially standing in a wide area.

This room has great historic significance, since the last Tokugawa shogun renounced political power here in 1868.

This woman, clad as a geisha possibly to provide a 'photo-op,' strolls through Kyoto, Japan's streets.