Yoshi Hontani, the Leben and Acoustic Revive exporter in Japan, is a kindred spirit to yours truly. Yoshi San enjoys fine music, audio, and photography, and I was delighted when I received an e-mail sharing some photos he took of the Japanese Fall during a recent hike he and his family went on in Nara.

Nara contains eight temples, shrines and ruins, and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, which forms the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Here's some beautiful photographs of castle ruins on top of the mountain in Nara. If you click on the photos higher resolution versions will load for your viewing pleasure:

Here's some beautiful photographs of the Shinto shrine in Nara:

Here are some beautiful photographs that were taken at Taimadera Temple in Nara, Japan:

Thank you for sharing your photos with us Yoshi San, they are fantastic!