1 The entrance of Kanazawa station (the pillars supposedly resemble a giant pair of japanese hand drums)
2 Kenroku-en, japanese landscape garden.
3 Same place, Hello Kitty version
4 Nagamachi district, Kanazawa
5-7 Himeji Castle
8 Kenroku-en, Okayama
9 A-Bomb dome, Hiroshima (still stands...