
When I stumbled across this arched pathway in Marqueyssac Gardens in the Dordogne in France, I recalled the Fushimi Inari Shrine just outside Kyoto, Japan.

Then in another part of the Marqueyssac Gardens I came across these heads….

and their quirkiness, humour and installation amongst the trees reminded me of a visit years ago to the Otagi Nenbutsuji Shrine near Arashiyima in Japan.

Echoes of similarity between East and West but oh, how different!
Stunning!