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| Japanese Geisha hold green tea cups during the Baikasai, Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine on February 25, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. The annual event takes place on February 25, to commemorate enshrined Michizane Sugawara, a politician and plum-blossom aficionado of the Heian-Period who passed away today in 903. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe) |
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| Japanese men wear loincloths as they enter the Saidaiji Temple during Naked Festival on February 16, 2013 in Okayama, Japan. Saidaiji Naked Festival (Hadaka Matsuri) is one of Japan's more eccentric festivals and sees some 9,000 men take part and battle to grab for pair of lucky sticks thrown by priests. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe) |
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| White Siberian Swans spend their winter at Tamaoka Lake on February 14, 2013 in Kasai, Japan. Siberian swans have been coming to Kasai since the start of winter and will return back to their homeland at the begining of spring. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe) |
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Japanese Shakuhachi player performs at
Zuganji Temple on February 11, 2013 in Himeji, Japan. The Shakuhachi is used in
spiritual meditation and the players wear wicker baskets on their heads to
symbolise their detachment from the world.(Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)
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| A piece of diamond shape chocolate with a 2.3 carat diamond in the centre on display for at a Hanshin Department Store for the upcoming Valentine's day on February 6, 2013 in Osaka, Japan. The chocolate is priced at 3 million yen (about USD 32,456), making it the world's most expensive chocolate. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe) |
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People walk at Osaka Station City on February 6,
2013 in Osaka, Japan. Osaka have been ranked the world's most expensive second city
to live, Tokyo as the most expensive city according to research of the British
magazine The Economist. Tokyo topped the list, with an index reading of 152.
Osaka came in second, at 146. Prices of a loaf of bread, other food items and
gasoline were higher than in other cities. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)
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