Inspiration from Japan

I'm still processing my trip of a lifetime to Japan, remembering places where the tour went, the temples and shrines we visited, the teeming metropolis that is Tokyo, and the way that the Japanese bring artistry into everything they do. I haven't yet been inspired to create any new Zentangle(R) patterns, but I think that the ideas are lurking in my mind.

Here are a few pictures that illustrate my point. 

A manhole cover

A gate near the Meijii shrine in Tokyo

The waves pattern painted on
a temple's sliding door