I really enjoyed Japan when I lived there in 1970-72. The culture, the food, the architecture....all of these things had a profound impact on my life. The first picture is of the Japanese o'tori (gate). The second is of a Japanese bridge. The red wood is blood wood. Black is ebony. The mountains are cocobolo and cherry. The water under the o'tori is highly figured elm burl. The water under the bridge is poplar that has routed with various sized core box bits and then  colored.