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Atlas & Archive — Know where you go.

• Shirakawago.jpg

  Shirakawago.jpg — Jordy Meow.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Ginza in 1880s.JPG

  Ginza in 1880s.JPG — Kimbei Kusakabe.

  Public domain · Resized for display. Historical image shown without colourisation or restoration by Atlas & Archive.

• Edo — hand-coloured woodblock map, 1849

  Edo — hand-coloured woodblock map, 1849 — Unidentified Japanese mapmaker; digital reproduction provided by Geographicus Rare Antique Maps.

  Public domain · Resized and shown as a detail with responsive cropping and a gradient fade on the homepage.

• Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms from Ubuyagasaki, Lake Kawaguchi on April 15, 2016.jpeg

  Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms from Ubuyagasaki, Lake Kawaguchi on April 15, 2016.jpeg — Hrykt.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized; responsive cropping, text overlays and gradient fading used on the homepage.

• Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized; responsive cropping, text overlays and gradient fading used on the homepage.

The Archive — History & travel essays

• 20100723 Miyajima 5160.jpg

  20100723 Miyajima 5160.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Nyoigatake long 001.jpg

  Nyoigatake long 001.jpg — HmanJp.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Ginza in 1880s.JPG

  Ginza in 1880s.JPG — Kimbei Kusakabe.

  Public domain · Resized for display. Historical image shown without colourisation or restoration by Atlas & Archive.

• Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG

  Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG — Ignis.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daylight photograph of the Nii terraces; not a sunset photograph.

• Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG

  Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG — Aporon999.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg

  Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg — Asanagi.

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• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

Finding Quiet in Higashiyama — The Archive

• Nyoigatake long 001.jpg

  Nyoigatake long 001.jpg — HmanJp.

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• Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG

  Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG — Aporon999.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

Living Beneath Daimonji — The Archive

• Nyoigatake long 001.jpg

  Nyoigatake long 001.jpg — HmanJp.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 茂庵 — Mo-an

  茂庵 — Mo-an — othree.

  CC BY 2.0 · Compressed; responsive crop.

• Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG

  Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG — Ignis.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daylight photograph of the Nii terraces; not a sunset photograph.

Making Japan — The History Behind the Japan You See

• Ginza in 1880s.JPG

  Ginza in 1880s.JPG — Kimbei Kusakabe.

  Public domain · Resized for display. Historical image shown without colourisation or restoration by Atlas & Archive.

Finding Little Yangon in Takadanobaba — The Archive

• Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG

  Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG — Aporon999.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Laphet thoke.JPG

  Laphet thoke.JPG — Wagaung.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Utagawa hiroshige, cento famose vedute di edo, takadanobaba, 1857.jpg

  Utagawa hiroshige, cento famose vedute di edo, takadanobaba, 1857.jpg — Utagawa Hiroshige; photograph by Sailko.

  CC BY 3.0 · Hiroshige’s Takadanobaba (1857), photographed by Sailko. Resized and compressed; artwork displayed without cropping.

• Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg

  Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg — Asanagi.

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• Waseda Street Takadanobaba 2026.jpg

  Waseda Street Takadanobaba 2026.jpg — ノーマルエディタ.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Sakae street near Takadanobaba Station Jan 11 2021 09-50AM.jpeg

  Sakae street near Takadanobaba Station Jan 11 2021 09-50AM.jpeg — Nesnad.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply. Photograph taken January 11, 2021.

Japan, with a vegan at the table — The Archive

• Onigiri by udono in Tokyo.jpg

  Onigiri by udono in Tokyo.jpg — Shuets Udono.

  CC BY 2.0 · Onigiri at Naniwaya in Tokyo; not a 7-Eleven product or a certified vegan product. Original photograph, displayed responsively.

• Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg

  Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg — Asanagi.

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• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

When the fields hold the sky — The Archive

• Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG

  Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG — Ignis.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daylight photograph of the Nii terraces; not a sunset photograph.

• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

The Atlas — Destination guides

• LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG

  LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG — Kentagon.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Contrast edited by Uu7.

• View from Brunstranda Beach.jpg

  View from Brunstranda Beach.jpg — Eric Kilby.

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

Japan — The Atlas

• Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Nyoigatake long 001.jpg

  Nyoigatake long 001.jpg — HmanJp.

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• Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg

  120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG

  LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG — Kentagon.

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• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

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• Ginza in 1880s.JPG

  Ginza in 1880s.JPG — Kimbei Kusakabe.

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• IgaUenojyo.jpg

  IgaUenojyo.jpg — ＋－ (Japanese Wikipedia).

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Mt. Fuji view from Lake Kawaguchi.jpg

  Mt. Fuji view from Lake Kawaguchi.jpg — Volfgang.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg

  Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg — Hashi photo.

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• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• Itsukushima Gate.jpg

  Itsukushima Gate.jpg — JordyMeow.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG

  Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG — Ignis.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daylight photograph of the Nii terraces; not a sunset photograph.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG

  Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG — Aporon999.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg

  Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg — Sorah Fukumori.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg

  131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg

  2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg — Miguel Romay.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg

  Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg — Asanagi.

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• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0

• Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg

  Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg — Zairon.

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• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

Japan destinations — The Atlas

• Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

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• 120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg

  120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG

  LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG — Kentagon.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• IgaUenojyo.jpg

  IgaUenojyo.jpg — ＋－ (Japanese Wikipedia).

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Sunset - Flickr - halfrain.jpg

  Sunset - Flickr - halfrain.jpg — halfrain.

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg

  Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg — Hashi photo.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• Itsukushima Gate.jpg

  Itsukushima Gate.jpg — JordyMeow.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg

  Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg — Sorah Fukumori.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg

  131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg

  2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg — Miguel Romay.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0

• Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg

  Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg — Zairon.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

Fukuoka

• Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hakata Dontaku 78338697 org.jpg

  Hakata Dontaku 78338697 org.jpg — フェレス.

  CC BY-SA 2.1 jp · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hakata ramen bowl closeup.jpg

  Hakata ramen bowl closeup.jpg — Ominae.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hojoya Festival of Hakozaki Shrine 20190914-9.jpg

  Hojoya Festival of Hakozaki Shrine 20190914-9.jpg — そらみみ.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Romon Gate of Kushida Shrine 20230329.jpg

  Romon Gate of Kushida Shrine 20230329.jpg — そらみみ.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Nakasu-yatai.JPG

  Nakasu-yatai.JPG — ｍｍｒｙ0241.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Ōhori Park The view SE from Ukimidō Ōhorikōen Chūō-ku Fukuoka 20260609 153752.jpg

  Ōhori Park The view SE from Ukimidō Ōhorikōen Chūō-ku Fukuoka 20260609 153752.jpg — Hirho.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Shofukuji 02.jpg

  Shofukuji 02.jpg — STA3816.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hakata gion yamakasa 2005 01.jpg

  Hakata gion yamakasa 2005 01.jpg — Pontafon.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Itsukushima Gate.jpg

  Itsukushima Gate.jpg — JordyMeow.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

Hakodate

• Tree of Hakodate Christmas Fantasy in sunset time.jpg

  Tree of Hakodate Christmas Fantasy in sunset time.jpg — 掬茶.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Lucky-Pierrot.jpg

  Lucky-Pierrot.jpg — shidax.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hokkaido-Goryokaku Fort in Summer-xl.jpg

  Hokkaido-Goryokaku Fort in Summer-xl.jpg — Goryokaku-Tower.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• 120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg

  120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• 120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg

  120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Dekotora Hakodate Port Festival.jpg

  Dekotora Hakodate Port Festival.jpg — sodai gomi.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hokkaido-Goryokaku Fort in Cherry blossom-xl.jpg

  Hokkaido-Goryokaku Fort in Cherry blossom-xl.jpg — Goryokaku-Tower.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse 20140807.jpg

  Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse 20140807.jpg — Suicasmo.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Cityscape of Hakodate City, Hokkaido, 2016.jpg

  Cityscape of Hakodate City, Hokkaido, 2016.jpg — chinnian.

  CC BY-SA 2.0

• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg

  Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg — Sorah Fukumori.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0

Hakone

• Hakone sengokuhara susuki2.jpg

  Hakone sengokuhara susuki2.jpg — No machine-readable author provided. Jungle assumed (based on copyright claims)..

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hakone Checkpoint and Lake Ashi.jpg

  Hakone Checkpoint and Lake Ashi.jpg — Christophe95.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Mount Fuji from Lake Ashi 20211202-1.jpg

  Mount Fuji from Lake Ashi 20211202-1.jpg — Suicasmo.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Soba and tempura combo (26498960080).jpg

  Soba and tempura combo (26498960080).jpg — pelican from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Hakone sengokuhara susuki1.jpg

  Hakone sengokuhara susuki1.jpg — Jungle.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Tozan 1001 Hydrangea.jpg

  Tozan 1001 Hydrangea.jpg — Cassiopeia sweet.

  Public domain · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG

  LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG — Kentagon.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Entrance of the Hakone Open-air Museum.jpg

  Entrance of the Hakone Open-air Museum.jpg — Christophe95.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Old Tokaido Trail @ Hakone (10621362864).jpg

  Old Tokaido Trail @ Hakone (10621362864).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

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• Owakudani Valley near Owakudani Station.JPG

  Owakudani Valley near Owakudani Station.JPG — そらみみ.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Hakone Shrine Haiden.jpg

  Hakone Shrine Haiden.jpg — RSSFSO.

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• Amasake-chaya (9412075720).jpg

  Amasake-chaya (9412075720).jpg — Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands.

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• Haya River in Hakone-Yumoto 3.jpg

  Haya River in Hakone-Yumoto 3.jpg — Christophe95.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• JAP Hakone Lake Ashi 2.jpg

  JAP Hakone Lake Ashi 2.jpg — Grueslayer.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• 2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg

  2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg — Miguel Romay.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0

Hiroshima

• Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• 胡子大祭参道 - panoramio.jpg

  胡子大祭参道 - panoramio.jpg — noppo3.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• FF2005 hana no to.JPG

  FF2005 hana no to.JPG — Taisyo.

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• Okonomiyaki of Hiroshima 01.jpg

  Okonomiyaki of Hiroshima 01.jpg — ノボホショコロトソ.

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• View of Shukkeien Garden in Hiroshima in late October.jpg

  View of Shukkeien Garden in Hiroshima in late October.jpg — BennyG3255.

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• Hiroshima-Hondori Shopping Street at night.jpg

  Hiroshima-Hondori Shopping Street at night.jpg — そらみみ.

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• Peace lanterns in Hiroshima.jpg

  Peace lanterns in Hiroshima.jpg — TimMilesWright.

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• Mitaki-dera Taho-to.jpg

  Mitaki-dera Taho-to.jpg — 大江万里.

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• Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art 01.jpg

  Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art 01.jpg — Taisyo at Japanese Wikipedia.

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• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Kenzo Tange, 1955. (7161959144).jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Kenzo Tange, 1955. (7161959144).jpg — BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada.

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• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

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• 20100722 Hiroshima Shukkeien 4387.jpg

  20100722 Hiroshima Shukkeien 4387.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

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• とうかさん円隆寺 とうかさん大祭(ゆかた祭り) - Panoramio 25883457.jpg

  とうかさん円隆寺 とうかさん大祭(ゆかた祭り) - Panoramio 25883457.jpg — noppo3.

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• Hiroshima Dreamination - 1.jpg

  Hiroshima Dreamination - 1.jpg — warabi hatogaya.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, South view 20190417 1.jpg

  Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, South view 20190417 1.jpg — DXR.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Itsukushima Gate.jpg

  Itsukushima Gate.jpg — JordyMeow.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg

  Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg — Zairon.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

Iga-Ueno

• Hina Dolls Display in the Kyōdo-no-mori Park 20130310.jpg

  Hina Dolls Display in the Kyōdo-no-mori Park 20130310.jpg — 掬茶.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Japanese Lanterns - Flickr - Franck Michel.jpg

  Japanese Lanterns - Flickr - Franck Michel.jpg — Franck Michel from Antibes, France.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• 2012-05-17 Ninja show at Iga Ninja Museum, Ueno, Japan.jpg

  2012-05-17 Ninja show at Iga Ninja Museum, Ueno, Japan.jpg — John Gillespie.

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Ueno-Tenzin festival.JPG

  Ueno-Tenzin festival.JPG — Yasutaro（靖太郎）.

  Public domain · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Dengaku.jpg

  Dengaku.jpg — Lombroso.

  CC0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Haiseiden 01.JPG

  Haiseiden 01.JPG — Hide-sp.

  CC BY-SA 2.5

• Iga Ueno Castle ac.jpg

  Iga Ueno Castle ac.jpg — Asturio Cantabrio.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• IgaUenojyo.jpg

  IgaUenojyo.jpg — ＋－ (Japanese Wikipedia).

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• Ninja Museum.jpg

  Ninja Museum.jpg — specialoperations.

  CC BY-SA 2.0

• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg

  131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

Ine-chō & the Kyoto coast

• Amanohashidate view from Kasamatsu Park01s3s4410.jpg

  Amanohashidate view from Kasamatsu Park01s3s4410.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Sashimi teishoku (6923601699).jpg

  Sashimi teishoku (6923601699).jpg — Monica Kaneko from Sao Paulo, Brasil.

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Hacchobeach (1).jpg

  Hacchobeach (1).jpg — VinayaMoto.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 002.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 002.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Kotohikihama 2019-05 ac (1).jpg

  Kotohikihama 2019-05 ac (1).jpg — Asturio Cantabrio.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG

  Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG — Ignis.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daylight photograph of the Nii terraces; not a sunset photograph.

• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg

  Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg — Zairon.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

Kerama Islands

• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Aharen Beach On Tokashiki Island 2009 (7373).JPG

  Aharen Beach On Tokashiki Island 2009 (7373).JPG — Tomaž Vajngerl.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Coast of Aharen, Tokashiki Island, Okinawa, Japan (3) - October 2015.jpg

  Coast of Aharen, Tokashiki Island, Okinawa, Japan (3) - October 2015.jpg — Rickard Törnblad.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Nishibama beach Okinawa Aka Island.jpg

  Nishibama beach Okinawa Aka Island.jpg — hashi photo.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Aka Island - Bridge Connecting Geruma and Aka Islands (7769).jpg

  Aka Island - Bridge Connecting Geruma and Aka Islands (7769).jpg — Tomaž Vajngerl.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Coral reef life near Akajima 04.jpg

  Coral reef life near Akajima 04.jpg — keiyac.

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Cliffs at Chishi observatory, Zamami.jpg

  Cliffs at Chishi observatory, Zamami.jpg — Guillaume 1995.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Ferry Zamami III 202407.jpg

  Ferry Zamami III 202407.jpg — Kugel~commonswiki.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Okinawan cuisine set.jpg

  Okinawan cuisine set.jpg — Yuet Man Lee.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg

  Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg — Hashi photo.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Aka Island - Bridge Connecting Geruma and Aka Islands (7769).jpg

  Aka Island - Bridge Connecting Geruma and Aka Islands (7769).jpg — Tomaž Vajngerl.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Kerama Island - 6080672133.jpg

  Kerama Island - 6080672133.jpg — SteFou!.

  CC BY 2.0

• Sunset at Kaminohama observatory.jpg

  Sunset at Kaminohama observatory.jpg — Guillaume 1995.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Itsukushima Gate.jpg

  Itsukushima Gate.jpg — JordyMeow.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg

  131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

Kyoto city profile

• Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Nyoigatake long 001.jpg

  Nyoigatake long 001.jpg — HmanJp.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Gion Matsuri Float 1.jpg

  Gion Matsuri Float 1.jpg — Immanuelle.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kamo River in Kyoto, 20240820 1745 5189.jpg

  Kamo River in Kyoto, 20240820 1745 5189.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 170923 Kodaiji Kyoto Japan39n.jpg

  170923 Kodaiji Kyoto Japan39n.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Tsukemono shop by collinox in Nishiki Ichiba, Kyoto.jpg

  Tsukemono shop by collinox in Nishiki Ichiba, Kyoto.jpg — collinox.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• View of the Katsura River and the Arashiyama mountains from Togetsukyo Bridge, Kyoto, 2016.jpg

  View of the Katsura River and the Arashiyama mountains from Togetsukyo Bridge, Kyoto, 2016.jpg — DimiTalen.

  CC0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Biwako Canal at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 20041204.jpg

  Biwako Canal at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 20041204.jpg — Juni from Kyoto, Japan.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Kiyomizu Dera Temple Kyoto Skyline (219542405).jpeg

  Kiyomizu Dera Temple Kyoto Skyline (219542405).jpeg — Lars1512.

  CC0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Kyoto Imperial palace garden.jpg

  Kyoto Imperial palace garden.jpg — Nacaru.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Kaiseki Kai Tsugaru Owani Onsen Aomori pref Japan04s.jpg

  Kaiseki Kai Tsugaru Owani Onsen Aomori pref Japan04s.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY 2.5 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Illustrative food photograph; not a photograph of a listed restaurant.

• Kyoto City Bus 3511.jpg

  Kyoto City Bus 3511.jpg — ドルフィン大佐.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG

  Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG — Aporon999.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

Arashiyama & West Kyoto, Kyoto

• Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Wagashi and matcha by Noriko Jazayeri 2025-05-18.jpg

  Wagashi and matcha by Noriko Jazayeri 2025-05-18.jpg — Andy Li.

  CC0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kameyama Park (2700621132).jpg

  Kameyama Park (2700621132).jpg — KimonBerlin.

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Water reflection of Kinkaku-ji Temple a sunny day, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Water reflection of Kinkaku-ji Temple a sunny day, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kitano-tenmangu Kyoto Japan41s3s4592.jpg

  Kitano-tenmangu Kyoto Japan41s3s4592.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY 2.5 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.jpg

  Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.jpg — Mitchwandrew.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Toriimoto03s3200.jpg

  Toriimoto03s3200.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY 2.5 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• RyoanJi-Dry garden.jpg

  RyoanJi-Dry garden.jpg — Stephane D'Alu.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Jrballe hozu river 2007 001.JPG

  Jrballe hozu river 2007 001.JPG — Jesper Rautell Balle.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Seiryōji No,1.JPG

  Seiryōji No,1.JPG — Mti.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

Central Kyoto, Kyoto

• Entrance Bukkō-ji, Kyoto.jpg

  Entrance Bukkō-ji, Kyoto.jpg — Braveheart.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Beef curry rice 003.jpg

  Beef curry rice 003.jpg — Ocdp.

  CC0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Museum of Kyoto 20101204-002.jpg

  Museum of Kyoto 20101204-002.jpg — J o.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 2024-10-30 Great Eastern Gate of Nijo Castle at Night in 2024.jpg

  2024-10-30 Great Eastern Gate of Nijo Castle at Night in 2024.jpg — Alexkom000.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Nishiki ichiba kyoto.jpg

  Nishiki ichiba kyoto.jpg — Pitan.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Pontocho by Wolfiewolf in Nabeyacho, Kyoto.jpg

  Pontocho by Wolfiewolf in Nabeyacho, Kyoto.jpg — Wolfiewolf from Pontocho street in Nakagyo, Kyoto.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Sanjodori 5.jpg

  Sanjodori 5.jpg — https://www.flickr.com/people/blondinrikard/.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

Food — Kyoto

• Matcha chawan and wagashi at teahouse in Japanese garden.jpg

  Matcha chawan and wagashi at teahouse in Japanese garden.jpg — Laitche.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

Fushimi & South Kyoto, Kyoto

• Two bowls of soba noodles with chopsticks 2.jpg

  Two bowls of soba noodles with chopsticks 2.jpg — Shisma.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum02s4592.jpg

  Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum02s4592.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY 2.5 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Jonangu shrine.jpg

  Jonangu shrine.jpg — Wikiwikiyarou.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

Gion, Kyoto

• Gate of Chion-in Temple.jpg

  Gate of Chion-in Temple.jpg — Another Believer.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Unaju (grilled Unagi over rice).jpg

  Unaju (grilled Unagi over rice).jpg — Zheng Zhou.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Hanamikoji-dori.jpg

  Hanamikoji-dori.jpg — xiquinhosilva.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kenninji01s1920.jpg

  Kenninji01s1920.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 251213 Maruyama Park Kyoto Japan08s3.jpg

  251213 Maruyama Park Kyoto Japan08s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Minami-za Theatre, Kyoto (Jan 2020).jpg

  Minami-za Theatre, Kyoto (Jan 2020).jpg — Chainwit..

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

• JP-Kyoto-yasaka.JPG

  JP-Kyoto-yasaka.JPG — Bgabel.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

Higashiyama, Kyoto

• Nyoigatake long 001.jpg

  Nyoigatake long 001.jpg — HmanJp.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Yudofu meal set in Kyoto.jpg

  Yudofu meal set in Kyoto.jpg — ZhengZhou.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Sunlight through clouds and view of Ginkaku-ji Temple from above, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Sunlight through clouds and view of Ginkaku-ji Temple from above, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Heian-jingu, keidai-1.jpg

  Heian-jingu, keidai-1.jpg — Saigen Jiro.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 170923 Kodaiji Kyoto Japan09n.jpg

  170923 Kodaiji Kyoto Japan09n.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kyotocity-kyocera-museum-NightTime.jpg

  Kyotocity-kyocera-museum-NightTime.jpg — Tokyo-Good.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto 2010.jpg

  National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto 2010.jpg — Wiiii.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 251213 Nanzen-ji Suirokaku Kyoto Japan01s3.jpg

  251213 Nanzen-ji Suirokaku Kyoto Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• 260214 Kyoto National Museum Kyoto Japan04bs4.jpg

  260214 Kyoto National Museum Kyoto Japan04bs4.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -07.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -07.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG

  Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG — Aporon999.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Japan Kyoto philosophers walk DSC00297.jpg

  Japan Kyoto philosophers walk DSC00297.jpg — David Monniaux.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• RyozenKannon.jpg

  RyozenKannon.jpg — AstroMark ( talk ).

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kyoto Shorenin15n4272.jpg

  Kyoto Shorenin15n4272.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY 2.5 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Yoshida-jinja (Kyoto), keidaitorii.jpg

  Yoshida-jinja (Kyoto), keidaitorii.jpg — Saigen Jiro.

  CC0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

History — Kyoto

• KITLV - 83046 - Houses in Kyoto in Japan - before 1880.tif

  KITLV - 83046 - Houses in Kyoto in Japan - before 1880.tif — Unknown photographer.

  Public domain · Resized for display. Historical image shown without colourisation or restoration by Atlas & Archive.

• 東海道五十三次之内 大尾 京師 三条大橋-Kyoto, Sanjo Ohashi MET DP122235.jpg

  東海道五十三次之内 大尾 京師 三条大橋-Kyoto, Sanjo Ohashi MET DP122235.jpg — Utagawa Hiroshige.

  CC0 · Resized for display. Historical image shown without colourisation or restoration by Atlas & Archive.

• 'Rakuchu Rakugai-zu' (Scenes in and around Kyoto), pair of six-fold screens, Japanese early 17th century.jpg

  'Rakuchu Rakugai-zu' (Scenes in and around Kyoto), pair of six-fold screens, Japanese early 17th century.jpg — Unknown artist.

  Public domain · Resized for display. Historical image shown without colourisation or restoration by Atlas & Archive.

Neighborhoods — Kyoto

• Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

North Kyoto, Kyoto

• Round fountain surrounded by trees under a stormy sky in Kyoto Botanical Garden Japan.jpg

  Round fountain surrounded by trees under a stormy sky in Kyoto Botanical Garden Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Preparation of cold brew coffee 08.jpg

  Preparation of cold brew coffee 08.jpg — Sage Ross.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Kyōto Gyoen (Kamigyo-ku Kyoto) Imperial Garden hdsr S5 03.jpg

  Kyōto Gyoen (Kamigyo-ku Kyoto) Imperial Garden hdsr S5 03.jpg — Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert.

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• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

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• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

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• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

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• Treadle looms, Nishijin Textile Center, Kyoto - Aug 14, 2005.jpg

  Treadle looms, Nishijin Textile Center, Kyoto - Aug 14, 2005.jpg — POHAN CHEN.

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• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

When To Visit — Kyoto

• Aoi Matsuri.jpg

  Aoi Matsuri.jpg — Japanexperterna.

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• Reflection of lit-up trees (11058342624).jpg

  Reflection of lit-up trees (11058342624).jpg — Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Gion Matsuri Float 1.jpg

  Gion Matsuri Float 1.jpg — Immanuelle.

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• Gozanokuribi Daimonji2.jpg

  Gozanokuribi Daimonji2.jpg — J_o.

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• 20111023 Jidai 0061.jpg

  20111023 Jidai 0061.jpg — Rainer Haeßner.

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• Miyako Odori (cropped).jpg

  Miyako Odori (cropped).jpg — Joi Ito from Inbamura, Japan.

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• Setsubun Festival @Yoshida Shrine - panoramio.jpg

  Setsubun Festival @Yoshida Shrine - panoramio.jpg — ccfarmer.

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• Shinotown Oji 裏山 Kameokacity Kyotopref Hozu river.JPG

  Shinotown Oji 裏山 Kameokacity Kyotopref Hozu river.JPG — Mti.

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• Enryakuji Konponchudo02s5s3200.jpg

  Enryakuji Konponchudo02s5s3200.jpg — 663highland.

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• Kurama-dera sanmon.jpg

  Kurama-dera sanmon.jpg — KENPEI.

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• Komyoji Rurikoin, Reflection of Fresh Green Maple Leaves 01.jpg

  Komyoji Rurikoin, Reflection of Fresh Green Maple Leaves 01.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Japanese garden, Sanzen-in 03.jpg

  Japanese garden, Sanzen-in 03.jpg — Motokoka.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

Miyajima

• MY - Great torii of Itsukushima Shrine at night, Miyajima, Japan, 2015.jpg

  MY - Great torii of Itsukushima Shrine at night, Miyajima, Japan, 2015.jpg — Josep M. Gracia.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Matsuoka Museum, hina dolls palace (70656).jpg

  Matsuoka Museum, hina dolls palace (70656).jpg — Syced.

  CC0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Itsukushima-kangensai.JPG

  Itsukushima-kangensai.JPG — My SEIN.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Anago meshi , あなご飯 - panoramio.jpg

  Anago meshi , あなご飯 - panoramio.jpg — z tanuki.

  CC BY 3.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

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• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Miyajima, daisho-in, 05.jpg

  Miyajima, daisho-in, 05.jpg — Sailko.

  CC BY 3.0

• Miyajima, Mount Misen, Japan32.jpg

  Miyajima, Mount Misen, Japan32.jpg — dconvertini.

  CC BY-SA 2.0

• Itsukushima shrine corridor.jpg

  Itsukushima shrine corridor.jpg — Immanuelle.

  CC BY 4.0

• Itsukushima Gate.jpg

  Itsukushima Gate.jpg — JordyMeow.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

Osaka

• IgaUenojyo.jpg

  IgaUenojyo.jpg — ＋－ (Japanese Wikipedia).

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• Dotonbori, Osaka, at night, November 2016.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka, at night, November 2016.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Shin Umeda City at Night in 201412.JPG

  Shin Umeda City at Night in 201412.JPG — Mc681.

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• Imamiya Ebisu Festival, Osaka Prefecture; January 2013 (03).jpg

  Imamiya Ebisu Festival, Osaka Prefecture; January 2013 (03).jpg — Mixtribe Photo.

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• Okonomiyaki -a Japanese savory pancake in Osaka, Japan.jpg

  Okonomiyaki -a Japanese savory pancake in Osaka, Japan.jpg — Joli Rumi.

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• Hozenji Yokocho at night.jpg

  Hozenji Yokocho at night.jpg — Choi2451.

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• Midosuji illumination 2022.jpg

  Midosuji illumination 2022.jpg — Tokumeigakarinoaoshima.

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• Osaka Kaiyukan01s3872.jpg

  Osaka Kaiyukan01s3872.jpg — 663highland.

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• Inner moat at Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan.jpg

  Inner moat at Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan.jpg — Joli Rumi.

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• Osaka Central Public Hall (5236380271).jpg

  Osaka Central Public Hall (5236380271).jpg — KimonBerlin.

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• Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku at night 2019-04-12.jpg

  Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku at night 2019-04-12.jpg — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Osaka-Castle-cherry-blossom-2018-Luka-Peternel.jpg

  Osaka-Castle-cherry-blossom-2018-Luka-Peternel.jpg — Luka Peternel.

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• Sumiyoshi Matsuri (01) IMG 3118 20140801.JPG

  Sumiyoshi Matsuri (01) IMG 3118 20140801.JPG — Ogiyoshisan.

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• Fire Works of Tenjin Matsuri Festival 2024 1.jpg

  Fire Works of Tenjin Matsuri Festival 2024 1.jpg — Mr.ちゅらさん.

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• Keitakuen Garden and Abeno Harukas.jpg

  Keitakuen Garden and Abeno Harukas.jpg — Sakai Yayoi.

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• Kimchi shop by Ken OHYAMA in Tsuruhashi Market, Osaka.jpg

  Kimchi shop by Ken OHYAMA in Tsuruhashi Market, Osaka.jpg — Ken OHYAMA.

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• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg

  131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sapporo

• Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

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• 120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg

  120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• 6丁目会場は大賑わい -オータムフェスト (6151890929).jpg

  6丁目会場は大賑わい -オータムフェスト (6151890929).jpg — Satoshi KINOKUNI.

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• Sapporo Beer Museum.jpg

  Sapporo Beer Museum.jpg — MIKI Yoshihito derivative work: MrPanyGoff.

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• Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg

  Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg — Sorah Fukumori.

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• Curry dish at Rojiura Curry SAMURAI in Sapporo, Japan (242).jpg

  Curry dish at Rojiura Curry SAMURAI in Sapporo, Japan (242).jpg — Savannah Rivka.

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• Odori park at Sapporo TV tower.jpg

  Odori park at Sapporo TV tower.jpg — LR0725.

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• Hokkaido Jingu.JPG

  Hokkaido Jingu.JPG — Daigaku2051.

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• Sapporo Odori Beer Garden 2015.JPG

  Sapporo Odori Beer Garden 2015.JPG — 禁樹なずな.

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• Yosakoi Soran dance festival performers, Odori Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.jpg

  Yosakoi Soran dance festival performers, Odori Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.jpg — OKJaguar.

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• SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL 2009 - panoramio.jpg

  SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL 2009 - panoramio.jpg — t-konno.

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• Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0

Shirahama

• 崎の湯.JPG

  崎の湯.JPG — ロリ.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Shirarahama Beach 20210725-2.jpg

  Shirarahama Beach 20210725-2.jpg — Suicasmo.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Sunset at Engetsu Island.jpg

  Sunset at Engetsu Island.jpg — Motokoka.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Kaisendon.jpg

  Kaisendon.jpg — 海鮮ドン.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• IgaUenojyo.jpg

  IgaUenojyo.jpg — ＋－ (Japanese Wikipedia).

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 131222 Engetsu Island Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01bs.jpg

  131222 Engetsu Island Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01bs.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 131221 Sandanbeki Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01bs5.jpg

  131221 Sandanbeki Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01bs5.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 131221 Senjojiki Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan02s3.jpg

  131221 Senjojiki Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan02s3.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

• 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg

  131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg — 663highland.

  CC BY-SA 3.0

Shirakawa-go

• LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG

  LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG — Kentagon.

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• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

  CC BY-SA 4.0

• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0

• 2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg

  2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg — Miguel Romay.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Gohei-mochi 301.jpg

  Gohei-mochi 301.jpg — Ocdp.

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• Gasshodukuri-minkaen10n4272.jpg

  Gasshodukuri-minkaen10n4272.jpg — 663highland.

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• Myozenji Temple (Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture) 01.jpg

  Myozenji Temple (Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture) 01.jpg — 小石川人晃.

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• Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine (Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture) 03.jpg

  Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine (Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture) 03.jpg — 小石川人晃.

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• 白川郷の晩夏 (Shirakawa-go in the end of summer) 23 Aug, 2009 - panoramio.jpg

  白川郷の晩夏 (Shirakawa-go in the end of summer) 23 Aug, 2009 - panoramio.jpg — Hiroaki Kaneko.

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• Wada House (Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture) 01.jpg

  Wada House (Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture) 01.jpg — 小石川人晃.

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• Shirakawa-go 20170202-2.jpg

  Shirakawa-go 20170202-2.jpg — Suicasmo.

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• Shirakawago village (12723707294).jpg

  Shirakawago village (12723707294).jpg — Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan.

  CC BY-SA 2.0

Tokyo city profile

• Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg

  Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg — Asanagi.

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• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Tokyo - Sunset Skyline.jpg

  Tokyo - Sunset Skyline.jpg — Fred Cherrygarden.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Nakamise, Asakusa, Tokyo as seen from the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 20190420 2.jpg

  Nakamise, Asakusa, Tokyo as seen from the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 20190420 2.jpg — DXR.

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• Street crowd reflecting in the polyhedral mirrors of the station Tokyu Plaza Omotesando, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Street crowd reflecting in the polyhedral mirrors of the station Tokyu Plaza Omotesando, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Skyline of Roppongi-ichome and Toranomon.jpg

  Skyline of Roppongi-ichome and Toranomon.jpg — Syced.

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• Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Tsukiji Outer Market 2.jpg

  Tsukiji Outer Market 2.jpg — Aw1805.

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• Tokyo Skyline20210123.jpg

  Tokyo Skyline20210123.jpg — Nryate.

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• Edo Castle East Garden moat pond reflection by Don Ramey Logan copy.jpg

  Edo Castle East Garden moat pond reflection by Don Ramey Logan copy.jpg — Don Ramey Logan.

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• Cherry blossoms and boat at Chidorigafuchi.jpg

  Cherry blossoms and boat at Chidorigafuchi.jpg — Kirin7739.

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Hotel Kanra Kyoto (Main) B2F The Kitchen Kanra Japanese-style breakfast 20210628-001.jpg

  Hotel Kanra Kyoto (Main) B2F The Kitchen Kanra Japanese-style breakfast 20210628-001.jpg — J o.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

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• Series-E235-0 9.jpg

  Series-E235-0 9.jpg — MaedaAkihiko.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping.

• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

East Tokyo, Tokyo

• Sushi platter, Nikko, Japan.jpg

  Sushi platter, Nikko, Japan.jpg — Joli Rumi.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Five-storied Pagoda of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, 20240821 1616 5263.jpg

  Five-storied Pagoda of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, 20240821 1616 5263.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Ginza at night, Tokyo, 20240823 1919 5592.jpg

  Ginza at night, Tokyo, 20240823 1919 5592.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

  CC BY 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Tsukiji Outer Market.jpg

  Tsukiji Outer Market.jpg — Christophe95.

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Blossom-ueno-park (Unsplash).jpg

  Blossom-ueno-park (Unsplash).jpg — Don Kawahigashi dkawahig.

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• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

Food — Tokyo

• Assorted Japanese Yakitori and Cocktails on a Table

  Assorted Japanese Yakitori and Cocktails on a Table — Airam Dato-on.

  Pexels License · Displayed with responsive cropping. Illustrative food photograph; not a photograph of a listed restaurant.

History — Tokyo

• 東海道五十三次之内 日本橋 朝之景-Stations One- Morning View of Nihonbashi MET DP122174.jpg

  東海道五十三次之内 日本橋 朝之景-Stations One- Morning View of Nihonbashi MET DP122174.jpg — Utagawa Hiroshige.

  CC0 · Resized for display. Historical image shown without colourisation or restoration by Atlas & Archive.

• Ginza in 1880s.JPG

  Ginza in 1880s.JPG — Kimbei Kusakabe.

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• Straat in Akakusa inTokyo, Japan, RP-F-2003-147-53.jpg

  Straat in Akakusa inTokyo, Japan, RP-F-2003-147-53.jpg — Kusakabe Kimbei; Rijksmuseum collection.

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Minato City, Tokyo

• Yuzu Shio Ramen @ Afuri @ Ebisu (14018053090).jpg

  Yuzu Shio Ramen @ Afuri @ Ebisu (14018053090).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

  CC BY 2.0 · Resized and displayed with responsive cropping. Food images illustrate dishes and are not photographs of the named recommendations unless stated.

• Tokyo Tower and Zojoji temple (7475558188).jpg

  Tokyo Tower and Zojoji temple (7475558188).jpg — KimonBerlin.

  CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crops may apply.

• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

  CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed; responsive crop.

• Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A and B 20241021.jpg

  Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza A and B 20241021.jpg — This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote . Feel free to use any of my images, but please mention me as the author and may send me a message. (สามารถใช้ภาพได้อิสระ แต่กรุณาใส่เครดิตผู้ถ่ายและอาจส่ง ข้อความบอกกล่าวด้วย ) Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved. Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author. Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract ..

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• Arisugawa4.jpg

  Arisugawa4.jpg — Irina Gelbukh.

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• Roppongi Hills Mori Tower from Tokyo Tower Day cropped.jpg

  Roppongi Hills Mori Tower from Tokyo Tower Day cropped.jpg — Roppongi_Hills_Mori_Tower_from_Tokyo_Tower_Day.jpg : Chris 73 derivative work: 0607crp ( talk ).

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

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Neighborhoods — Tokyo

• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

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Northern Tokyo, Tokyo

• Bookshop in Kanda-Jimbocho area of Tokyo.JPG

  Bookshop in Kanda-Jimbocho area of Tokyo.JPG — Nick-D.

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• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

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• Books along a walkway in the Kanda-Jimbocho area of Tokyo.JPG

  Books along a walkway in the Kanda-Jimbocho area of Tokyo.JPG — Nick-D.

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• Yanaka Ginza (52492570926).jpg

  Yanaka Ginza (52492570926).jpg — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Asukayama Park-2.jpg

  Asukayama Park-2.jpg — Drivephotographer.

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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Shibuya, Tokyo

• Tonkatsu of Kimukatsu.jpg

  Tonkatsu of Kimukatsu.jpg — Minseong Kim.

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

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• Takeshita Street in December 2018.jpg

  Takeshita Street in December 2018.jpg — Intforce.

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• Lingkungan Kuil Meiji di Shibuya, Jepang; 2014.jpg

  Lingkungan Kuil Meiji di Shibuya, Jepang; 2014.jpg — Tissa Florika.

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• Omotesando Avenue at sunset from pedestrian bridge, Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo.jpg

  Omotesando Avenue at sunset from pedestrian bridge, Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo.jpg — gog.creator.

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

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• Glowing Trees - Yoyogi Park (40144315860).jpg

  Glowing Trees - Yoyogi Park (40144315860).jpg — Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA.

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• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

Shinjuku, Tokyo

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  Japanese-style curry by avlxyz.jpg — avlxyz.

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• Shinjuku Skyline 2013.jpg

  Shinjuku Skyline 2013.jpg — Dick Thomas Johnson.

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• Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg

  Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg — Asanagi.

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• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

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• KagurazakaStreet.JPG

  KagurazakaStreet.JPG — PHGCOM.

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Korean food at Tteokbokki restaurant in Shin-Okubo.jpg

  Korean food at Tteokbokki restaurant in Shin-Okubo.jpg — Syced.

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• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

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• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

When To Visit — Tokyo

• 50th Kanda Used book fest1 DSCN8096 20091030.JPG

  50th Kanda Used book fest1 DSCN8096 20091030.JPG — Ogiyoshisan.

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• Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival 2023 (53329158504).jpg

  Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival 2023 (53329158504).jpg — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Marunouchi Illumination 2022 (52646781419).jpg

  Marunouchi Illumination 2022 (52646781419).jpg — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Kamakura Daibutsu 20170210.jpg

  Kamakura Daibutsu 20170210.jpg — Suicasmo.

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• Kashiya yokocho -02.jpg

  Kashiya yokocho -02.jpg — Aimaimyi.

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• Kamijinko, Tōshō-gū, Nikko, Southwest view 20190423 1.jpg

  Kamijinko, Tōshō-gū, Nikko, Southwest view 20190423 1.jpg — DXR.

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• Cherry blossoms and boat at Chidorigafuchi.jpg

  Cherry blossoms and boat at Chidorigafuchi.jpg — Kirin7739.

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• Sanja Matsuri 20230520a.jpg

  Sanja Matsuri 20230520a.jpg — 江戸村のとくぞう.

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• Takao-san hike during winter 18.jpg

  Takao-san hike during winter 18.jpg — Syced.

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• Tori no Ichi Fair (10645890046).jpg

  Tori no Ichi Fair (10645890046).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

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Tottori Sand Dunes

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  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

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• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

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• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

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• Uradome Beach, Sea of Japan (15823663003).jpg

  Uradome Beach, Sea of Japan (15823663003).jpg — Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan.

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• Fresh Matsuba Crab Full Course (21747222358).jpg

  Fresh Matsuba Crab Full Course (21747222358).jpg — Nishimuraya Kinosaki Onsen.

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• Couple Running (Tottori Sakyu, Sand Dunes, Japan) (39048463801).jpg

  Couple Running (Tottori Sakyu, Sand Dunes, Japan) (39048463801).jpg — Free Images.

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• Fresh Matsuba Crab Full Course Kaiseki (22418491357).jpg

  Fresh Matsuba Crab Full Course Kaiseki (22418491357).jpg — Nishimuraya Kinosaki Onsen.

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• The Sand Museum entrance.JPG

  The Sand Museum entrance.JPG — Mti.

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• Tottori Port.JPG

  Tottori Port.JPG — まも(Mamo).

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• Tottori Sand Dunes (51821915221).jpg

  Tottori Sand Dunes (51821915221).jpg — Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Tottori ShanShan Fes 2013-Night-A.jpg

  Tottori ShanShan Fes 2013-Night-A.jpg — 㭍月例祭.

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• Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg

  Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg — Zairon.

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• Uradome Coast Sengan-Matsushima.JPG

  Uradome Coast Sengan-Matsushima.JPG — Hashi photo.

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• Tottori Sand Dunes (51821915396).jpg

  Tottori Sand Dunes (51821915396).jpg — Raita Futo.

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Plan a Journey

• Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge, Seto Inland Sea, Japan.jpg

  Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge, Seto Inland Sea, Japan.jpg — OKJaguar.

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• 北山崎第一展望台からの北山崎.jpg

  北山崎第一展望台からの北山崎.jpg — くろふね.

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• Fuji Kawaguchi 475.JPG

  Fuji Kawaguchi 475.JPG — Marion & Christoph Aistleitner.

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• Tsumago 2009 4.JPG

  Tsumago 2009 4.JPG — Gryffindor.

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• Inner garden of Toshiharu Ryokan (48885681682).jpg

  Inner garden of Toshiharu Ryokan (48885681682).jpg — Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands.

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• Mount Fuji and Shinkansen N700.jpg

  Mount Fuji and Shinkansen N700.jpg — Alpsdake.

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Search

• Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Nyoigatake long 001.jpg

  Nyoigatake long 001.jpg — HmanJp.

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• Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan.

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• Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg

  Wooden and bamboo facades of dwellings with sudare in a cobbled street of Gion, perspective effect with vanishing point, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• 120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg

  120726 Hachimanzaka Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland.

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• LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG

  LakeAshi and MtFuji Hakone.JPG — Kentagon.

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• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg

  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park - HiroshimaPeace128.jpg — lumoplank.

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• Ginza in 1880s.JPG

  Ginza in 1880s.JPG — Kimbei Kusakabe.

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• IgaUenojyo.jpg

  IgaUenojyo.jpg — ＋－ (Japanese Wikipedia).

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• Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg

  Funaya in Ine Town, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 005.jpg — Naokijp.

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• Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg

  Furuzamami beach Okinawa Zamami.jpg — Hashi photo.

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• Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, November 2016 -02.jpg — Martin Falbisoner.

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• Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg

  Garden of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, 20240820 1141 5034.jpg — Jakub Hałun.

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• Itsukushima Gate.jpg

  Itsukushima Gate.jpg — JordyMeow.

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• Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG

  Nii Senmaida Kyoto JPN 001.JPG — Ignis.

  CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daylight photograph of the Nii terraces; not a sunset photograph.

• Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg

  Nijo-jo Castle Kara-mon-Tor.jpg — 京都東.

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• Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG

  Ninenzaka-kyoto.JPG — Aporon999.

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• Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg

  Dotonbori, Osaka.jpg — Type specimen.

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• Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg

  Sapporo Mt Moiwa Observation (184517495).jpeg — Sorah Fukumori.

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• Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg

  Bridge and stream at Shimogamo Shrine.jpg — Grendelkhan.

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• 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg

  131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan01s3bs.jpg — 663highland.

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• 2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg

  2016-11-03 Shirakawa-go.jpg — Miguel Romay.

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• Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg

  Takadanobaba Station Waseda entrance 2026-07-20.jpg — Asanagi.

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• Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG

  Gojunoto Tower and Hozomon Gate of Sensoji Temple.JPG — そらみみ (Soramimi).

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• Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg

  Shibuya Crossing, Aerial.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Kabukicho red gate and colorful neon street signs at night, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin.

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• Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg

  Zojoji Temple (11697220753).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France.

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• Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

  Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg — David Kernan.

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• Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg

  Tottori Sunset at the Tottori Sand Dunes 1.jpg — Zairon.

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• Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg

  Vegetarian meal at Buddhist temple (3810302267).jpg — Andrea Schaffer.

  CC BY 2.0 · Buddhist temple meal in Wakayama, 2009. Illustrates shōjin ryōri, not the recommended restaurants. Responsive crop.

Kyoto coast illustration

The cartoon map on the Ine & Kyoto coast guide was generated with OpenAI’s image-generation tool for Atlas & Archive. It is a schematic illustration, not a photograph or a navigational map. It is separate from the Creative Commons photographs listed above.

Japan prefecture map

Based on Global Map Japan — Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), via Data of Japan. Boundaries simplified and projected by Atlas & Archive; some small offshore islands omitted and Okinawa shown in an inset.

Used under the GSI Website Terms of Use. This adapted map is not an official GSI product.