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    A Japan Photo per Day (1262 photos)

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    A series of daily Japan photos, covering Japan places (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama, Kamakura, Nara, Nikko...), traditional and modern Japanese culture, lifestyle, architecture, people, interesting facts and more...
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  • 21 May 2013: The first modern bronze statue in Japan 

    The first modern bronze statue in Japan
    The first bronze statue in Japan was erected in 1880 inside the Kenroku-en Garden in Kanazawa, to honor the samurai fallen during the Satsuma Rebellion against the Imperial government. The statue ... »

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  • 20 May 2013: Japanese castle walls, Nozurazumi 

    Japanese castle walls, Nozurazumi
    The builders of the Japanese castles paid special attention to the walls and over time, several construction methods have been developed. The most frequently used such method can be seen at the Osaka ... »

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  • 19 May 2013: Osaka Bay, spectacular bird's-eye view 

    Osaka Bay, spectacular bird's-eye view
    I love photos takes from high places and my favorites are two kind of views: those with skyscrapers in the foreground and those taken towards the sea. I don't know why, for me the image of a city ... »

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  • 18 May 2013: Shinto Shrines, Suzu 

    Shinto Shrines, Suzu
    As you know very well, I love taking photos, but I rarely record videos. I feel that the best way to express myself is through photos...
    But I was always passionate about music and sounds... and ... »

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  • 17 May 2013: Tokyo Tower night view... still a city symbol 

    Tokyo Tower night view... still a city symbol
    Long before its inauguration in May 2012, the Tokyo Sky Tree replaced the 54 years old Tokyo Tower as the virtual symbol of Tokyo. But by night, although it was equipped with spectacular ... »

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  • 16 May 2013: Japanese Castle types, Hirajiro 

    Japanese Castle types, Hirajiro
    During the Edo period, the Japanese castles were classified by the type of land on which they were built and this classification was preserved until today, so we are talking about mountain castles ... »

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  • 15 May 2013: An American street in Tokyo 

    An American street in Tokyo
    At the end of the Edo period, Ginza was just like any other Japanese street: with narrow streets and wooden buildings (take a look at the photos from the Ginza Official history page).The first ... »

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  • 14 May 2013: Famous Japanese tea houses, Uchihashi-tei 

    Famous Japanese tea houses, Uchihashi-tei
    Because the tea houses are usually built inside larger gardens, the famous Japanese gardens are also featuring famous tea houses: in today's photo I would like to share with you this wonderful ... »

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  • 13 May 2013: Tokyo Architecture, the Giant Robot illusion 

    Tokyo Architecture, the Giant Robot illusion
    One of the most original buildings from Tokyo is the Aoyama Technical College, designed in 1990 by the architect Makoto Sei Watanabe. Seen from the front street, the building looks like a giant robot ... »

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  • 12 May 2013: Japanese spirituality, the boat of stones from Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto 

    Japanese spirituality, the boat of stones from Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto
    The well known complex which includes the golden pavilion and the surrounding garden from Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto was designed to symbolically represent the paradise of Amida Buddha, so each element has ... »

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  • 11 May 2013: Traditional Japanese scenery, the Cherry tree and the Orange tree 

    Traditional Japanese scenery, the Cherry tree and the Orange tree
    The set of dolls for Hina Matsuri, even in its most simple version (with only two dolls, Emperor and Empress), features two trees (or their respective symbols): the orange tree, always placed on the ... »

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  • 10 May 2013: Tokyo Station's glamorous dome, interior view 

    Tokyo Station's glamorous dome, interior view
    The old Marunouchi side of the Tokyo Station was originally built in 1914, designed in the European Renaissance style by a famous Japanese architect, Kingo Tatsuno. Bombed in May 1945, the building ... »

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  • 09 May 2013: Japanese Ghost story, the impossible-to-count Bake Jizo 

    Japanese Ghost story, the impossible-to-count Bake Jizo
    Rows of dozens of stone statues representing Jizo Bodhisattva can be found frequently in Japan, but during my travels across Japan I found a few of them really special. One example is the row of ... »

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  • 08 May 2013: Kyoto Tofuku-ji Sand garden and O-karikomi 

    Kyoto Tofuku-ji Sand garden and O-karikomi
    From the Tofuku-ji Zen temple from Kyoto, where I had the pleasure to admire and photograph several remarkable modern gardens, I already presented the checkered pattern Zen garden and the Zen image ... »

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  • 07 May 2013: Gifu Castle clock and a little Japanese clock history 

    Gifu Castle clock and a little Japanese clock history
    The first mechanical clock in Japan (in 1551) was a gift from Francisco Xavier to daimyo Yoshitaka Ohuchi from Suo (today in the Yamaguchi Prefecture).Since the traditional Japanese time system ... »

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  • 06 May 2013: Akihabara wide angle night photo 

    Akihabara wide angle night photo
    I like new buildings, especially the skyscrapers with daring architecture, but I also like older neighborhoods, remained as they were during their most successful times. And I'm not referring only to ... »

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  • 05 May 2013: Boys Day, Tango no Sekku Samurai Armor 

    Boys Day, Tango no Sekku Samurai Armor
    Similar to the Girls Day - Hina Matsuri, Japan also celebrates the Boys Day - Tango no Sekku, on April 5th. On this occasion, the families with boys are rising koinobori and are setting up inside the ... »

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  • 04 May 2013: Japanese gardens, Moss 

    Japanese gardens, Moss
    Besides rocks and sand, some of the famous Japanese rock gardens (karesansui) are also using areas covered by moss, to symbolize forests or green fields. But in some temples you can also find a ... »

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  • 03 May 2013: Beautiful lanterns at Yashamon, Nikko 

    Beautiful lanterns at Yashamon, Nikko
    Originally, the lanterns were brought to Japan by Buddhism, during the 6th century and they have a double role: to provide light and to be symbolic offerings to Buddha, because the light symbolizes ... »

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  • 02 May 2013: Old Japanese Stories, Akabeko 

    Old Japanese Stories, Akabeko
    When you arrive in Aizu-Wakamatsu, right at the JR Station's exit you're greeted by a large red statue, representing a cute red... cow. Meet akabeko 「赤べこ」, the ... »

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  • 01 May 2013: An old Japanese post box and a Meiji era street 

    An old Japanese post box and a Meiji era street
    Some cities in Japan managed to preserve a historical street or even a whole neighborhood featuring the old, traditional Japanese architecture. One of them is Gifu, which although was carpet bombed ... »

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  • 30 Apr 2013: Old Japanese customs, Nonomiya-jinja and the Imperial Princesses 

    Old Japanese customs, Nonomiya-jinja and the Imperial Princesses
    If you visit Kyoto and go to the spectacular Arashiyama bamboo forest (which I highly recommend), you will find a small and beautiful shrine, unique in its kind: in the old times (until the 14th ... »

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  • 29 Apr 2013: Japanese architecture, Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 

    Japanese architecture, Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center
    One of the newest and most interesting buildings from Tokyo is the new Tourist Information Center from Asakusa, located right across the Kaminarimon Gate.Created by the architect Kengo Kuma, the ... »

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  • 28 Apr 2013: Bonbori, Japanese traditional lighting equipment 

    Bonbori, Japanese traditional lighting equipment
    One of the most typical and traditional models of Japanese paper lanterns is the bonbori: the paper is applied on a hexagonal wooden frame, with the top left open.Unlike the better known ... »

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  • 27 Apr 2013: Japanese spiritual architecture, rare 13-story stone pagoda 

    Japanese spiritual architecture, rare 13-story stone pagoda
    The wooden pagodas from the Buddhist temples are always on my list when I visit Japan. I just love their distinct and beautiful architecture and I have now a sizable collection of pagoda ... »

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  • 26 Apr 2013: Cherry blossoms and colorful umbrellas at Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto 

    Cherry blossoms and colorful umbrellas at Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto
    On each of my visits to Japan, I have avoided the rainy season because for me it is tiring to walk in the rain... although some benefits exist, especially regarding the photography, because photos ... »

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  • 25 Apr 2013: Pure Zen in Kyoto, the most famous tsukubai, Ryoan-ji 

    Pure Zen in Kyoto, the most famous tsukubai, Ryoan-ji
    Next to the Japanese tea-houses, you will usually find a small water basin made of stone, with water flowing through a bamboo pipe (kakei). This is called tsukubai and it is used by visitors for the ... »

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  • 24 Apr 2013: Maruoka Castle's unique stone roof tiles 

    Maruoka Castle's unique stone roof tiles
    Besides being the oldest castle tower (tenshu) from Japan, for the visitor interested in the history of Japanese castles, the Maruoka-jō from Fukui also offers some unique traits. When you climb ... »

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  • 23 Apr 2013: Photography Expo Travel Tip, Dawn of Japanese Photography 

    Photography Expo Travel Tip, Dawn of Japanese Photography
    One of my biggest passions are the historical photos and of course, those from Japan are taking the top spot... I like a lot the portraits, especially the samurai portraits.This year, immediately ... »

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  • 22 Apr 2013: Senso-ji at dusk 

    Senso-ji at dusk
    There are very few things I do not like in Japan... one of them is that places like museums, gardens or temples are closing very early, at 4:30 or 5PM. As you probably have noticed, I like taking ... »

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  • 21 Apr 2013: History and Anime, remembering the Shinsengumi at Mibu-dera, Kyoto 

    History and Anime, remembering the Shinsengumi at Mibu-dera, Kyoto
    Ema are wooden votive plaques used at Shinto shrines and at some temples: the wishes are written directly on the ema, which is then hung on a special rack, to be "read" by the gods. I love to collect ... »

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  • 20 Apr 2013: Kyoto Nishi Hongan-ji's giant hall 

    Kyoto Nishi Hongan-ji's giant hall
    After a restoration that took more than 10 years, the main buildings of the Nishi Hongan-ji are opened to the public again. Here is the largest of them, Goei-do, photographed with a ultra-wide angle ... »

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  • 19 Apr 2013: Yamanote Anniversary Green Train 

    Yamanote Anniversary Green Train
    This year, the most famous train line from Tokyo, the JR Yamanote line, celebrates 50 years since the introduction of the series that gave to this line its famous green color, the 103 series. To ... »

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  • 18 Apr 2013: Cherry blossoms and white paper lanterns at Mount Kurama, Kyoto 

    Cherry blossoms and white paper lanterns at Mount Kurama, Kyoto
    I know how to recognize a sakura cherry tree by its bark and, until now, during many summer visits I tried to imagine how a place would look like during the sakura blossom period.That's what ... »

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  • 17 Apr 2013: Shibuya street scene, crowds and billboards 

    Shibuya street scene, crowds and billboards
    There are a few areas in Tokyo where I just like to take photos... In some cases, even if my photos span over the last 7 years, the area looks pretty much the same, so the only elements from which ... »

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  • 16 Apr 2013: Japanese garden masterpieces, Heian-jingu Higashi Shin'en 

    Japanese garden masterpieces, Heian-jingu Higashi Shin'en
    The 4 Japanese gardens of the Heian-jingu from Kyoto were designed so that they would be attractive in any season, but in spring, during the cherry blossom period, they are literally ... »

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  • 15 Apr 2013: Tokyo Daibutsu 

    Tokyo Daibutsu
    During my many visits to Japan, besides the tourist areas, well-known throughout the world or only in Japan, I also try to visit less known places and, if I find them worthy, I try to share them with ... »

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  • 14 Apr 2013: Japanese mascots - Tsuruga castle 

    Japanese mascots - Tsuruga castle
    Right at the entrance of Tsuruga-jo, the castle from Aizu-Wakamatsu, it is prominently displayed its mascot: called Oshirobo-kun, the mascot is the creation of Hiroshi Sasagawa, a mangaka born here ... »

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  • 13 Apr 2013: Sumiya, the last remaining ageya from Kyoto 

    Sumiya, the last remaining ageya from Kyoto
    During the Edo period, in Shimabara, the courtesans district (yūkaku) from Kyoto, the main attraction were the ageya, luxury restaurants specialized in sophisticated parties, with geisha and ... »

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  • 12 Apr 2013: Japanese architecture, Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku 

    Japanese architecture, Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku
    Ever since it was opened, last year on April 18, the Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku became a new landmark of the area. Designed by a well known Japanese architect, Hiroshi Nakamura, the building ... »

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  • 11 Apr 2013: Perfect view of Mount Fuji from Shinkansen 

    Perfect view of Mount Fuji from Shinkansen
    By far, the most impressive view you can get while traveling with the Shinkansen on the Tōkaidō line is a view of Mount Fuji. However, the weather is rarely good enough, so even if I ... »

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  • 10 Apr 2013: Simply beautiful Japanese scenes, cherry blossoms in Kyoto 

    Simply beautiful Japanese scenes, cherry blossoms in Kyoto
    During the cherry blossom period, Japan is more beautiful than ever... because the simple beauty of sakura adds up to all the other views... So today I would like to share with you a simply beautiful ... »

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  • 09 Apr 2013: Japanese superlatives, the Tallest Pagoda in Japan 

    Japanese superlatives, the Tallest Pagoda in Japan
    Even if Kyoto is today a modern city, it doesn't have tall buildings, the tallest structure here is the 131 meters Kyoto Tower, while the tallest building is the 100 meters Nidec Corporation Head ... »

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  • 08 Apr 2013: Buddha’s Birthday, Hana Matsuri 

    Buddha’s Birthday, Hana Matsuri
    Since today Japan celebrates Buddha’s Birthday, Hana Matsuri (花祭り - the Flower Festival), I would like to share with you a less known statue, a Great Buddha (Daibutsu) I just ... »

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  • 07 Apr 2013: Cherry blossoms at Maruoka Castle 

    Cherry blossoms at Maruoka Castle
    From the 12 original surviving Japanese castles, after Hikone, Matsumoto and Inuyama, today I visited my 4th, the Maruoka Castle. Built in 1576, Maruoka is the oldest Japanese castle tower ... »

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  • 06 Apr 2013: How the first Imperial Palace from Kyoto looked like 

    How the first Imperial Palace from Kyoto looked like
    The Heian Shrine from Kyoto was built in 1895, on the occasion of the 1100th anniversary of the establishment of Heian-kyo - the former name of Kyoto - by the Emperor Kammu. The complex was intended ... »

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  • 05 Apr 2013: Sakura and Zen at Ryoan-ji 

    Sakura and Zen at Ryoan-ji
    The Zen garden of the Ryoan-ji Temple is one of the most famous Japanese Zen gardens and an interesting fact is that from any view point, only 14 of the 15 stones can be seen. It is known that it was ... »

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  • 04 Apr 2013: Japanese gardens, the Lying down Dragon Bridge 

    Japanese gardens, the Lying down Dragon Bridge
    The Japanese gardens featuring ponds are always including at least one bridge and some of them are extremely beautiful (search "Japanese+garden+bridge"). But besides the common "bridge" concept, some ... »

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  • 03 Apr 2013: Popular cherry blossoms venues, Shirakawa-dori 

    Popular cherry blossoms venues, Shirakawa-dori
    The most cultivated trees in Japan are the various versions of sakura, according to some statistics there are over 200 species. During the cherry-blossom period the sakura seem to be everywhere, in ... »

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  • 02 Apr 2013: The most famous sakura in Kyoto, Gion Shidare Sakura 

    The most famous sakura in Kyoto, Gion Shidare Sakura
    Located in the Maruyama Park, Gion, the most famous sakura tree from Kyoto has a very beautiful story:The first tree planted here, a Hitoe Shiro Higan Shidare Sakura (single petal, white, weeping ... »

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  • 01 Apr 2013: Japan Rail Pass travel tips 

    Japan Rail Pass travel tips
    If you visit Japan and wish to travel to multiple locations, the best start would be to buy a Japan Rail Pass, the rail-pass made especially for the foreign visitors. The JR Pass offers unlimited ... »

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  • 31 Mar 2013: Popular Japanese food, Sushi 

    Popular Japanese food, Sushi
    Obviously, when talking about Japanese food, the most popular and the best known dish is sushi. There are many, many versions of sushi, some of them represented in my photo - which, by the way, ... »

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  • 30 Mar 2013: Japanese spiritual architecture, Narita wheel repository and bell tower 

    Japanese spiritual architecture, Narita wheel repository and bell tower
    The Japanese Buddhist temple includes a number of buildings, some of them common, others varying from one sect to another. The typical temple includes the main hall, the bell tower, the pagoda and ... »

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  • 29 Mar 2013: Each time in Akihabara or Remember Radio Kaikan 

    Each time in Akihabara or Remember Radio Kaikan
    Knowing that in a few days I will travel to Japan again, a friend asked me if there's a pattern in my traveling and if there are places I always visit... On each trip, I try to include about 80% ... »

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  • 28 Mar 2013: Inside the traditional Japanese house, Doma 

    Inside the traditional Japanese house, Doma
    Visiting the inside of a traditional Japanese farmhouse, you will find two distinct zones: one with a wooden floor, raised from the ground to accommodate the irori fireplace, and one covered only by ... »

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  • 27 Mar 2013: Masterpieces of Japanese traditional architecture, Nijiriguchi 

    Masterpieces of Japanese traditional architecture, Nijiriguchi
    Chashitsu, the Japanese traditional tea-houses, are made with two entrances: one is a regular door, while the other is an incredibly small panel, about 65 centimeters tall and 60 centimeters ... »

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  • 26 Mar 2013: Ameyoko by night and a travel tip 

    Ameyoko by night and a travel tip
    Like Akihabara, during the post-WWII period the area between the Ueno Station and the Okachimachi Station was known for its black market. Known as Ameyoko, the name of the place comes from Ameya ... »

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  • 25 Mar 2013: The Echo Pond from Kyoto 

    The Echo Pond from Kyoto
    The famous Fushimi Inari Taisha from Kyoto is located at the base of a mountain covered by smaller shrines connected with thousands of torii gates.Towards the top of the mountain, there's a ... »

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  • 24 Mar 2013: Futaminoura Station 

    Futaminoura Station
    Some train stations in Japan have a very special architecture, inspired from the Japanese tradition (like the Kanazawa Station gate) or from a nearby famous construction.Among them, an ... »

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  • 23 Mar 2013: Red 

    Red
    If you had to name a color to represent Japan, that color would be red... From vermilion ("shuiro" in Japanese) to darker shades, the extensive usage of red pigments comes from a long tradition and ... »

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  • 22 Mar 2013: Japanese Architecture, Nittele Tower 

    Japanese Architecture, Nittele Tower
    From all the modern areas from Tokyo, my favorite remains the complex of skyscrapers from Shiodome. Seen from a distance, Shiodome seems crowded, with many skyscrapers built on a relatively small ... »

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  • 21 Mar 2013: Omamori, Japanese good luck charms 

    Omamori, Japanese good luck charms
    One of the most popular Japanese customs, common to both Shinto and Buddhist traditions, is the use of good luck charms, omamori. Sold at both Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, omamori are so ... »

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  • 20 Mar 2013: Nagoya Castle's golden shachi 

    Nagoya Castle's golden shachi
    The roof of the Japanese castle is often decorated with large ornaments - shachi - shaped like a fantasy animal called shachihoko (which is often incorrectly translated as "dolphin"), with the head ... »

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  • 19 Mar 2013: Japanese garden bridges, Yatsuhashi 

    Japanese garden bridges, Yatsuhashi
    Among the many types of bridges used in the Japanese gardens, my favorite is yatsuhashi, for aspect, for how it looks inside the garden and for the pleasure it gives when you cross it. Yatsuhashi ... »

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  • 18 Mar 2013: Shinto Shrine, Gohei 

    Shinto Shrine, Gohei
    Besides the torii gates, one of the most recognizable shapes of the Shinto religion is the zigzag shaped paper streamer called shide. Most often, they can be seen tied to a braided rice straw rope ... »

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  • 17 Mar 2013: Hundreds of Kamon stamps 

    Hundreds of Kamon stamps
    Unlike the European heraldry blazons, made with multiple colors, the Japanese kamon (crest) is monochromatic. This makes them suitable for stamps and a huge amount of kamon stamps were made over ... »

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  • 16 Mar 2013: Japanese architecture, the Water Spaceship bird's-eye view 

    Japanese architecture, the Water Spaceship bird's-eye view
    I wrote before about the Water Spaceship, the spectacular roof of the Oasis 21 building from Nagoya. It is actually a huge, lens-shaped jar filled with water, opened in the center and with a ... »

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  • 15 Mar 2013: Ginza by night, jewelry stores 

    Ginza by night, jewelry stores
    After he invented the technology for pearl culturing in 1893, Mikimoto Kōkichi opened its first store in Ginza, Tokyo, in 1899. In time, other important pearl and jewelry producers started ... »

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  • 14 Mar 2013: Unusual statue, Hotei Daibutsu from Konan City 

    Unusual statue, Hotei Daibutsu from Konan City
    If you travel by train on the Meitetsu line from Nagoya to Inuyama (the place of one of the most beautiful Japanese castles), while passing through the Konan City, if you look to the left, you may ... »

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  • 13 Mar 2013: Ikebukuro street night view 

    Ikebukuro street night view
    I'm always fascinated by cityscapes seen from above, because depending on the height, you can get very different impressions: from very tall buildings, like the view from the observatory of the Tokyo ... »

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  • 12 Mar 2013: Japanese traditional house, Fusuma 

    Japanese traditional house, Fusuma
    If you visit a Japanese traditional house, you will probably notice two kinds of wooden rectangular panels, dividing the rooms or used as sliding-doors: the panels made with wooden frames covered by ... »

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  • 11 Mar 2013: Japanese Traditional Architecture, Chidorihafu and Karahafu 

    Japanese Traditional Architecture, Chidorihafu and Karahafu
    Preparing to visit Japan, several friends passionate by architecture asked me about about places to see the traditional Japanese architecture. The discussion lead to this photo which I would like to ... »

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  • 10 Mar 2013: Japanese Cotton Candy 

    Japanese Cotton Candy
    While visiting Japan, if you participate at Japanese festivals, you will notice that the most popular temporary stalls (yatai) are, besides the ones selling food, those with kingyo-sukui games, ... »

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  • 09 Mar 2013: Nakaza Cuidaore Building 

    Nakaza Cuidaore Building
    The buildings on the Dotonbori street from Namba, Osaka are renowned for their extravagant billboards (for example see the Kani Doraku Crab or the Kinryu Ramen). But not only the billboards are ... »

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  • 08 Mar 2013: Japanese shopping arcades 

    Japanese shopping arcades
    While traveling through Japan, I tend to visit a lot of shopping arcades: for me these are places where I always manage to spend a few hours of fun. I'm not doing anything special, I just try to ... »

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  • 07 Mar 2013: Japanese Traditional Food, Teishoku 

    Japanese Traditional Food, Teishoku
    If you want to sample the Japanese traditional cuisine, a good start could be a teishoku meal set. Besides the main dish, it includes a bowl of rice, a miso soup and other side dishes like tsukemono ... »

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  • 06 Mar 2013: A special day in Kyoto, the streets of Higashiyama 

    A special day in Kyoto, the streets of Higashiyama
    A few days ago, I was asked to recommend a place to visit in Kyoto on a very short trip (only a day), during the sakura season. It was really hard to decide, but in the end I recommended Higashiyama, ... »

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  • 05 Mar 2013: Shinto Shrine, Temizuya 

    Shinto Shrine, Temizuya
    Before entering inside a Shinto Shrine, the visitors are performing a cleansing ritual called temizu (from te "hand" and mizu "water" - water to purify the hands), an important part of the Japanese ... »

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  • 04 Mar 2013: Japanese Traditional Architecture, Samurai District Walls 

    Japanese Traditional Architecture, Samurai District Walls
    The walls surrounding the houses from the Nagamachi district of Kanazawa were rebuilt to look exactly as they were in the old times, before the Meiji Ishin (Meiji Restoration), when the neighborhood ... »

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  • 03 Mar 2013: Hina Matsuri Traditional Dolls 

    Hina Matsuri Traditional Dolls
    One of the most beautiful celebrations in Japan takes place today: Hina Matsuri - the Doll Festival, a day when the families with girls are displaying a very special set of dolls, hina-ningyō, ... »

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  • 02 Mar 2013: Japanese aesthetics, Enyo-tei House 

    Japanese aesthetics, Enyo-tei House
    Not all the Japanese gardens were built for promenade: some were designed to be admired from a dedicated building or pavilion. This is the case for the small garden next to the Enyo-tei House, ... »

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  • 01 Mar 2013: Japanese Architecture, Grand Front Osaka 

    Japanese Architecture, Grand Front Osaka
    If you enjoy modern architecture, Osaka is becoming a must-see destination. Besides the brand new tallest building in Japan - Abeno Harukas or the beautiful Umeda Sky Building, many other ... »

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  • 28 Feb 2013: Traditional Japanese clothing, Miko red hakama 

    Traditional Japanese clothing, Miko red hakama
    While visiting the Shinto shrines, you can't help but notice the girls dressed in white shirts and bright red hakama. They are miko - shrine maidens - and their uniform is one of the few cases when ... »

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  • 27 Feb 2013: The streams of the Japanese gardens 

    The streams of the Japanese gardens
    The Kaiyu-shiki-teien Japanese gardens, designed for promenade, are always featuring water: one or more lakes, maybe a waterfall and sometimes even streams of water like the one in this photo, the ... »

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  • 26 Feb 2013: Kudan Hill Lighthouse 

    Kudan Hill Lighthouse
    After the Meiji Restoration, a large number of Western-style buildings (schools, banks and hotels) started to appear in Japan. Among them, some are valuable architectural monuments, like this ... »

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  • 25 Feb 2013: A-Bombed willow tree 

    A-Bombed willow tree
    The over 50 trees that survived to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, are known as the hibaku jumoku and are located in an area between a hundred meters and over 2 kilometers from the atomic ... »

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  • 24 Feb 2013: Beautiful neighborhoods in Tokyo: Takadanobaba 

    Beautiful neighborhoods in Tokyo: Takadanobaba
    Among all the large Japanese cities, my favorite is by far Tokyo. Because of all its special places, modern and traditional, and because after all these years traveling far and wide in Tokyo, I found ... »

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  • 23 Feb 2013: Fire-bucket monument 

    Fire-bucket monument
    While visiting the traditional areas of Japan, right in front of some shops or restaurants, you may notice small stacks of wooden buckets, carefully placed on large barrels. They originate from the ... »

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  • 22 Feb 2013: The asymmetric twin JR Central Towers 

    The asymmetric twin JR Central Towers
    The headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company from Nagoya is an impressive structure from any point of view, but I discovered a place that really highlights its spectacular architecture: the ... »

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  • 21 Feb 2013: The Moss-Covered God 

    The Moss-Covered God
    The coin offerings box in front of the Buddhist temples (saisenbako) is almost omnipresent in Japan. But there are some unusual cases, when the offerings are of a different kind...At Hozen-ji, a ... »

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