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The red Chureito Pagoda overlooking Fujiyoshida with Mount Fuji in the distance
Chureito Pagoda, Yamanashi
Photo by Max Bender · View on Unsplash
Chureito Pagoda framed against a snow-capped Mount Fuji
Chureito Pagoda, Yamanashi
Photo by David Edelstein · View on Unsplash
A stone path through a tunnel of orange torii gates at Fushimi Inari, Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto
Photo by David Emrich · View on Unsplash
Vermilion torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha in daylight
Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto
Photo by Jezael Melgoza · View on Unsplash
Rows of vibrant orange torii gates winding through the forest on Mount Inari
Mount Inari, Kyoto
Photo by Sacha Canivet · View on Unsplash
Cars driving through a neon-lit intersection in Shibuya, Tokyo, at night
Shibuya, Tokyo
Photo by Jezael Melgoza · View on Unsplash
Aerial view of crowds crossing the Shibuya scramble crossing
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
Photo by Denys Nevozhai · View on Unsplash
People walking along the path through the Arashiyama bamboo grove
Arashiyama, Kyoto
Photo by Thuy Duong Nguyen · View on Unsplash
An empty pathway between towering bamboo stalks
Arashiyama, Kyoto
Photo by Matteo Ferrero · View on Unsplash
The orange Great Torii of Itsukushima Shrine standing in the sea off Miyajima
Miyajima, Hiroshima
Photo by Nicki Eliza Schinow · View on Unsplash
The floating torii gate rising from calm water at Miyajima
Miyajima, Hiroshima
Photo by Patrick Nguyen · View on Unsplash
A white Shinkansen bullet train arriving at a station platform
Shinkansen platform
Photo by Fikri Rasyid · View on Unsplash
A bowl of ramen with egg and vegetables in Tokyo
Tokyo
Photo by Susann Schuster · View on Unsplash
A pathway lined with cherry blossom trees in full bloom
Kyoto
Photo by Jake Weirick · View on Unsplash
Gion street in Kyoto in the evening with traditional wooden buildings
Gion, Kyoto
Photo by Fabrizio Chiagano · View on Unsplash
Hanamikoji Street in Gion, Kyoto, lined with wooden machiya houses
Gion, Kyoto
Photo by Jay · View on Unsplash
The white Himeji Castle rising above the trees of its gardens
Himeji, Hyogo
Photo by Sue Winston · View on Unsplash
Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, reflected in its pond
Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto
Photo by KWON JUNHO · View on Unsplash
Snow-covered thatched gassho-zukuri farmhouses in Shirakawa-go
Shirakawa-go, Gifu
Photo by Fabian Mardi · View on Unsplash
Deer grazing on the lawns of Nara Park
Nara Park, Nara
Photo by María Cosmen · View on Unsplash
A temple on a hillside surrounded by red and orange autumn maples
Japan in autumn
Photo by Ritz · View on Unsplash