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Bamboo alley in Japan


The bamboo alley of Arashiyama is one of the most popular (and therefore photographed) place in Kyoto. And it's free! In fact, a few of the most popular spots in Kyoto are also alleys, and they're also free, such as Pontocho or the torii-covered paths of the Fuchimi Inari shrine. But just like any popular spot, the bamboo alley can be very, very crowded. If you plan to take one of those pictures without anybody in it, be prepared to wake up very early. It is actually a good thing to do at the beginning of your day, before the other temples and shrines of the area open.

The Giant Sleeping Buddha

The giant Sleeping Buddha in Fukuoka. Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan. [Source]

Imperial Hotel, Tokyo

The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, was created in the late 1880s at the request of the Japanese aristocracy to cater to the increasing number of western visitors to Japan. The hotel site is located just south of the Imperial Palace grounds, next to the previous location of the Palace moat. The modern hotel overlooks the Palace, the 40-acre (16 ha) western-style Hibiya Park, and the Ginza neighborhood. [Source]

Beautiful Matsumoto Castle

Matsumoto Castle is one of Japan’s historic castles. Located in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture. It is believed much of the castle was completed in 1593-4. This castle is also called Crow Castle because of its black walls and spreading wings. It is an example of a flatland castle, not being built on a hilltop or amid rivers. [Source]

Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Japan.

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Hitachinaka is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on November 1, 1994, after the cities of Katsuta and Nakaminato were consolidated together.It is a hiragana city, the place name is written with the hiragana syllabary, and not the more traditional kanji.
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Aokigahara in Japan

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Aokigahara also known as the Sea of Trees is a 35-square-kilometre forest that lies at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan. The forest contains a number of rocky, icy caverns, a few of which are popular tourist destinations. Due to the wind-blocking density of the trees and an absence of wildlife, the forest is known for being exceptionally quiet.
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Tosho-gu in Japan

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A Tosho-gu is any Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu is enshrined with the name Tōshō Daigogen. Ieyasu was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate which is the third and last of the shogunal governments in Japanese history. It is part of Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Underwater Roller Coaster

Vanish roller coaster at Cosmo Land in Japan unexpectedly dives into an underwater tunnel. Can gain Awesome thrilling experience. [Source]

Japanese Balcony Tea Cups

These eye-catching balconies were part of a promotional strategy to market the range of teas produced by Niimi. These balcony cups look like they could double as barres. [Source]

Audi Forum Tokyo

Standing seven stories high in the middle of Tokyo's central business district and fashion center, Shibuya, 'The Iceberg' building was designed by Tokyo-based Creative Designers International (CDI). The Iceberg is a commercial building that features a unique structural system for supporting the asymmetrical glass façade and a completely transparent passenger lift shaft. [Source]

Mountain Farm in Japan

Mountain Farm is that farming in the mountain. And more mountain side people have similar farms. This is one of the mountain farm in Japan. [Source]

Tower of the Sun

The Tower of the Sun is a building created by Japanese artist Tarō Okamoto. Originally, the tower was built for Expo '70 and housed in the Festival Plaza building known as "Big Roof" designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange. The tip of the tower projected out of the Big Roof's ceiling due to the height of the building. The tower's height is 70 metres, the diameter of the basement is 20 metres, and length of arms is 25 metres. [Wiki]

Nine floating Fountains

Again, it is not an optical illusion, but it is a good example of how to think different ! Isamu Noguchi last work for the world expo in Osaka, japan is “Nine floating Fountains”, where as he expanded water tap illusion one step further to create incredible fountains that looks like they are flying. [Source]

Traditional Japanese Temple

Temples are the places of worship in Japanese Buddhism. Virtually every Japanese municipality has at least one temple, while large cultural centers like Kyoto have several thousands. Temples store and display sacred Buddhist objects. Some temples used to be monasteries, and some still function as such. [Source]

Meguro River in Spring Tokyo, Japan.

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The area now known as Meguro was originally two towns. One was called Meguro, and the other was called Hibusuma. Both used to be parts of the Ebara District of Musashi Province. The two were combined to create Meguro ward for Tokyo City in 1932. The ward area has not changed since then.
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Mount Fuji, Japan

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Mount Fuji, located on Honshu Island, is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m. The origin of the name Fuji is unclear. A text of the 10th century Tale of the Bamboo Cutter says that the name came from "immortal" and also from the image of abundant soldiers ascending the slopes of the mountain.
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Biwako water channel Japan.

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Lake Biwa Canal is a waterway in Japan constructed during the Meiji Period to transport water, freight, and passengers from Lake Biwa to the nearby City of Kyoto. The canal supplied Japan's first public hydroelectric power generator, which served from 1895 to provide electricity for Kyoto's trams.
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Circular Residence Villa Ronde in Japan

Ciel Rouge has created a beautiful architecture circular residence called “Villa Ronde” in Japan. The residence is designed as a circular building with porous façade to allow the interior to experience the wind and natural light and also to provide panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. An inner garden that serves as a convention system in attracting fresh natural air is helpful in cross ventilation. [Source]

Amazing Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. Kumamoto Castle's history dates to 1467, when fortifications were established by Ideta Hidenobu.[1] In 1496, these fortifications were expanded by Kanokogi Chikakazu. The castle keep is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. The castle was besieged in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion, and the castle keep and other parts were burned down. 13 of the buildings in the castle complex were undamaged, and have been designated Important Cultural Properties. [Wiki]

Rikuchu Kaigan in Japan

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Rikuchū Kaigan National Park is a national park in the Tohoku region of Honshū in northern Japan. The park extends for 180 kilometers from north to south along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean from northern Miyagi prefecture to northern Iwate prefecture.The entire coastline is noted for examples of sea erosion, with numerous rock pillars and islands.
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