IMAGE CREDITS

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A walking path between tall bamboo stalks in Arashiyama, Kyoto. — Arashiyama bamboo grove, Kyoto · Naokijp / CC BY-SA 4.0

Arashiyama bamboo grove, Kyoto

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Visitors stand in front of the red Kaminarimon gate at Sensoji in Asakusa, Tokyo. — Kaminarimon gate, Asakusa · Ken Eckert / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kaminarimon gate, Asakusa

Creator: Ken Eckert. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Stone-paved Ninenzaka street with traditional wooden buildings and paper umbrellas in Kyoto. — Ninenzaka, Kyoto · Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0

Ninenzaka, Kyoto

Creator: Basile Morin. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Okonomiyaki

Creator: ume-y. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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The outer moat and Inui-yagura turret at Osaka Castle Park with city buildings beyond. — Outer moat at Osaka Castle Park · Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0

Outer moat at Osaka Castle Park

Creator: Martin Falbisoner. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Illuminated signs beside the Dotonbori canal at Ebisu Bridge in Osaka. — Ebisu Bridge and Dotonbori, Osaka · Type specimen / CC BY-SA 3.0

Ebisu Bridge and Dotonbori, Osaka

Creator: Type specimen. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY-SA 3.0.

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A bowl of shio ramen with sliced pork, noodles and green onions. — Shio ramen with pork · GiveMeMollusks / CC0

Shio ramen with pork

Creator: GiveMeMollusks. Source: the original file page. License: CC0.

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Pedestrians crossing the broad scramble intersection beneath buildings in Shibuya, Tokyo. — Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo · Supanut Arunoprayote / CC BY 4.0

Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo

Creator: Supanut Arunoprayote. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 4.0.

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A tree-lined walkway beside Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park, Tokyo. — Shinobazu Pond walkway, Ueno Park · Simo Räsänen / CC BY-SA 4.0

Shinobazu Pond walkway, Ueno Park

Creator: Simo Räsänen. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Red paper lanterns and restaurant signs above a narrow lane in Yokohama Chinatown. — Lanterns in Yokohama Chinatown · OiMax / CC BY 2.0

Lanterns in Yokohama Chinatown

Creator: OiMax. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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The Minato Mirai waterfront skyline at dusk in Yokohama, with the Landmark Tower, the Cosmo Clock 21 ferris wheel, the Red Brick Warehouse and the harbor. — Minato Mirai waterfront, Yokohama · akumach / CC BY 2.0

Minato Mirai waterfront, Yokohama

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Sankeien Garden, Yokohama

Creator: 雷太. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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The reconstructed keep of Nagoya Castle with its golden shachihoko above a stone moat wall, framed by trees. — Nagoya Castle from the moat · Paul Davidson / CC BY 2.0

Nagoya Castle from the moat

Creator: Paul Davidson. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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The reconstructed keep of Nagoya Castle with its two golden shachihoko on the roof ridge, rising above trees. — The Nagoya Castle keep, wide banner · Paul Davidson / CC BY 2.0

The Nagoya Castle keep, wide banner

Creator: Paul Davidson. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0. A different crop of the same photograph as the city card above.

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The Nagoya TV Tower seen past the glass roof and walkways of Oasis 21 in Sakae, Nagoya. — Nagoya TV Tower and Oasis 21, Sakae · emrank / CC BY 2.0

Nagoya TV Tower and Oasis 21, Sakae

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Shrine buildings with dark cypress-bark roofs beneath a large camphor tree at Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya, with a gravel courtyard in front. — The shrine grounds at Atsuta Jingu, Nagoya · bryan... / CC BY-SA 2.0

The shrine grounds at Atsuta Jingu, Nagoya

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A white and blue 300X maglev test train displayed inside the SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya, with a steam locomotive behind it. — The 300X maglev car at SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya · mrpbps / CC BY 2.0

The 300X maglev car at SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya

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A row of lit yatai food stalls at night in Nakasu, Fukuoka, with diners seated at the counters under paper lanterns and signboards. — Yatai stalls, Nakasu · Yoshikazu TAKADA / CC BY 2.0

Yatai stalls, Nakasu

Creator: Yoshikazu TAKADA. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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Yatai stalls, Nakasu, wide banner

Creator: Yoshikazu TAKADA. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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A row of lit yatai food stalls along a tree-lined riverside path in Nakasu, Fukuoka, at night, with paper lanterns and diners at the counters. — Yatai along the river, Nakasu · gaku. / CC BY 2.0

Yatai along the river, Nakasu

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A vermilion wooden pavilion standing on a bridge over the water at Ohori Park in Fukuoka, with the far shore and city buildings behind. — The pavilion on Ohori Park’s pond · chris_harber / CC BY-SA 2.0

The pavilion on Ohori Park’s pond

Creator: chris_harber. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY-SA 2.0.

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The Nakasu riverside in Fukuoka at night, with illuminated signs and office buildings across the water and their reflections on the river surface. — Nakasu across the river at night · kentamabuchi / CC BY-SA 2.0

Nakasu across the river at night

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Odori Park at night

Creator: y.ganden. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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Sapporo at night seen from the mountains above the city, the street grid lit below and a moon above the clouds. — Sapporo after dark, wide banner · SteFou! / CC BY 2.0

Sapporo after dark, wide banner

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Sapporo TV Tower rising above the snow-covered lawns of Odori Park in winter, with city buildings behind. — Odori Park and the TV Tower · Globalism Pictures / CC BY 2.0

Odori Park and the TV Tower

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A seafood stall inside a Sapporo market, with trays of salmon roe, crab and dried fish under warm lights and a vendor in an apron. — Stalls at a Sapporo market · opencontext / CC BY-SA 2.0

Stalls at a Sapporo market

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Sapporo's city lights spread out below a dark mountain ridge at night, with a moon behind thin cloud. — Sapporo at night from the mountains · SteFou! / CC BY 2.0

Sapporo at night from the mountains

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The red lattice of Kobe Port Tower above Meriken Park, with the harbour, the sail roof of the maritime museum and the Rokko mountains behind. — Meriken Park and the port tower · elminium / CC BY 2.0

Meriken Park and the port tower

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Kobe harbour at dusk from the water: the port tower lit on the left, the white sail roof of the maritime museum, and the waterfront buildings reflected in the bay. — Kobe harbour at dusk, wide banner · veroyama / CC BY-SA 2.0

Kobe harbour at dusk, wide banner

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A pale green clapboard house with shuttered windows and a small tower, standing among trees on the Kitano hillside in Kobe. — A western house on the Kitano hillside · Mulberry24 / CC BY 2.0

A western house on the Kitano hillside

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Nankinmachi at dusk

Creator: inunami. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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A steaming spring basin ringed by stone paving and small wooden buildings in Arima Onsen, with pipes and steps around it. — A spring source in Arima Onsen · pelican / CC BY-SA 2.0

A spring source in Arima Onsen

Creator: pelican. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY-SA 2.0.

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The Sendai Mediatheque at night

Creator: arditpg. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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The lights of central Sendai after dark, with office towers, apartment blocks and low streets spreading toward the dark hills that ring the city. — Central Sendai at night, wide banner · ehnmark / CC BY 2.0

Central Sendai at night, wide banner

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The head and shoulders of the bronze equestrian statue of Date Masamune, in armour and a horned helmet, against a pale sky. — The Date Masamune statue at the castle site · n.kondo / CC BY 2.0

The Date Masamune statue at the castle site

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Pine-covered islets with wave-cut caves at the waterline, seen from a boat in Matsushima Bay under a bright sky. — Pine islands in Matsushima Bay · nakae / CC BY 2.0

Pine islands in Matsushima Bay

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Zelkova trees on Jozenji-dori wrapped in thousands of tiny lights during the winter illumination, with traffic passing underneath. — Jozenji-dori in the winter illumination · Yuichiro Haga / CC BY 2.0

Jozenji-dori in the winter illumination

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Hiroshima Castle, rebuilt in 1958

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A white turret and stone wall of Hiroshima Castle, with the city's office towers and green hills behind. — A turret and stone wall of Hiroshima Castle, wide banner · rileyroxx / CC BY 2.0

A turret and stone wall of Hiroshima Castle, wide banner

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The steel lattice of the Atomic Bomb Dome's cupola above the ruined brick and concrete facade, against a blue sky. — The Atomic Bomb Dome, wide banner · Paul Mannix / CC BY 2.0

The Atomic Bomb Dome, wide banner

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The orange torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine standing in the water, with wooded hills and low cloud behind it. — The great torii at Itsukushima, wide banner · Mustang Joe / CC0 1.0

The great torii at Itsukushima, wide banner

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A Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki on a hot griddle, layered with noodles, egg and cabbage under a heap of sliced spring onion. — Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, wide banner · Kanesue / CC BY 2.0

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, wide banner

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The main hall of Kawasaki Daishi

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An arch bridge lit at dusk above the river, with the city skyline and its towers behind. — An arch bridge and the skyline at dusk, wide banner · SeptmberSamurai / CC BY 2.0

An arch bridge and the Kawasaki skyline at dusk

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The safe-driving prayer hall at Kawasaki Daishi

Creator: MIKI Yoshihito. Source: the original file page. License: CC BY 2.0.

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Thatched farmhouses with steep roofs standing among trees and a garden path at the open-air museum. — Thatched farmhouses at the open-air museum, wide banner · dbaron / CC BY-SA 2.0

Thatched farmhouses at the Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum

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Steel towers and pipework of a chemical plant lit against the night sky in the Kawasaki industrial zone. — Lit plant towers in the industrial zone, wide banner · nakae / CC BY 2.0

Lit plant towers in the Kawasaki industrial zone at night

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