Banners bearing the names of sumo wrestlers and sponsors hang in front of a tournament at Ryogoku Arena, Tokyo.
A red torii arch gate stands out against yellow autumn leaves at a Kyoto Shinto shrine.
The highly decorative Taiyu- in-byo, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu, is set in the forest in Nikko.
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Text copyright © 2013 Charlotte Anderson
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Shinto priests file in procession at Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefecture.
Shizuoka tea fields spread below Mount Fuji; apprentice geisha (maiko) participate in an outdoor tea ceremony; a round window of a teahouse looks out on the garden at Ritsurin Koen in Takamatsu, Shikoku; Kyoto’s important Heian Grand Shrine is surrounded by cherry blossoms in spring.
Bonsai
Castles
Cherry Blossoms
Gardens
Geishas and Maikos
Koi
Otaku Culture
Mount Fuji
Sushi
Tattoos
Trains
Tea
Autumn Foliage
Calligraphy
Curtains
Traditional Footwear
Japanese Houses
Ikebana
Kimonos and Obis
Bento Boxes
Onsen
Rice
Ryokan
