2. Cartoons

5. Fountain

6. Geishas in the ritual cleansing

10. Omikoshi - portable Shinto shrine

11. Fireworks fest.

12. Tourist boats on the lake Aichi

13. Mount Fuji

14. Fuji Lake

15. Kasumigaura Lake

16. Nakade crater on Mt.Aso

17. Sagami Bay

18. Sakura

19. Nara

20. Traditional Japanes hut

21. In memory

22. Dragon

23. Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa

24. Ox cart on Iriomote Island

26. Zen Garden

27. This 100 metres high pagoda (Goju-no-to) is part of the Kofuku-ji temple in Nara

28. Temple

29. Osaka Castle

30. Temple in Yokohama ChinaTown-details

31. Asakusa

32. Buddhist meditation in the Zen temple Eheji

33. Shinto shrine

34. Nijo Castle Garden - Kyoto

36. Sumo

37. Samurai defending the honour of Tokugawa Shogunate

38. Shiba Park - Tokyo

40. Isoteien - the Garden of the Shimazu clan in Satsuma

41. Japanese rice planting machine in action

42. Ondokoza-Japanese troupe specializing in taiko drumming.

43. Peace and serenity

44. Rice wine barrels

45. Shinkansen - high speed train

46. The Japanese Tea Ceremony

47. Tea Ceremony

48. Swastika The word swastika came from the Sanskrit word svastika, meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck.

49. The return of a Legend

51. Wedding

54. Wedding - Wata-boshi is the headgear of the bride at the wedding in the tradional Shinto rite.

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