Famous as the best-preserved example of Japanese castle building, the historical origins of Himeji castle are said to date back to the building of a fort in 1333. From a supposed resemblance to the outstretched wings of a bird, it is also known as "White Heron Castle." Birdlike or not, here it is nicely offset by the banks of azaleas in the foreground.
Himeji Castle website (includes English version)
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Matsumoto, high in the Japan Alps, has one of the best-preserved castles in Japan. Here the beautifully restored keep is set off perfectly by the red bridge across the moat, and the mass of wisteria hanging over the walls.
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This bridge is a landmark of western Japan, with both red maples and cherry trees planted alongside, for gorgeous pictures in all seasons. We are told that the name Kintaikyô - or "Brocade sash bridge" - is derived from a resemblance to a kimono sash. This is pretty unconvincing, until you realise that the river under the bridge is Nishikigawa: this Nishiki is the Japanese reading for "brocade", written with the same Chinese character as the Kin in Kintai.
The bridge consists of five wooden arches: at the time it was originally built (1673), wheeled transport was almost unknown in Japan, so presumably it was not worthwhile going to the extra effort of providing a level roadway. It seems unlikely that this design would have been used in Europe at that time.
Matsumoto-san's excellent photographs of the bridge (in Japanese)
Hokusai's painting (Interesting to see his perception of the stone pillars: compare my essay on walls. And for more than you ever needed to know about bridges, read J. E. Gordon.)
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One of the best-known landmarks of modern Tokyo, Rainbow Bridge connects one of the growing number of islands created in Tokyo Bay to the original shoreline.
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Mt. Fuji from the east, this time from a beautifully kept Japanese garden in Oshino.
As Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek gods, so Mt. Fuji (3776 metres above sea level) has its place as the symbol of Japan. Although most popular tourist pictures show the view from the south, with the bullet train passing below Mount Fuji, the best views are from the north and east sides.
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A night view of Tokyo Tower, 333 m tall, which celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2008. The panoramic background is also dominated by the Mori Tower building, part of the new Roppongi Hills development.
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This very famous garden dates back to the 17th century; beyond the bridge we see the distinctive arch-based stone lantern that is its symbol. The neatly trimmed azaleas are a characteristic of this garden style.
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Idyllic scene on a palm-fringed beach. We're not told where, but does it matter?
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This very famous Kyoto temple is trestled out from the side of the hill overlooking Kyoto. The original temple is said to have been founded more than 1200 years ago, but most of the present structure dates from the 1600s.
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This historical line, which opened as an electric railway in 1902, joins the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa, providing local access to the tiny resort island of Enoshima and the great Kamakura statue of Buddha (actually three stations from Kamakura). One reason for its preservation may be a number of TV dramas featuring the line.
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This huge lantern (about 4 m tall, sponsored by Matsushita Electric) adorns the famous entrance in Asakusa. Kaminari means "lightning", but the entrance is officially known as Furaijin-mon, after the gods of wind (fu) and thunder (rai), who sit on either side. Like all other buildings in the centre of old Tokyo, this was reconstructed after the area was completely destroyed in the Second World War.
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Asakusa is in the heart of the old Edo, that became modern Tokyo—the name of this temple is Sensô-ji, with the Chinese reading of the same characters Asakusa (or "shallow-grass", as we might read them in English). All of the buildings were reconstructed after the area was completely destroyed in the Second World War.
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Spectacular mountains, coconut palms, and a lagoon,... what more could anyone need?
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A majestic view of Fuji see from Lake Ashi, 30 km to the South-East. The foreground is dominated by the brilliantly painted galleon(!), but beyond it and almost hidden by the forest, is the Shinto Shrine of Hakone, with a splendid torii rising from the water.
As Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek gods, so Mt. Fuji (3776 metres above sea level) has its place as the symbol of Japan. Although most popular tourist pictures show the view from the south, with the bullet train passing below Mount Fuji, the best views are from the north and east sides.
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A head-on view of one of the most famous temples in Kyoto: the crisp reflection makes for an interesting puzzle. The building, which appears in the design on a 10-yen coin in this view, is the Amida Hall, or more familiarly the Phoenix Hall, after the birds perched on top of the central roof.
Mark Schumacher has an interesting page on the phoenix, including closeups of the birds on roof of this temple.
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Kuonji is a historically important temple, dating back to 1281, in central Japan—just a valley to the west of Mount Fuji. The weeping cherry must be of a considerable age too, standing almost as high at the main building.
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This stupa (the inverted 'bell' building) is in Sukhothai, capital of the ancient kingdom of northern Thailand. Appropriately for a sacred Buddhist edifice, lotus blossoms crowd the foreground.
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A local line snaking across the Boso peninsular south-east of Tokyo, the Isumi railway is fringed for more than half its length by bright yellow rape blossoms, tended for by local people. The line was rescued from oblivion in 1988, and is run as a joint private-public operation to serve local communities.
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Seen from the north.
As Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek gods, so Mt. Fuji (3776 metres above sea level) has its place as the symbol of Japan. Although most popular tourist pictures show the view from the south, with the bullet train passing below Mount Fuji, the best views are from the north and east sides.
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