Japan
One of the most famous sights of Japan - the "floating" torii gate at the Shinto temple on the island of Itsukushima (Miyajima) in the city of Hatsukaichi near Hiroshima.
Itsukushima temple torii gate floating on the water. Hatsukaichi near Hiroshima.
Shinto priests of the Itsukushima temple. Hatsukaichi near Hiroshima.
View towards the floating torii gate from the Itsukushima temple.
Performance of the Noh theater in front of the Itsukushima temple with the floating torii gate at the background.
The famous building of Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (Genbaku Domu) damaged by the nuclear explosion and left as memorial in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Old photo of the original building of Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (Genbaku Domu) with the its current state at the background. Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima.
The front of Shinkansen Nozomi train on the train station in Hiroshima.
Modern, all-concrete building imitating wooden structure of old times on the way to Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Japanese girl dressed in kimono in Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Orange torii gates tightly lining up a walking trail in Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
Japanese lady walking along the torii gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Hundreds of orange torii gates tightly lining up a walking trail in Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
An elderly lady walking under the hundreds of orange torii gates tightly lining up a path in Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
Japanese (or Japanese looking) girls under the orange torii gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Walking along the path lined with hundreds of orange torii gates in Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Japanese girl dressed in kimono in Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Japanese girls dressed in kimono in Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Japanese girl taking photo of her friend and the famous orange torii gates in Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Japanese girl taking photo of her friend and the famous orange torii gates in Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Thousands of tightly packed torii gates line up the walking paths of the Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
One of the paths further up the mount Inari lined with Hundreds of orange torii gates. Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
A lady praying in one of the many shrines of the Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
Korean girls dressed as Japanese taking selfies on the street in Kyoto.
Giant tori gate (the largest in Japan) of the Heian Shrine in Kyoto.
Japanese ladies during conversation in the garden of Shorenin Temple. Kyoto.
Stall selling fish in Maruyama Park near the Yasaka Shrine during the Cherry Blossom Festival in April. Kyoto.
Lanterns hanging around the Main Hall of the Yasaka Shrine. Kyoto.
View from the entrance gate of the Yasaka Shrine towards Shijo Dori - one of the main shopping streets of Kyoto.
Small and beautiful shrine in Gion area of Kyoto.
Narrow and charming Pontocho Street - the most famous and expensive alleys in Kyoto full of restaurants (and only restaurants).
Cherry trees in full blossom in front of a small shrine in the park surrounding Todai-ji temple. Nara.
Extremely narrow street corner in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
A shop in Harajuku district of Tokyo designed by Tadao Ando.
An Audi in front of the Audi Forum building designed by Creative Designers International in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
B6 Jingumao shopping mall designed by Rikuo Nishimori in the Harajuku district of Tokyo.
Audi Forum building designed by Creative Designers International in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
Containers with parasite specimens in the Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo,
Japanese restaurant in Tokyo.
Shoes left by the sumo wrestlers and guests in the tiny entrance space to the Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Defeated sumoka. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
The fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo with Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestlers just before the clash. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumo wrestler from the back. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumokas wrestler waiting for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumoka warming up before the training. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Wooden grave boards called sotoba with the names of the deceased on a cemetery in the Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Local multilevel car park in the quiet neighborhood of Tokyo.
Window. Kyoto.
Fat Buddha on one of the streets in Kyoto.
The highest in Japan - 54 m tall pagoda of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Inside one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Young men sitting by one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Two elderly Japanese men in one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Inside the enormous hall of the Kyoto railway station.
Gigantic Ferris wheel over the Hep 5 shopping mall in Osaka.
Lanterns. Kyoto.
Classical view from Kyoto.
Balcony in the old part of Kyoto.
Geisha from Kyoto.
Two geishas on the street in Kyoto.
Artist drawing a view of the old street in Kyoto.
Roofs of the old, traditional houses in the old part of Kyoto.
A street in the old part of Kyoto.
Nun collecting alms. Kyoto.
Holy statue in the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto being polished with thousands of hands.
Washing hands in front of the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto.
A pond with water for the ritual washing of hands in front of the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto.
Traditional Japanese entrance to a restaurant in Kyoto.
Geisha.Kyoto.
Geishas in Kyoto.
Traditional Japanese shop in Kyoto.
Queue to the Polish pavilion during World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Hitachi pavilion during World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Gas pavilion. World Expo 2005, Nagoya.
Elevation of the Spanish pavilion built for the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Very modern rickshaw powered by pedaling carrying guests of the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Cable car on the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Inside the fast train "Rapit" from the Namba station in Osaka to Kansai airport.
Fast train called "Rapit" from the Namba station in Osaka to Kansai airport.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka. Resembles mortuary a bit ...
Traditional Japenese restaurant specializing in Okonomiyaki pies. Nara.
Hotel next to the railway station in Kyoto.
One of the tens of restaurants on the narrow street of Pontocho in Gijon - the entertainment district of Kyoto.
Night shop with Japanese snacks. Kyoto.
Kyoto Concert Hall designed by Arata Isozaki.
Kyoto Concert Hall designed by Arata Isozaki.
Ining' 23 - a building designed by arch. Shin Takamatsu. Kyoto.
Maruto 17 - a building designed by arch. Hiroyuki Wakabayashi. Kyoto.
Polish pavilion during the World Expo 3005 in Nagoya.
General view of the area of the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Part of the facade of Todaiji temple in Nara.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
Super express Shinkansen.
On a platform of the super fast Japanese train Shinkansen.
An alley with a little temple. Kyoto.
Maruto 17 - a building designed by arch. Hiroyuki Wakabayashi. Kyoto.
Morizo - the mascot of World Expo 2005 in Nagoya behind the driving wheel of a bus running without a driver.
Lanterns in front of the shop in Osaka.
Japanese teenager dressed in "fetish" style. Osaka.
In front of the bar in Namba district in Osaka.
A street in the entertainment district Namba in Osaka.
A display of plastic imitations of ice cream and fruit desserts. Osaka.
Japanese teenager. Osaka.
Downtown of Osaka seen from the giant red Ferris wheel located at the roof of the Hep 5 shopping mall.
Back lit cutouts near the Earth Tower - the largest kaleidoscope in the world during the World Expo in Nagoya in 2005.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
A view from the central pavilion of the Himeji castle towards lower lying buildings.
Within the walls of the Himeji castle.
Room of a Japanese princess in the Himeji castle.
Life size model of whale hanging in Hep 5 shopping mall in Osaka.
Sign on the street in Kyoto.
The form of the Polish pavilion with soft, curvy lines was done entirely of wicker. World Expo 2005, Nagoya.
Interior of the sleeping capsule in the "capsule hotel" in Osaka
Maruto 15 - a building designed by arch. Hiroyuki Wakabayashi. Kyoto.
Super fast, experimental train of Japanese Railways during the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Himeji castle - the largest of the Japanese castles preserved in its original state.
The Gyre designed by Dutch architects MVRDV on Omotesando street in Tokyo.
Omotesando avenue - the most prestigious shopping street in Tokyo decorated for the New Year.
Octopuses for sale in Tsukiji Market in Tokyo.
Workers load frozen tunas on a cart. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Frozen tunas with removed gills. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Frozen giant tunas after the famous tuna auction at Tsukiji Market. Tokyo.
A commuter in Tokyo metro wears special eye covers, which are supposed to help him sleep during his travel to/from work.
Canopy designed by SOM (Skidmore, Owings, Merrill) at Tokyo Midtown Plaza within their larger Tokyo Midtown development in Roppongi Hills.
Christian Dior flagship store designed by SANAA on Omotesando street in Tokyo.
Cutting the frozen to stone carcass of tuna fish. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Famous Nakagin Capsule Tower designed by Kisho Kurokawa in 1972 in Shimbashi area of Tokyo.
The entrance gate (Kaminarimon) to Senso-ji - the oldest (founded in 628 a.d) and most important Buddhist temple in Tokyo (Asakusa district).
Hozomon Gate and Five Story Pagoda of the Senso-ji temple complex in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Giagantic lantern in the Hozmon Gate on the way to the Main Hall (Hondo) of the Senso-Ji temple in Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Incense burning in the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Lower part of the standing Buddha statue in the Chingodo Shrine near the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Painting on a wooden house in Tokyo.
Complex electrical installation. Tokyo.
Min hall of the quiet Honzan Higashihongan-ji Temple about 600m west of the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Abundance of knives in one of the shops on Kappabashi Dori in the Nishi-Asakusa district of Tokyo.
A plate with tasty spaghetti, all plastic, in one of the shops on Kappabashi Dori in the Nishi-Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Lift lobby in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo hotel.
Volcanic landscape with hot springs and vents in Ovakudani seen after getting off the cable-car from Soun-zan to Togendai. Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Volcanic hot springs and vents in Ovakudani on the cable-car route between Soun-zan and Togendai in Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Cable car connecting Soun-zan and Togendai with majestic Mount Fuji at the background. Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
This "pirate ship" is a kitschy, but convenient way to travel across lake Ashi (Ashi-no-ko) from Togendai to Moto-Hakone in Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Red Tori gate seen from the "pirate ship" on the lake Ashi (Ashi-no-ko) on the way from Togendai to Moto-Hakone in Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Japanese slot machines in Tokyo.
Panoramic view of Tokyo from the Park Hyatt hotel.
Mikimoto Building designed by Toyo Ito in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
De Beers building (the curvy one) designed by Jun Mitsui in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
De Beers building (the curvy one) designed by Jun Mitsui in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Inside the huge covered space of Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Looking up to the roof structure of the Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Looking up to the roof and facade structure of the Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Letters on top of the kiosk Inside the covered space of Tokyo International Forum.
Policeman inside the Tokyo International Forum.
Airspace Tokyo - a building designed by Tom Faulders in the residential area of Kitamagome.
Unique elevation of Airspace Tokyo - a building designed by Tom Faulders in the residential area of Kitamagome.
Hello Kitty fan (a man actually) met at the Harajuku bridge in Tokyo where the teenagers dressed up as Manga character usually congregate.
Girls from the Harajuku Bridge. Tokyo.
High sole and heel shoes on a Japanese girl. Harajuku bridge, Tokyo.
Empty sake jars donated by brewers from all over Japan are bound together and stacked near the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.
Shinto priests bow during a ceremony in the Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Shinto priest in his typical ceremonial dress. Meiji Temple, Tokyo.
Shinto priests wearing black clogs walk in procession to Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Roof detail in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Lanterns in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
New Year celebrations on the courtyard of Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in the Shiba neighborhood of Minato in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of the New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Robes of a Buddhist priest from the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priest celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Jizo statues dedicated to unborn children at the cemetery near the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
Yasukuni Temple in Tokyo commemorating anyone who had died in service of the Empire of Japan (i.e. from 1868 to 1947).
Elderly Japanese pay tribute to the fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Paper rolls with wishes and prayers in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese Master demonstrates fighting techniques with samurai sword. Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo.
Japanese Zero fighter from the II World War on exhibition in Yushunkan - a Japanese military and war museum located within Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese rocket-powered aircraft Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, designed for suicide kamikaze attacks, on exhibition in Yushunkan - a military and war museum located within the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Crowd of people waiting to pay tributes to the Japanese fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Geishas on a subway platform in Tokyo.
Maman Spider Sculpture by Louise Bourgeois on display at the base of Mori Tower, outside the Mori Art museum. Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
The sacred Mount Fuji seen from a plane.
One of the most famous sights of Japan - the "floating" torii gate at the Shinto temple on the island of Itsukushima (Miyajima) in the city of Hatsukaichi near Hiroshima.
Itsukushima temple torii gate floating on the water. Hatsukaichi near Hiroshima.
Shinto priests of the Itsukushima temple. Hatsukaichi near Hiroshima.
View towards the floating torii gate from the Itsukushima temple.
Performance of the Noh theater in front of the Itsukushima temple with the floating torii gate at the background.
The famous building of Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (Genbaku Domu) damaged by the nuclear explosion and left as memorial in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Old photo of the original building of Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (Genbaku Domu) with the its current state at the background. Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima.
The front of Shinkansen Nozomi train on the train station in Hiroshima.
Modern, all-concrete building imitating wooden structure of old times on the way to Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Japanese girl dressed in kimono in Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Orange torii gates tightly lining up a walking trail in Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
Japanese lady walking along the torii gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Hundreds of orange torii gates tightly lining up a walking trail in Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
An elderly lady walking under the hundreds of orange torii gates tightly lining up a path in Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
Japanese (or Japanese looking) girls under the orange torii gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Walking along the path lined with hundreds of orange torii gates in Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Japanese girl dressed in kimono in Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Japanese girls dressed in kimono in Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
Japanese girl taking photo of her friend and the famous orange torii gates in Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Japanese girl taking photo of her friend and the famous orange torii gates in Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Thousands of tightly packed torii gates line up the walking paths of the Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
One of the paths further up the mount Inari lined with Hundreds of orange torii gates. Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
A lady praying in one of the many shrines of the Fushimi Inari Taisha temple complex in Kyoto.
Korean girls dressed as Japanese taking selfies on the street in Kyoto.
Giant tori gate (the largest in Japan) of the Heian Shrine in Kyoto.
Japanese ladies during conversation in the garden of Shorenin Temple. Kyoto.
Stall selling fish in Maruyama Park near the Yasaka Shrine during the Cherry Blossom Festival in April. Kyoto.
Lanterns hanging around the Main Hall of the Yasaka Shrine. Kyoto.
View from the entrance gate of the Yasaka Shrine towards Shijo Dori - one of the main shopping streets of Kyoto.
Small and beautiful shrine in Gion area of Kyoto.
Narrow and charming Pontocho Street - the most famous and expensive alleys in Kyoto full of restaurants (and only restaurants).
Cherry trees in full blossom in front of a small shrine in the park surrounding Todai-ji temple. Nara.
Extremely narrow street corner in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
A shop in Harajuku district of Tokyo designed by Tadao Ando.
An Audi in front of the Audi Forum building designed by Creative Designers International in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
B6 Jingumao shopping mall designed by Rikuo Nishimori in the Harajuku district of Tokyo.
Audi Forum building designed by Creative Designers International in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
Containers with parasite specimens in the Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo,
Japanese restaurant in Tokyo.
Shoes left by the sumo wrestlers and guests in the tiny entrance space to the Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Defeated sumoka. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
A fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo. On the right is Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestler preparing for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
The fight during the sumo training in Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo with Yokozuna Akuho Sho.
Sumo wrestlers just before the clash. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumo wrestler from the back. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumokas wrestler waiting for the fight. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Sumoka warming up before the training. Miyagino stable (heya) in Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Wooden grave boards called sotoba with the names of the deceased on a cemetery in the Ryogoku district of Tokyo.
Local multilevel car park in the quiet neighborhood of Tokyo.
Window. Kyoto.
Fat Buddha on one of the streets in Kyoto.
The highest in Japan - 54 m tall pagoda of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Inside one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Young men sitting by one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Two elderly Japanese men in one of the pavilions of the Toji temple in Kyoto.
Inside the enormous hall of the Kyoto railway station.
Gigantic Ferris wheel over the Hep 5 shopping mall in Osaka.
Lanterns. Kyoto.
Classical view from Kyoto.
Balcony in the old part of Kyoto.
Geisha from Kyoto.
Two geishas on the street in Kyoto.
Artist drawing a view of the old street in Kyoto.
Roofs of the old, traditional houses in the old part of Kyoto.
A street in the old part of Kyoto.
Nun collecting alms. Kyoto.
Holy statue in the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto being polished with thousands of hands.
Washing hands in front of the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto.
A pond with water for the ritual washing of hands in front of the Kyiomizu temple in Kyoto.
Traditional Japanese entrance to a restaurant in Kyoto.
Geisha.Kyoto.
Geishas in Kyoto.
Traditional Japanese shop in Kyoto.
Queue to the Polish pavilion during World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Hitachi pavilion during World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Gas pavilion. World Expo 2005, Nagoya.
Elevation of the Spanish pavilion built for the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Very modern rickshaw powered by pedaling carrying guests of the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Cable car on the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Inside the fast train "Rapit" from the Namba station in Osaka to Kansai airport.
Fast train called "Rapit" from the Namba station in Osaka to Kansai airport.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka.
A corridor in a "capsule hotel" in Osaka. Resembles mortuary a bit ...
Traditional Japenese restaurant specializing in Okonomiyaki pies. Nara.
Hotel next to the railway station in Kyoto.
One of the tens of restaurants on the narrow street of Pontocho in Gijon - the entertainment district of Kyoto.
Night shop with Japanese snacks. Kyoto.
Kyoto Concert Hall designed by Arata Isozaki.
Kyoto Concert Hall designed by Arata Isozaki.
Ining' 23 - a building designed by arch. Shin Takamatsu. Kyoto.
Maruto 17 - a building designed by arch. Hiroyuki Wakabayashi. Kyoto.
Polish pavilion during the World Expo 3005 in Nagoya.
General view of the area of the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Part of the facade of Todaiji temple in Nara.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
Super express Shinkansen.
On a platform of the super fast Japanese train Shinkansen.
An alley with a little temple. Kyoto.
Maruto 17 - a building designed by arch. Hiroyuki Wakabayashi. Kyoto.
Morizo - the mascot of World Expo 2005 in Nagoya behind the driving wheel of a bus running without a driver.
Lanterns in front of the shop in Osaka.
Japanese teenager dressed in "fetish" style. Osaka.
In front of the bar in Namba district in Osaka.
A street in the entertainment district Namba in Osaka.
A display of plastic imitations of ice cream and fruit desserts. Osaka.
Japanese teenager. Osaka.
Downtown of Osaka seen from the giant red Ferris wheel located at the roof of the Hep 5 shopping mall.
Back lit cutouts near the Earth Tower - the largest kaleidoscope in the world during the World Expo in Nagoya in 2005.
Todaiji temple in Nara - the largest wooden building in the world.
A view from the central pavilion of the Himeji castle towards lower lying buildings.
Within the walls of the Himeji castle.
Room of a Japanese princess in the Himeji castle.
Life size model of whale hanging in Hep 5 shopping mall in Osaka.
Sign on the street in Kyoto.
The form of the Polish pavilion with soft, curvy lines was done entirely of wicker. World Expo 2005, Nagoya.
Interior of the sleeping capsule in the "capsule hotel" in Osaka
Maruto 15 - a building designed by arch. Hiroyuki Wakabayashi. Kyoto.
Super fast, experimental train of Japanese Railways during the World Expo 2005 in Nagoya.
Himeji castle - the largest of the Japanese castles preserved in its original state.
The Gyre designed by Dutch architects MVRDV on Omotesando street in Tokyo.
Omotesando avenue - the most prestigious shopping street in Tokyo decorated for the New Year.
Octopuses for sale in Tsukiji Market in Tokyo.
Workers load frozen tunas on a cart. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Frozen tunas with removed gills. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Frozen giant tunas after the famous tuna auction at Tsukiji Market. Tokyo.
A commuter in Tokyo metro wears special eye covers, which are supposed to help him sleep during his travel to/from work.
Canopy designed by SOM (Skidmore, Owings, Merrill) at Tokyo Midtown Plaza within their larger Tokyo Midtown development in Roppongi Hills.
Christian Dior flagship store designed by SANAA on Omotesando street in Tokyo.
Cutting the frozen to stone carcass of tuna fish. Tsukiji Market, Tokyo.
Famous Nakagin Capsule Tower designed by Kisho Kurokawa in 1972 in Shimbashi area of Tokyo.
The entrance gate (Kaminarimon) to Senso-ji - the oldest (founded in 628 a.d) and most important Buddhist temple in Tokyo (Asakusa district).
Hozomon Gate and Five Story Pagoda of the Senso-ji temple complex in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Giagantic lantern in the Hozmon Gate on the way to the Main Hall (Hondo) of the Senso-Ji temple in Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Incense burning in the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Lower part of the standing Buddha statue in the Chingodo Shrine near the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Painting on a wooden house in Tokyo.
Complex electrical installation. Tokyo.
Min hall of the quiet Honzan Higashihongan-ji Temple about 600m west of the Senso-ji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Abundance of knives in one of the shops on Kappabashi Dori in the Nishi-Asakusa district of Tokyo.
A plate with tasty spaghetti, all plastic, in one of the shops on Kappabashi Dori in the Nishi-Asakusa district of Tokyo.
Lift lobby in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo hotel.
Volcanic landscape with hot springs and vents in Ovakudani seen after getting off the cable-car from Soun-zan to Togendai. Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Volcanic hot springs and vents in Ovakudani on the cable-car route between Soun-zan and Togendai in Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Cable car connecting Soun-zan and Togendai with majestic Mount Fuji at the background. Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
This "pirate ship" is a kitschy, but convenient way to travel across lake Ashi (Ashi-no-ko) from Togendai to Moto-Hakone in Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Red Tori gate seen from the "pirate ship" on the lake Ashi (Ashi-no-ko) on the way from Togendai to Moto-Hakone in Hakone region south-west of Tokyo.
Japanese slot machines in Tokyo.
Panoramic view of Tokyo from the Park Hyatt hotel.
Mikimoto Building designed by Toyo Ito in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
De Beers building (the curvy one) designed by Jun Mitsui in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
De Beers building (the curvy one) designed by Jun Mitsui in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Inside the huge covered space of Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Looking up to the roof structure of the Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Looking up to the roof and facade structure of the Tokyo International Forum - a convention and art center designed by Rafael Vinoly.
Letters on top of the kiosk Inside the covered space of Tokyo International Forum.
Policeman inside the Tokyo International Forum.
Airspace Tokyo - a building designed by Tom Faulders in the residential area of Kitamagome.
Unique elevation of Airspace Tokyo - a building designed by Tom Faulders in the residential area of Kitamagome.
Hello Kitty fan (a man actually) met at the Harajuku bridge in Tokyo where the teenagers dressed up as Manga character usually congregate.
Girls from the Harajuku Bridge. Tokyo.
High sole and heel shoes on a Japanese girl. Harajuku bridge, Tokyo.
Empty sake jars donated by brewers from all over Japan are bound together and stacked near the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.
Shinto priests bow during a ceremony in the Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Shinto priest in his typical ceremonial dress. Meiji Temple, Tokyo.
Shinto priests wearing black clogs walk in procession to Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Roof detail in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
Lanterns in the shintoistic Meiji Temple in Tokyo.
New Year celebrations on the courtyard of Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in the Shiba neighborhood of Minato in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priests celebrate the coming of the New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Robes of a Buddhist priest from the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Buddhist priest celebrate the coming of a New Year in the Zojo-ji temple in Tokyo.
Jizo statues dedicated to unborn children at the cemetery near the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo.
Yasukuni Temple in Tokyo commemorating anyone who had died in service of the Empire of Japan (i.e. from 1868 to 1947).
Elderly Japanese pay tribute to the fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Paper rolls with wishes and prayers in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese Master demonstrates fighting techniques with samurai sword. Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo.
Japanese Zero fighter from the II World War on exhibition in Yushunkan - a Japanese military and war museum located within Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Japanese rocket-powered aircraft Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, designed for suicide kamikaze attacks, on exhibition in Yushunkan - a military and war museum located within the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Crowd of people waiting to pay tributes to the Japanese fallen soldiers commemorated in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Geishas on a subway platform in Tokyo.
Maman Spider Sculpture by Louise Bourgeois on display at the base of Mori Tower, outside the Mori Art museum. Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
The sacred Mount Fuji seen from a plane.