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JAPAN { 73 images } Created 28 Feb 2013

Japan photography by National Geographic Creative photographer Jonathan Kingston.
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  • Students on the bridge of the MV Explorer in the north Pacific Ocean.
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  • Passengers on a cruise ship get their first glimpse of Kobe, Japan.  Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A lone businessman waits for a train at the Shin-Kobe station in Kobe, Japan.  Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • Japan's famed Shinkansen, or bullet train, pulls into the station in Kobe, Japan.  The train regularly travels in excess of 130 MPH and links most major cities in Japan.
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  • The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in Hiroshima, Japan.  The site is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.  The building was the closest structure to the hypocenter of the August 6, 1945 nuclear explosion to withstand its force.  The building has been preserved in the same state it remained immediately after the bombing.
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  • The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in Hiroshima, Japan.  The site is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.  The building was the closest structure to the hypocenter of the August 6, 1945 nuclear explosion to withstand its force.  The building has been preserved in the same state it remained immediately after the bombing.
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  • The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in Hiroshima, Japan.  The site is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.  The building was the closest structure to the hypocenter of the August 6, 1945 nuclear explosion to withstand its force.  The building has been preserved in the same state it remained immediately after the bombing.
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  • The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, commonly known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in Hiroshima, Japan.  The site is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.  The building was the closest structure to the hypocenter of the August 6, 1945 nuclear explosion to withstand its force.  The building has been preserved in the same state it remained immediately after the bombing.
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  • Folded paper cranes at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan.  The paper cranes are a symbol of the hope for world peace and are inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, a girl who died from leukemia caused by the nuclear blast in Hiroshima.  Sadako Sasaki believed that if she folded one thousand cranes, she would be granted a wish.  After Sadako's death, a statue of her holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima.  At the foot of the statue a plaque reads, This is our cry.  This is our prayer.  Peace in the world.  Once the paper cranes are displayed, they are pulped and recycled into bookmarks, notebooks and other souvenirs which are sold in the Rest House in Hiroshima.
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  • Folded paper cranes at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan.  The paper cranes are a symbol of the hope for world peace and are inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, a girl who died from leukemia caused by the nuclear blast in Hiroshima.  Sadako Sasaki believed that if she folded one thousand cranes, she would be granted a wish.  After Sadako's death, a statue of her holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima.  At the foot of the statue a plaque reads, This is our cry.  This is our prayer.  Peace in the world.  Once the paper cranes are displayed, they are pulped and recycled into bookmarks, notebooks and other souvenirs which are sold in the Rest House in Hiroshima.
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  • Folded paper cranes at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan.  The paper cranes are a symbol of the hope for world peace and are inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, a girl who died from leukemia caused by the nuclear blast in Hiroshima.  Sadako Sasaki believed that if she folded one thousand cranes, she would be granted a wish.  After Sadako's death, a statue of her holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima.  At the foot of the statue a plaque reads, This is our cry.  This is our prayer.  Peace in the world.  Once the paper cranes are displayed, they are pulped and recycled into bookmarks, notebooks and other souvenirs which are sold in the Rest House in Hiroshima.
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  • Folded paper cranes at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan.  The paper cranes are a symbol of the hope for world peace and are inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, a girl who died from leukemia caused by the nuclear blast in Hiroshima.  Sadako Sasaki believed that if she folded one thousand cranes, she would be granted a wish.  After Sadako's death, a statue of her holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima.  At the foot of the statue a plaque reads, This is our cry.  This is our prayer.  Peace in the world.  Once the paper cranes are displayed, they are pulped and recycled into bookmarks, notebooks and other souvenirs which are sold in the Rest House in Hiroshima.
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  • Folded paper cranes at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan.  The paper cranes are a symbol of the hope for world peace and are inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, a girl who died from leukemia caused by the nuclear blast in Hiroshima.  Sadako Sasaki believed that if she folded one thousand cranes, she would be granted a wish.  After Sadako's death, a statue of her holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima.  At the foot of the statue a plaque reads, This is our cry.  This is our prayer.  Peace in the world.  Once the paper cranes are displayed, they are pulped and recycled into bookmarks, notebooks and other souvenirs which are sold in the Rest House in Hiroshima.
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  • Streetcar tram tracks in downtown Hiroshima, Japan.  Light rail tracks form the backbone of the public transportation system in the city of Hiroshima.
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  • Streetcar tram tracks in downtown Hiroshima, Japan.  Light rail tracks form the backbone of the public transportation system in the city of Hiroshima.
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  • Streetcar tram tracks in downtown Hiroshima, Japan.  Light rail tracks form the backbone of the public transportation system in the city of Hiroshima.
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  • A taxi crosses streetcar tram tracks in downtown Hiroshima, Japan.  Light rail tracks form the backbone of the public transportation system in the city of Hiroshima.
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  • Children run to the baseball stadium in Hiroshima, Japan for a Little League baseball tournament.
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  • Empty seats in the Hiroshima baseball stadium prior to a Japanese little league baseball tournament, Hiroshima, Japan.
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  • Reflection of a tree and water in a Japanese sign at Hiroshima Castle in Hiroshima, Japan.  Originally constructed in the 1590's, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945.  It was rebuilt in 1958 and now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War II.
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  • A Ujiko walks in front of the entrance to the Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan.  The Gokoku shrine is a Shinto shrine located within the innermost moat of Hiroshima castle.  A Ujiko is a person from the local populace who help maintain the shrine.
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  • Detail view of Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima, Japan. Originally constructed in the 1590's, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945.  It was rebuilt in 1958 and now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War II.
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  • Detail view of Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima, Japan. Originally constructed in the 1590's, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945.  It was rebuilt in 1958 and now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War II.
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  • A lone grey heron, ardea cinerea, stands in water near the famed Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima, Japan. Originally constructed in the 1590's, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945.  It was rebuilt in 1958 and now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history prior to World War II.
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  • Detail of the town of Miyajima, part of the city of Hatsukaichi, home to the famous Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Hiroshima, Japan.
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  • A reflection of the world famous torii at the Itsukushima Shrine, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.  The Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: 厳島神社, Itsukushima Jinja) is a Shinto shrine and UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as being designated a national treasure by the government of Japan.  The dramatic gate is one of Japan's most popular tourist attractions and has existed since 1168.
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  • Details of buildings at the Itsukushima Shrine, a Shinto shrine, on the island of Itsukushima in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
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  • A memorial to the more than 6,000 people who lost their life in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at the Kobe earthquake memorial park near Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan.
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  • Tourists visit a memorial to the more than 6,000 people who lost their life in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at the Kobe earthquake memorial park near Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan.
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  • A fan drums a drum during a baseball game at the Orix BlueWave (now the Orix Buffaloes) baseball stadium in Kobe, Japan.  Baseball was introduced to Japan in 1872 and has been a popular sport ever since.
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  • A cruise ship at night docked in the Kobe harbor, Kobe, Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A view of the Kobe, Japan waterfront and the Mitsui Soko building located there.  Mitsui Soko provides warehouse and logistics services throughout Japan and overseas. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A bicycle leans on two pillars in Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • Memorial stone in Meriken Park, Kobe Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • Commuters on their way to work, Kobe, Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A torii, or traditional Japanese gate, in front of the Ninomiya Shrine in Kobe, Japan.  The shrine is located in the heart of downtown and offers a peaceful respite from the commotion of the city.
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  • Prayers (Ema) at the Ninomiya Shrine in Kobe, Japan.  The shrine is located in the heart of downtown and offers a peaceful respite from the commotion of the city.
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  • Casks of sacred sake donated to the Ninomiya Shinto Shrine in Kobe, Japan.  The shrine is located in the heart of downtown and offers a peaceful respite from the commotion of the city.
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  • A businessman prays at the Ninomiya Shinto Shrine in Kobe, Japan.  The shrine is located in the heart of downtown and offers a peaceful respite from the commotion of the city.
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  • A cruise ship docked in the Kobe harbor with the bridge to Port Island visible in the foreground, Kobe, Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • Visitors look out upon the famous rock garden at the Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan.  The garden consists of raked gravel and fifteen moss-covered boulders, which are placed so that, when looking at the garden from any angle (other than from above) only fourteen of the boulders are visible at one time.
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  • Red fire buckets sit in perfect symmetry behind the famous Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan.
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  • A building on the grounds of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan. The building is a good example of Japanese Architecture.
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  • Trash can reading "Push Dust In" on the grounds of the Golden Pavilion temple, Kyoto, Japan.
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  • School girls look at the famed Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto, Japan.  The temple was originally built in 1397 to surve as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The temple has burned down many times, most recently in 1950.  The present structure dates from 1955.
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  • The Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto, Japan. The temple was originally built in 1397 to surve as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The temple has burned down many times, most recently in 1950.  The present structure dates from 1955.
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  • The Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto, Japan.   The temple was originally built in 1397 to surve as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The temple has burned down many times, most recently in 1950.  The present structure dates from 1955.
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  • Tree, reflection and lake on the grounds of the Golden Pavilion Temple, Kyoto, Japan.
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  • Coins, left by tourists in hope of good luck, carpet the ground near three rocks in the Japanese garden of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, Japan.
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  • A building on the grounds of the Golden Pavilion Temple, Kyoto, Japan.
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  • The bamboo forest near the Nonomiya Shrine and Okochi Sanso in Kyoto, Japan.  A walk thru the forest is a highlight of a visit to Kyoto.
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  • A view of a television and communications tower aerial reflected in the windows of Kyoto Station, Kyoto, Japan.  Kyoto station is one of the largest buildings in the country.
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  • A Japanese man waiting for the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival to begin in the city of Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • Japanese boys in their guild's happi coat and head-band wait for the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival to begin in the city of Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • Japanese boys in their guild's happi coat and head-band wait for the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival to begin in the city of Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • A guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri during the  Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival in Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • Participants waiting for the  Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri to begin in the city of Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • Elementary age Japanese children smile and wave at the camera while waiting for the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival to begin in the city of Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • Two women playing the Shinobue flute in the Ikukunitama Shrine, a Shinto Shrine, in Osaka, Japan.
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  • Prayers (Ema) left by visitors at the Ikukunitama Shrine, a Shinto Shrine, in Osaka, Japan.
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  • A aerial view of a zen rock garden on the Osaka Castle (Matsue castle) grounds in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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  • Ch?chin lanterns line the streets of Kishiwada city during the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival, in Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • A low angle view of Osaka Castle (Matsue Castle), a Japanese castle in Ch??-ku, Osaka, Japan. Originally called Ozakajo, it is one of Japan's most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
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  • Bikes sit in front of a row of ch?chin lanterns in the streets of Kishiwada city during the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival, in Osaka, Japan.  The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri festival is one of the most famous Danjiri Matsuri's in Japan and attracts thousands of tourists every year.  Danjiri are large wooden carts, weighing as much as four tons, in the shape of a shrine or temple and it is believed that spirits or gods reside in the Danjiri.  In Kishiwada, Osaka, the carts are pulled thru the streets of the city on the festival day by teams of town guild members up to 1000 strong wearing their guild happi coat and headband.  The guild leader rides on top of the Danjiri cart hopping and dancing as the danjiri moves faster and faster.
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  • Rusting stairs, Kobe, Japan.
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  • A businessman walks to work in Kobe, Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A Shinto monk asking for alms at a commuter train station in Kobe, Japan.  Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A view of elevated train tracks that link the city of Kobe, with its bustling harbor, Kobe, Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A lone man and bike at the waterfront near the port of Kobe, Kobe, Japan.  Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • A view of a lone pedestrian crossing a bridge in front of Meriken park, Kobe, Japan. Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • Tug boats in the port of Kobe, Japan.  Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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  • Members of the Kobe port tourism authority say goodbye to a departing cruise ship by hanging red lanterns in front of the terminal building.  Kobe is a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.4 million.  It is important as both a port and manufacturing center and is also famous for its Kobe beef and the Arima Onsen (hot springs).
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