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The annual 出初 "fire ceremony", held in the Japanese town of Ninomiya (January 9, 2005)

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The Vanish rollercoaster, as seen at "Cosmo Land", in Yokohama Park, Japan.

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Ultraseven and her, as seen in Tsuburaya, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by: takahito iguchi

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Osaka (the second city of lights; 1955)

I really like the neon lights in the Japanese cities I have been to at night. I have not been to Osaka yet, but I hope to some day. I like the light reflections on the water in the above picture.

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The famous bathing 'Snow Monkeys' of Nagano, Japan (in the hot springs at Jigokudani Yaen-Koen)


{Photography by edamame note ; photo was taken in January 2010, at Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park}

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海外人目線で撮影した、アートとしてみる「相撲レスラー」:ザイーガ


{translated: The art of Sumo: by Donald Miralle}

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The Fury of Rider V3's Special Training (Ishimori Productions + Toei)

OMG that darth vader video on the first post is AWESOME

ビッグマグナム黒岩先生
 

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Big Magnum Kuroiwa Sensei (Yamaguchi Kazuhiko ; 1985)

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THE CAVE FISHERMAN of YABAKEI in OLD JAPAN ; Photo by: Okinawa Soba

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Kyoto, Japan, 1960 -- courtesy of Nat'l Geo Mag.

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Tengu by A. Davey

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佐々木 希 - Nozomi Sasaki

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Shin-Chan (could be?)


*semi-related (maybe?)

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An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla: Week of the Gargantuas - Art by Takashi Minamimura

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as seen in Japan (somewhere)

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Model: チェルシー舞花 | Chelsea -- Photography by 小笠原麗 | Rei Ogasawara

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Balance

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From the movie Ponyo, beautiful animated film.

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Photography by Yuichiro Miyano (Saitama, Japan)

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something doing... building bridges ... 'we have the technology' ... pursuit of perfection ...

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Made Razed in Japan

Festival of the Cherry Blossoms (last annual season)
 

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20100411西国分寺_史跡公園_万葉まつり

Japan gave us Gundam, geometric watermelons, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, Godzilla, the Playstations, retinas made from stem cells, and Pokemon. country to be feared? i think so...

Introducing...
 

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(what occurred five days past - click each photo directly to view in high resolution)

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Festival of the Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) in Kyoto

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Look me up, some time


*previously

a continuation... "the festivites"
 

Resolution
 

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"Yamazakura" (sakura night) | photography by shota mitsuyasu


{photo was taken on April 2, 2008, in Osaka, Japan.}

Opening Day
 

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perfume kashiyuka かしゆか [pictured: Yuka Kashino]

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Japonism - ジャポニズム ... as illustrated by Mari Katogi (Tokyo)

太陽の塔 | Taiyō no Tō
 

previously:
seen above: The Tower of the Sun, which was designed for the 1970 Osaka Expo; and is located in Expo Commemoration Park in Osaka, Japan.
It was created by Japanese artist, Tarō Okamoto.

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[Google Doodles]

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Neon Genesis Evangelion (1999) - illustration by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.