http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan

Island Nation located in the Pacific OceanRegion: East Asia

Area total: 377,944 km2 Coast line: Sea of Japan,Sea of Okhotsk and East

China SeaCapital: Tokyo

JAPAN

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Cartoons

Fountain

Geishas in the ritual cleansing

Omikoshi - portable Shinto shrine

Fireworks fest.

Tourist boats on the lake Aichi

Mount Fuji

Fuji Lake

Kasumigaura Lake

Nakade crater on Mt.Aso

Sagami Bay

Sakura

Nara

Traditional Japanes hut

In memory

Dragon

Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa

Ox cart on Iriomote Island

Zen Garden

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

Temple

Osaka Castle

Temple in Yokohama ChinaTown-details

Asakusa

Buddhist meditation in the Zen temple Eheji

Shinto shrine

Nijo Castle Garden - Kyoto

Sumo

Samurai defending the honour of Tokugawa Shogunate

Shiba Park - Tokyo

Isoteien - the Garden of the Shimazu clan in Satsuma

Japanese rice planting machine in action

Ondokoza-Japanese troupe specializing in taiko drumming.

Peace and serenity

Rice wine barrels

Shinkansen - high speed train

The Japanese Tea Ceremony

Tea Ceremony

SwastikaThe 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.

The return of a Legend

Wedding

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

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