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Giant Studio Alta TV screen in East Shinjuku district of Tokyo in front of the JR train station, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

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Shoppers strolling along Chuo-dori Street in the affluent Ginza retail and entertainment district in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-303
Passengers passing through automatic ticket wickets upon entering the JR Ueno railway station in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-309
Aerial view of metropolitan Tokyo from atop the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-250
Statue of Samurai warrior Masashige Kusunoki on horseback in Hibiya Park in downtown Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-251
Neon signs light up the Kabukicho entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-243
Dry landscape garden (Banryutei) at Buddhist Shingon sect Kongobuji Temple on Mount Koya, Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-262
Pair of traditional wooden monk's geta (sandals) at the steps of a Buddhist temple on Mount Koya, Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-259
Row of lighted stone lanterns in the Okunoin Temple cemetery at Koyasan (Mount Koya), Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-256
Narrow rock garden at Kongobuji Temple, the Shingon Buddhist sect headquarters, on Mount Koya, Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-260
Main hall of Jakkoin Temple, the nunnery of Empress Kenreimon-in built in 1186, in village of Ohara, Kyoto, Japan, Asia - 822-231
Newly planted rice seedlings in a flooded rice paddy in the rural Ohara village of Kyoto, Japan, Asia - 822-233
Flooded rice paddy terraces in early spring in mountain village of Hata, Takashima, Shiga, Japan, Asia - 822-252
Passengers purchasing bullet train tickets from vending machines at the central JR (Japan Railway) station in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-305
Konpon Daito (Great Stupa) pagoda at the Dai Garan Buddhist temple area of Mount Koya, Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-314
Tug boat passing by the Yokohama Bay Bridge which spans the Tokyo Bay in Yokohama, Japan, Asia - 822-235
Shinto priest blessing a group of Sanja Festival participants in a religious ceremony in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-294
Business people at the contemporary glass entrance on the Otemachi side of Tokyo Station, Japan, Asia - 822-304
Raw maguro (tuna sashimi) for sale at Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-268
Stone jizo statues with red aprons in the Okunoin Temple cemetery at Koyasan (Mount Koya), Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-257
A little girl getting into the spirit of things with a taiko drum at the Sanja Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-289
Passengers hurrying through automatic ticket wickets on their way to bullet train platforms at Tokyo Station, Japan, Asia - 822-306
Samurai warriors wearing costumes while participating in the Shunki Reitaisai festival in Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, Asia - 822-278
Thatched roof village residences at Nihon Minkaen (Open-air Folk House Museum) in Kawasaki, Japan, Asia - 822-274
A pedestrian street lined with shops and signboards attracts a crowd in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-281
Tall buildings, signs and traffic create the urban canyon of Chuo-dori Street in the Ueno district of Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-245
Mikoshi procession under torii gate at Futarasan Shrine during the Shunki Reitaisai festival in Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, Asia - 822-276
Night skyline view of Tokyo's endless urban sprawl and development near South Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-237
Newly planted rice seedlings in a flooded rice paddy in the rural Ohara village of Kyoto, Japan, Asia - 822-232
Aerial view of metropolitan Tokyo and Tokyo Tower from atop the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan. Asia - 822-248
Adult shops line a busy street in the entertainment district of Okachimachi, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-291
Dolls of popular animated characters are favorite collectables for those who enjoy otaku culture in Akihabara, Japan, Asia - 822-295
Carefully manicured moss highlights a rock garden at Sanzenin Temple in Ohara, Kyoto, Japan, Asia - 822-230
Businessman waiting for the Yamanote loop line train just arriving at the JR Ueno railway station in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-308
Neon signs light up the Kabukicho entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-241
Interior view of sales stalls at Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-269
Cutting fresh tuna at Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-267
Visitors relaxing at a Zen meditation garden at Sanzenin Temple in Ohara, Kyoto, Japan, Asia - 822-227
Konpon Daito (Great Stupa) pagoda at the Dai Garan Buddhist temple area of Mount Koya, Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-313
Village residence roof thatching at Nihon Minkaen (Open-air Folk House Museum) in Kawasaki, Japan, Asia - 822-273
Passengers boarding Tokyo's Hibiya subway line, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-297
Aerial view of metropolitan Tokyo and Tokyo Tower from atop the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-246
Evening skyline view of skyscraper corporate buildings in Nishi Shinjuku (West Shinjuku), Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-238
Evening skyline view of skyscraper high-rise corporate buildings in Nishi Shinjuku (West Shinjuku), Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-239
Dry landscape garden (Banryutei) at Buddhist Shingon sect Kongobuji Temple on Mount Koya, Wakayama, Japan, Asia - 822-261
A girl reads her omikuji (paper oracle) at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-244
Main hall of Yasukuni Shrine, a memorial to war dead, in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-293
Interior view of sales stalls at Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-270
Buyer checking tuna quality at Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-272
Neon signs cover buildings in the world famous consumer electronics district of Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-286
Neon signs light up the Kabukicho entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-242
Twilight view of Red Brick Park and Landmark Tower at MM21 waterfront complex, Yokohama, Japan, Asia - 822-234
Computer shop in the consumer electronics district of Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-285
Aerial view of metropolitan Tokyo and Tokyo Tower from atop the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-249
A rugged stone lantern accents a moss garden at Sanzenin Temple in Ohara, Kyoto, Japan, Asia - 822-226
Flooded rice paddy terraces in early spring in mountain village of Hata, Takashima, Shiga, Japan, Asia - 822-253
Aerial view of metropolitan Tokyo at dusk from atop the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-247
Boys wearing costume while participating in the Shunki Reitaisai festival in Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, Asia - 822-279
A mikoshi (portable shrine) being carried to Sensoji Temple during the Sanja Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-287
A tsukubai (stone water basin) with bamboo ladle in a garden at Sanzenin Temple in Ohara, Kyoto, Japan, Asia - 822-229
Picturesque Ukimido Temple pagoda resting on stilts above Lake Biwa in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, Asia - 822-255
Famous Futarasan Shrine Shinkyo (Sacred Bridge) in the town of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Asia - 822-240
Shinkansen bullet train weaving through maze of buildings in the Yurakucho district of downtown Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-302
Passengers riding aboard the Yamanote loop line train that encircles greater metropolitan Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-307
Shibuya crossing in front of the Shibuya train station is one of Tokyo's busiest city centers, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-283
Signpost for Japan National Route 1, or the Old Tokaido Road between Tokyo and Osaka, in Hibiya, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-301
Twin towers of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office building in West Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-236
A mikoshi (portable shrine) being carried through the streets during the Sanja Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-290
Passengers purchasing train tickets from vending machines at the JR Ueno railway station in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-310
Tuna auction under way at Tsukiji Wholesale Fish Market, the world's largest fish market in Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-271
Farmer tending to rice paddy terraces in early spring in mountain village of Hata, Takashima, Shiga, Japan, Asia - 822-254
The Mori Tower at the upscale Roppongi Hills residential and shopping complex in Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-298
A pedestrian street lined with shops and signboards attracts a crowd in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-282
Customers enjoying an outdoor street-side izakaya (drinking establishment) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-288
Tea ceremony utensils at the Yokokan residence of the Matsudaira family in Fukui City, Japan, Asia - 822-53
Stone paving called ishidatami on old Tokaido Road in Shizuoka that once stretched from Tokyo to Kyoto, Shizuoka, Japan - 822-171
Large traditional single-family home in the countryside of Fukui, Japan, Asia - 822-15
Famous Kanidoraku shop and restaurant in the Dotonbori entertainment district of Namba, Osaka, Japan, Asia - 822-204
Samurai in the Odawara Hojo Godai Festival held in May at Odawara Castle in Kanagawa, Japan, Asia - 822-134
Traditional treasure warehouse (kura), beside single-family residence in Fukui, Japan, Asia - 822-14
Famous neon wall with Glico runner advert in Dotonbori district of Namba, Osaka, Japan, Asia - 822-214
A shoebox-sized hotel room less than two metres wide and costing 8,000 Yen ($80.00) in central Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-126
Neatly manicured landscape garden in courtyard of temple in Takufu, Fukui, Japan - 822-13
Tour boat on Dotonbori River glides past shops and restaurants in Namba, Osaka, Japan, Asia - 822-217
Famous neon wall with Glico runner advert in Dotonbori district of Namba, Osaka, Japan, Asia - 822-216
Sagami Kite Festival which boasts the largest kite in Japan at over 14 meters square and 1000 kg in weight, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, Asia - 822-157
View of landscape garden at the Kyu Uchiyamake Samurai house in Echizen-Ono, Fukui, Japan, Asia - 822-45
View of Aoyama-dori Street in the Omotesando neighborhood of the Minato ward, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-110
Man wearing warrior costume posing for photos during a festival in Odawara, Japan, Asia - 822-143
Perimeter wall at Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, in Fukui, Japan, Asia - 822-28
Series 300 Shinkansen bullet trains waiting at Tokyo Station, Tokyo, Japan - 822-1
Japanese horseradish plants (wasabi), growing at the Daio Wasabi Farm in Hotaka, Nagano, Japan - 822-64
Green tea farmers pruning tea bushes in the Makinohara tea fields of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - 822-180
People receiving bowls of tea from the hostess at a Japanese tea ceremony, Japan, Asia - 822-182
The Japanese flag is called the Hinomaru, or sun circle, Japan - 822-77
Monk inside Eiheiji Temple, headquarters of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, Fukui, Japan - 822-24
Odawara Castle, a Hojo clan stronghold until destroyed then rebuilt in the 1960s, Japan - 822-128
1940s era Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane) restaurant alley district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - 822-114
Former Taisha Period Kaichi School, listed as a National Important Cultural Property, in Matsumoto, Japan, Asia - 822-69
The 16th century Matsumoto Castle, mostly original construction and a National Treasure of Japan, Nagano, Japan - 822-71
Close up of green tea leaves growing on the Makinohara tea plantation in Shizuoka, Japan - 822-173