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Japan travel photos and cultural/history guide with over 70,000 online photos (plus videos) of all 47 prefectures. A.I.-generated images are also used for illustrative purposes. By Philbert Ono (Phil Ono).
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*Background photo: "Bird of Happiness" Kounotori Oriental white stork at Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork, Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture.
Prefectures of Japan
Photos of Japan's 47 prefectures (alphabetical order). Prefectures are similar to U.S. states.
*Background photo: Mt. Fuji and Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Destinations
Japan's popular tourist destinations (cities, etc.).
*Background photo: Sapporo Clock Tower, Hokkaido.
Attractions
Some of Japan's popular attractions (castles, gardens, etc.).
- Akihabara
- Akiyoshi-dai
- Amanohashidate
- Aoshima
- Ashikaga Flower Park
- Azuchi Castle
- Beppu Hot Springs
- Chusonji temple
- Daibutsu Great Buddha
- Enryakuji temple
- Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
- Hikone Castle
- Himeji Castle
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
- Horyuji temple
- Iga-ryu Ninja House
- Iimoriyama Hill (Byakkotai)
- Imperial Palace
- Inuyama Castle
- Ise Jingu Grand Shrine
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Japanese Overseas Migration Museum
- Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Snow monkeys)
- JMSDF 1st Service School (Etajima)
- Kairakuen Garden
- Kaiten Memorial Museum
- Kamikochi
- Kanazawa Castle
- Kenrokuen Garden
- Kinkakuji Gold Pavilion
- Kintaikyo Bridge
- Kitano Ijinkan
- Kochi Castle
- Koka Ninja House
- Korakuen Garden
- Kumamoto Castle
- Kurihama Beach
- Lake Biwa Museum
- Matsumoto Castle
- Matsushima
- Miharu Weeping Cherry
- Mt. Aso
- Mt. Fuji
- Nagasaki Peace Park
- Nihondaira
- Nijo Castle
- Nikko Toshogu Shrine
- Odawara Castle
- Osaka Castle
- Ritsurin Park
- Sakurajima
- Sekigahara Battle Historic Site
- Sendai Castle (Aoba Castle)
- Shibamata Taishakuten temple
- Shigaraki Pottery
- Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
- Spa Resort Hawaiians
- Sumo
- Taketomi
- Todaiji temple
- Tokyo Skytree
- Tsutsujigaoka Park
- Usuki Stone Buddhas
- Wakayama Castle
- Yamato Museum
- Yoshinogari Historical Park
*Background photo: Snow monkeys in Nagano.
Festivals
Some of Japan's famous festivals (matsuri) according to month (1–12).
- 1 Budokan Kagami-biraki
- 1 Imamiya Ebisu Shrine Toka Ebisu
- 1 Katsube Shrine Fire Festival
- 1 Setagaya Boro-ichi Rag Fair
- 1 Toka Ebisu (Nishinomiya Shrine)
- 1 Yasaka Shrine Karuta Hajime
- 2 Narita-san Setsubun
- 2 Sapporo Snow Festival
- 2 Takahata Fudoson Setsubun
- 2 Tokyo Marathon
- 2 Yokohama Chinatown Chinese New Year
- 2 Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival
- 2 Zojoji Temple Setsubun
- 3 Honen Fertility Matsuri
- 3 Katsuura Big Hinamatsuri
- 3 Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
- 3 Sagicho Matsuri
- 3 Tagata Shrine Honen Penis Festival
- 4 Goshiki Cherry Blossom Festival
- 4 Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri Oiran Dochu Procession
- 4 Inabe Shrine Oyashiro Matsuri Ageuma
- 4 Kameido Wisteria Festival
- 4 Kanamara Matsuri
- 4 Hamura Tulip Festival
- 4 Nezu Shrine Azalea Festival
- 4 Miyako Odori Cherry Dance
- 4 Nagahama Hikiyama Festival
- 4 Noge Daidogei Festival
- 4 Sanno-sai Festival
- 4 Shirasagi-no-Mai White Heron Dance
- 4 Takayama Matsuri
- 5 Aoi Matsuri
- 5 Asakusa Sanja Matsuri
- 5 Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri Festival
- 5 Kanna Koinobori Festival
- 5 Kurayami Matsuri
- 5 Nikko Toshogu Grand Spring Festival
- 5 Onbashira Matsuri
- 5 Nagara River Ukai Cormorant Fishing
- 5 Yuki Saiden Rice-Planting Festival
- 7 Gion Matsuri
- 7 Yamato Awa Odori
- 8 Asakusa Samba Carnival
- 8 Awa Odori (Tokushima)
- 8 Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri
- 8 Fussa Tanabata Matsuri
- 8 Hachioji Matsuri
- 8 Koenji Awa Odori Dance
- 8 Matsuri Tsukuba and Nebuta Parade
- 8 Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori
- 8 Nebuta Festival
- 8 Sendai Tanabata Matsuri
- 8 Tenjin Matsuri
- 8 Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri
- 9 Kazusa Junisha Matsuri
- 9 Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
- 9 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival
- 10 Kappabashi Matsuri
- 10 Kawagoe Matsuri
- 10 Kyoto Jidai Matsuri
- 11 Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu
- 12 Chichibu Yomatsuri
- 12 Emperor's Birthday
*Background photo: Asakusa geisha and Kaminarimon Gate, Tokyo.
Off the Beaten Path
Japan's less famous places and festivals.
- Maruoka Castle
- Matsuda Cherry Blossoms
- Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin Temple
- Minabe Plum Groves
- Morinji temple
- Neputa Festival
- Nihonmatsu Castle
- Northern Culture Museum
- Odani Castle
- Ofuna Kannon Temple
- Ogaki Castle
- Ogaki Matsuri
- Ohara Hadaka Festival
- Okayama Castle
- Ooagata Jinja Shrine
- Otsu Matsuri
- Sakitama Fire Festival
- Shibata Castle
- Shimada Mage Matsuri
- Showa-machi Giant Kite Festival
- Sunomata Ichiya Castle
- Suo-Oshima island
- Tagata Jinja Shrine
- Takasaki
- Takehana Matsuri
- Takeshima
- Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
- Tokyo Air Raid Museum
- Toro Nagashi (Tsuruga)
- Toyama Castle
- Toyosato Elementary School
- Tsuchiyama Saio Princess Procession
- Tsutsujigaoka Park
- Yanai
- Yoro Falls
- Zuiryuji Temple
*Background photo: Rokkakudo Pavilion in Kita-Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture.
More Images
Photos of people, nature, art, and festivals.
*Background photo: View from Kouri Island, Okinawa.
