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Travel photo guide to Japan with over 66,000 online photos (and videos) of all 47 prefectures. By Philbert Ono.
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What's New
- Blog: Aomori Nebuta Matsuri and Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri
- Blog: Mother of all Tanabata Festivals in Sendai
- Blog: Horyuji Temple’s Budokan Connection
- Blog: Monkfish in Kita-Ibaraki, tastier than it looks
- Blog: Sanriku Fukko National Park, Iwate
- Blog: Peace Torii of Hakone Shrine, Lake Ashi
- Blog: Japan-Mexico friendship on Onjuku Beach, Chiba
- Blog: Odaiba Olympic Rings in spring
- Blog: Nagara River Ukai Cormorant Fishing in Gifu
- Blog: No more Hakata ningyo dolls in Hakata Station
- Blog: SCMAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya
- Blog: Colorful Goshiki-numa, Kitashiobara, Fukushima
- Blog: Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork, Toyooka
- Blog: Tottori Sand Dunes
- Blog: Usuki Stone Buddhas, Oita
- Blog: Repairing Kumamoto Castle
- Blog: Demise of Tosa Fighting Dog in Kochi
- Video: Tokyo 2020 test events
- Blog: Okinawa Yaeyama Stargazing Guide & Folklore
*Background photo: Miyajima, Hiroshima.
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: Odori Park, Sapporo, 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.
