JAPAN PHOTOS by Philbert Ono

Pictures of Japanese festivals held in January. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri01

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 85 linked files, 86 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Feb. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri2

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 52 linked files, 53 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Mar. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri3

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 56 linked files, 57 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Apr. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri4

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 66 linked files, 67 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in May. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri5

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 119 linked files, 120 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in June. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri6

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 25 linked files, 26 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in July. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri7

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 48 linked files, 49 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Aug. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri8

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 77 linked files, 78 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Sept. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri9

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 37 linked files, 38 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Oct. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri10

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 40 linked files, 41 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Nov. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri11

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 33 linked files, 34 files total
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Pictures of Japanese festivals held in Dec. The images are taken from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP and are in random order.
matsuri12

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 23 linked files, 24 files total
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Pictures of women in kimono taken from various albums.
kimonobijin

5 files, last one added on Nov 24, 2006, 109 linked files, 114 files total
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Pictures of geisha, geiko, maiko, and hangyoku from various albums. Random order.
japangeisha

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 73 linked files, 74 files total
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Women at various festivals. In random order.
matsuribijin

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 104 linked files, 105 files total
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Pictures of samurai, people dressed as samurai, and other related images from various albums. In random order.
japansamurai

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 70 linked files, 71 files total
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Fashion models, trade show attendants, etc.
japanfashion

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 53 linked files, 54 files total
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Costume players dressed as manga, anime, or video game characters.
japancosplayer

24 files, last one added on Jul 15, 2009, 41 linked files, 65 files total
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Pictures of junior high and high school students taken from various albums. In random order.
japanteen

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 24 linked files, 25 files total
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Cute children and children in kimono from various albums. In random order.
japanchild

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 127 linked files, 128 files total
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Pictures of famous people in Japan from various albums. In random order.
japanceleb

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 61 linked files, 62 files total
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Sports athletes including martial artists (except sumo).
japansports

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 46 linked files, 47 files total
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Pictures of shrine and temple priests from various albums.
japanpriest

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 40 linked files, 41 files total
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Pictures of Japanese castles from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP. Click on a thumbnail to see more photos of that castle.
japancastle

1 files, last one added on Mar 16, 2006, 163 linked files, 164 files total
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Random pictures of Shinto shrines and torii from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP.
japanshrine

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Random pictures of Buddhist temples from various albums at PHOTOGUIDE.JP.
japantemple

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 178 linked files, 179 files total
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Pictures of homes, palaces, villas, and inns from various albums.
japanhouse

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Interesting train station buildings in Japan. japaneki

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Pictures of other buildings in Japan.
japanbuilding

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 110 linked files, 111 files total
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Photos of mountains in Japan taken from various albums. In random order.
japanmt

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 61 linked files, 62 files total
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Photos of lakes and ponds in Japan taken from various albums. In random order.
japanlake

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Photos of the ocean, coasts, and beaches in Japan taken from various albums. In random order.
japanocean

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Photos of rivers and waterfalls in Japan. In random order taken from various albums.
japanriver

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 41 linked files, 42 files total
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Photos of gardens and trees in Japan taken from various albums. In random order.
japangarden

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Photos of flowers in Japan taken from various albums. In random order.
japanflower

13 files, last one added on Jan 02, 2007, 195 linked files, 208 files total
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Photos of Japan's National Parks taken from various albums. In random order.
japannationalpark

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Photos of wildlife in Japan taken from various albums. In random order.
japanwildlife

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Photos of spring in Japan. From various albums.
japanharu

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 56 linked files, 57 files total
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Photos of summer in Japan. From various albums.
japannatsu

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Photos of autumn in Japan. From various albums.
japanaki

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 59 linked files, 60 files total
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Photos of winter in Japan. From various albums.
japanfuyu

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 23 linked files, 24 files total
Album viewed 771 times

Photos of sculpture from various albums. In random order.
japansculpture

2 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2009, 249 linked files, 251 files total
Album viewed 1394 times

Photos of paintings from various albums. In random order.
japanpaint

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 50 linked files, 51 files total
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Beautiful and artistic work in Japanese products. Automobiles, trains, etc. japandesign

0 files, 107 linked files, 107 files total
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Japan has about 15 million manholes, mainly for sewage. Every city and town in Japan have their own uniquely-designed manholes. Some are colorfully painted. Three million manholes are worn out and need to be replaced. Those can be quite slippery so be careful.

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The 2nd World Baseball Classic's Asia Round was held in March 2009. This game was between Korea and China on March 8, 2009 at Tokyo Dome.

34 files, last one added on Mar 22, 2009
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The first WBC game in the Asia Round kicked off on March 3, 2006 at Tokyo Dome. In the second game that day, Japan played and defeated its first opponent, China. The main attraction was Ichiro.

21 files, last one added on Mar 10, 2006
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Pictures of fans attending the 2002 World Cup soccer games in Osaka, Kobe, Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa (Brazil vs. England on on June 21, 2002), and the final match at International Stadium in Yokohama on June 30, 2002 (Brazil vs. Germany). Photos taken by Kjeld Duits, Mariko Hinaga, and Philbert Ono.

47 files, last one added on Sep 16, 2008
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Photos of competitive college rowers at major rowing races, especially at Lake Biwa.

1 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2008, 49 linked files, 50 files total
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Built in 1985, the Ryogoku Kokugikan is a modern, spacious, and well-designed sumo arena where three of the six Grand Sumo tournaments are held. In January, May, and September, Tokyoites can see sumo live and enjoy numerous things inside the facility.

89 files, last one added on Jan 29, 2013
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Photos of a Grand Sumo Tournament. These pictures aim to give you an idea of what you see at a real sumo tournament at the Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo. The colorful ring-entering ceremony by the top two divisions (Makunouchi and Juryo) as well as by the yokozuna. See a few sumo matches fought by foreign wrestlers as well.

193 files, last one added on Jan 29, 2013
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On Oct. 17, 2008, the Ozumo Maibara Basho exhibition sumo tournament was held at Green Park Santo in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture. Most of the famous sumo stars came and showed their stuff including Yokozuna Hakuho; Ozeki Chiyotaikai, Kotomitsuki, Kotooshu, and Kaio; Takamisakari, Baruto, Kisenosato, and Homasho. It has been nine years since they came to Shiga for an exhibition tournament.

134 files, last one added on Nov 08, 2008
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Yokozuna Musashimaru, the last of the Hawaiian sumo greats, held his retirement ceremony on Oct. 2, 2004 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo. His departure marks the end of the Hawaii's Golden Age of Sumo. For the first time since 1968, sumo in Japan is without a wrestler from Hawaii. Also see the video at YouTube.

97 files, last one added on Apr 08, 2006
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Sumo practice at the Kokugikan sumo arena in Ryogoku, Tokyo. The practice, held before the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, was open to the public on April 29, 2005. Surprisingly, about 8,000 people attended, taking advantage of free admission. Also see the video at YouTube.

33 files, last one added on May 03, 2005
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Top sumo wrestlers from various albums. In random order.
japansumo

1 files, last one added on Sep 21, 2006, 87 linked files, 88 files total
Album viewed 950 times

Pictures of Japanese food.
japanfood

55 files, last one added on Sep 27, 2016, 64 linked files, 119 files total
Album viewed 930 times

Japanese sweets, desserts, and confections.
japansweets

7 files, last one added on Feb 11, 2014, 10 linked files, 17 files total
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One of the enduring symbols of Japan, the geisha and maiko were very popular subjects for tourist postcards at the turn of the 20th century. Here are some postcards showing geisha (called geiko in Kyoto) and maiko (apprentice geisha). Includes postcards of my favorite girl, the Laughing Geisha.

72 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2008
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You've heard it before: "The most important bilateral relationship in the world." (According to the late US Ambassador to Japan, Mike Mansfield.) Well, for me it's very important because of my dual Japanese and American heritage. With these postcards, I've traced some of the history of Japan-U.S. relations starting with Commodore Mathew Perry's landing in 1853.

22 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2008
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Other vintage postcards in my collection include Japanese children and scenic views. Children were another facet of Japan that fascinated early foreign tourists in Japan. Children dressed in kimono and those babysitting their younger siblings were the most popular. Most of the scenic cards are oil-painted. (If I could paint, I would rather be a painter than a photographer.)

22 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2008
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A quick, illustrated introduction to Japanese postcards. It centers on how to date vintage postcards by checking postmarks and other characteristics.

12 files, last one added on Sep 19, 2008
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