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Travel photos from Japan including areas around Tokyo and Kobe.
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A portion of the writing in Kanji characters on a granite stone tablet in the Benzaiten Temple in Ueno Park in Tokyo.
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A portion of the writing in Kanji characters on a granite stone tablet in the Benzaiten Temple in Ueno Park in Tokyo.

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  • A portion of a public display in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo of 100 barrels of sake from different makers throughout Japan. The bright colors are characteristic of the traditional marketing.
  • A portion of the writing in Kanji characters on a granite stone tablet in the Benzaiten Temple in Ueno Park in Tokyo.
  • A single seagull is perched on a sign marked "No Fishing" in one of the lakes in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Smoke from incense is used as a traditional part of the purification rituals at Shinto shrines in Japan. The incense burns in an urn at the front entrance to most of the religious sites.
  • Bundles of incense sticks covered in brightly colored paper are for sale at a Shinto shrine in Tokyo are for sale for 100 Japanese yen.
  • Bundles of incense sticks packaged in colorful paper are waiting to be purchased and used at a Shinto shrine in Japan. They are used as part of the ritual purification ceremonies that worshippers follow when visiting the shrine.
  • Two brass purification ladles rest on a bamboo log at a Shinto shrine in Japan. The ladles are used as part of the ritual temizu cleansing by worshippers prior to going into the temple.
  • A seagull is preening or cleaning its feathers while standing on a signpost marked "No Fishing" in the lake at Ueno Park in Tokyo.
  • A tray of anchovies on a tray at a Japanese fish market in Tokyo.
  • A symmetrical abstract view of the sky and a skyscraper through a glass roof at a shopping center in Tokyo. In pure black and white.
  • An ordinary street scene of three men walking in the rain with clear umbrellas in Osaka, Japan through a street of shops during the spring cherry blossom festival.
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