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15 Amazing 360° Interactive Panorama Photos of Japan

15 Amazing 360° Interactive Panorama Photos of Japan
From the the web’s largest collection of 360° interactive panoramas – 360Cities – there’s now a brand new way to see the sites of the world, and Japan, online. Forget Google’s Street View, these 360° panoramas ha...

Tokyo National Museum – A Few Hours in the Japanese Gallery

Tokyo National Museum – A Few Hours in the Japanese Gallery
Stay for an hour or spend the whole day, the Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館 Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) gives visitors an insight into the rich and unique history of Japan. The museum conta...

1000 Armed Golden Kannon Statue – Japan Photo of the Month (January 2012)

1000 Armed Golden Kannon Statue – Japan Photo of the Month (January 2012)
With 11 heads to understand the cries of suffering, and 1000 eyes to see it all and 1000 hands to relieve it all, the 1000 armed Senju Kannon (千手觀音) is one of Japan’s favourite forms of Kannon. Seen its golden covere...

Japrish – train commuter etiquette at Harajuku JR station

Japrish – train commuter etiquette at Harajuku JR station
The 9th photo in the Japrish photo compilation (my own version of Engrish) is the second from what could be called a “train commuter’s etiquette” poster we found at Harajuku JR station in Tokyo. Oh the pain... Don't look! Just l...

Pictures of Japan – 10 photos

Pictures of Japan – 10 photos
This is a photo post full of pictures of Japan. These 10 pictures of Japan tell a story of the country, as it is seen by the typical tourist of Japan on their visit to Japan. Geisha & Maiko Unique to Japan with their white faces, extravagant hair...

Japrish – Smokers Etiquette at Harajuku JR Station

Japrish – Smokers Etiquette at Harajuku JR Station
The 8th photo in the Japrish photo compilation (my own version of Engrish) is from what could be called a “train commuter/smoker’s etiquette” poster. This is part of a poster (more shots of it to come later) which we spotted at Hara...

Samurai Statue in Tokyo Imperial Palace Gardens

Samurai Statue in Tokyo Imperial Palace Gardens
This statue is the great samurai, Kusunoki Masashige. The photo is taken in the East Garden outside Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. This photo of the samurai Kusunoki Masashige statue was taken by me 2 years ago, and is my submission for the Japan Ti...

Why travel to Japan? Top 10 reasons to go and visit

Why travel to Japan? Top 10 reasons to go and visit
10 reasons to visit Japan… I am from Australia and recently travelled to Japan for a holiday (UPDATE: I actually live in Japan now… check out my new top 3 reasons to visit Japan list!). In terms of traditions, we borrow from elsewhere,...