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Mt. Fuji stands 3,776 m tall — and it is still an active volcano.
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Kiyomizu-dera’s wooden stage rising above a hillside of red and orange autumn maples in Kyoto
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- Martin Falbisoner
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Kiyomizu-dera and its pagoda lit up at night above illuminated autumn leaves, with the Kyoto skyline beyond
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- Martin Falbisoner
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
A path through rows of vermilion torii gates with a stone lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto
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- Basile Morin
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Crowds crossing the Shibuya Scramble Crossing in Tokyo from every direction
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- Benh LIEU SONG
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- CC BY-SA 2.0
Neon signs reflected in the Dotonbori canal at night in Osaka
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- Sakai Yayoi
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- CC0
The five-story Chureito Pagoda with snow-capped Mount Fuji behind it
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- Benh LIEU SONG
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- CC BY-SA 2.0
Snowy Ginzan Onsen at night, with gas lamps and wooden ryokan lining the river
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- さかおり (Sakaori)
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Performers raising a golden dragon on poles during the Jaodori dragon dance at Nagasaki Kunchi
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- Marine-Blue
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Four ornate yatai floats lined up before a large crowd at the Takayama Festival
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- Chme82
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
A tall festival float topped with a Yamato Takeru figure passing old storehouse buildings at the Kawagoe Festival
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- 江戸村のとくぞう
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
An ox-drawn court carriage and participants in Heian-era costume parading through Kyoto during the Jidai Matsuri
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- Peter 111 at French Wikipedia
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- Public domain
The richly carved Nakamachi and Kamimachi floats passing each other at the Chichibu Night Festival
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- Katorisi
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- CC BY 4.0
Karatsu Kunchi hikiyama floats, including a giant red sea bream, lined up in the Hikiyama Exhibition Hall
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- Pekachu
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Illuminated ice sculptures at night with the Sapporo TV Tower and lit-up trees behind, at the Sapporo Snow Festival
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- Materialscientist
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
Giant torches showering sparks along the balcony of Nigatsu-do at Todai-ji during the Omizutori (Shuni-e) ceremony
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- ignis
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
Cherry trees in full bloom arching over the Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo, with a rowboat on the water
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- Kirin7739
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- CC BY 4.0
A packed crowd around a golden mikoshi in front of Senso-ji, with the Hozomon gate behind, during Sanja Matsuri
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- Torsodog
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
The Aoi Matsuri procession in Heian court dress with flower-decorated parasols on the Kyoto Imperial Palace grounds
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- Japanexperterna
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
Tall yamaboko floats with towering spear tips being pulled along Oike-dori during Gion Matsuri
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- 江戸村のとくぞう
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
A lantern-covered boat glowing on the river at night during the Tenjin Matsuri boat procession in Osaka
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- Mr.ちゅらさん
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- CC0
Fireworks bursting over the Sumida River beside the illuminated Tokyo Skytree
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- 桜庭シェリー
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
A giant illuminated nebuta float depicting warriors from the Suikoden glowing at night in the Aomori Nebuta Festival
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- Fisherman
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
Tall bamboo poles hung with dozens of glowing lanterns raised high at night during the Akita Kanto Festival
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- 掬茶
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Rows of Awa Odori dancers in matching costumes and straw hats performing along a street in Tokushima
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- Ann Lee
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- CC BY-SA 2.0
The giant fire character for “great” blazing on Mount Nyoigatake in the night sky during Kyoto Gozan no Okuribi
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- 佐野宇久井
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
A carved wooden danjiri cart pulled through the street by a team in white happi coats, with a leader on its roof, at the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival
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- Kounosu
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
A massive plain wooden torii gate over a gravel path through the forest of Meiji Jingu in Tokyo
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- Zairon
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Bearers in matching happi coats carrying a golden mikoshi into the grounds of Kanda Myojin during Kanda Matsuri
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- 江戸村のとくぞう
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
Colorful paper streamer decorations hanging along a street in central Sendai during the Tanabata Festival
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- 掬茶
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- CC BY-SA 4.0
A decorated kakiyama float carried through the streets of Fukuoka by a team in happi coats during Hakata Gion Yamakasa
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- ぱちょぴ（pacyopi）
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- CC BY-SA 3.0
The pond garden of Eikando in Kyoto framed by red autumn maples, with a pagoda on the hillside behind
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- lumoplank
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- CC0
Ornate yatai floats from two neighborhoods raised above the crowd outside the shrine gate at the Nada no Kenka Festival in Himeji
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- Corpse Reviver
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- CC BY-SA 3.0