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• Home — hero

  Hida Takayama old town streets (48519369602).jpg — Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• About — header

  View towards Hanami-bashi with sakura, Kenroku-en, Kanazawa, 2016.jpg — DimiTalen · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Guides — header

  Mount Fuji from Lake Yamanaka 1994-12-10.jpg — Alpsdake · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• What Makes Japan Smile — header

  The BON festival dance. (4893623796).jpg — MIKI Yoshihito from Sapporo City, Hokkaido, JAPAN · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• How Japan Works — header

  250720 Platform of Shinkansen Mishima Station 04.jpg — Aspere · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Japan by Numbers — header

  Tokyo Tower, Minato City.jpg — David Kernan · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Voices — header

  Sugamo Jizodori Shopping Street under the COVID-19 pandemic.jpg — Pcs34560 at Japanese Wikipedia · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Compare lens (Shinkansen platform)

  Shinkansen platform at Tokyo Station 22.jpg — Syced · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-or-Kyoto module, Tokyo side (Nishi-Shinjuku skyline with Mt Fuji)

  Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January (revised).jpg — Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-or-Kyoto module, Kyoto side (Kinkaku-ji reflection)

  Water reflection of Kinkaku-ji Temple a sunny day, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — North-or-south module hero (Japan from space, archipelago sweeping to Hokkaido)

  Satellite View of Japan 1999.jpg — SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — North-or-south module, north side (drift-ice train, Senmo Line, Hokkaido)

  JRH Senmo-main-line Kiha40 Drift-ice.jpg — MaedaAkihiko · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — North-or-south module, south side (Mount Aso crater, Kyushu)

  Mount Aso 2010-05 01.jpg — STA3816 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Who lens (Higashiyama, Kyoto)

  Pedestrian road with pavements, paper umbrellas and people in yukata, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Where to go lens (Shirakawa-go)

  Gassho-zukuri farmhouse-01.jpg — Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — When to come lens (Daigo-ji autumn maple)

  Momiji Daigoji5.JPG — Peter 111 at French Wikipedia · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Second-trip-deeper module hero (Kotojitoro lantern, Kenrokuen, Kanazawa, in winter)

  Kenroku-en-winter-lantern.jpg — tab2_dawa · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Second-trip-deeper module, region door (Hida-Takayama old town)

  Hida Takayama old town streets (48519369177).jpg — Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Second-trip-deeper module, city door (Yanaka lane, Tokyo)

  Tokyo - Yanaka 141A.jpg — Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Second-trip-deeper module, thread door (Ginzan Onsen at night)

  Ginzan Onsen - Inns (Ginzan Onsen, Yamagata), 2015-03-07 by Eiji Kikuta.jpg — Eiji Kikuta (AG2016) from Sendai, Japan · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kansai module hero (Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto)

  Yasaka-dori early morning with street lanterns and the Tower of Yasaka (Hokan-ji Temple), Kyoto, Japan.jpg — Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kansai module Day 1 (Fushimi Inari)

  Torii Gates At Fushimi Inari Taisha (129796595).jpeg — Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kansai module Day 2 (Arashiyama bamboo)

  Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.jpg — Mitchwandrew · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kansai module Day 3 (Nara deer)

  Fawn's in Nara.jpg — Csiiiyu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kansai module Day 4 (Dotonbori at night)

  Dotonbori, Osaka, at night, November 2016.jpg — Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kanto module hero (Tokyo Tower at night)

  Illuminated buildings and Tokyo Tower at night - Cityscape in Minato-ku, Tokyo (2017-03 by Walkerssk @Pixabay 2138168).jpg — Walkerssk from Slovakia · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kanto module Day 1 (Kaminarimon, Senso-ji)

  Asakusa Sensoji Kaminarimon 2012.JPG — Kakidai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kanto module Day 2 (Meiji Jingu torii)

  Meiji-jingu-gate.jpg — Nightcrafter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kanto module Day 3 (Great Buddha of Kamakura)

  KamakuraDaibutsuSlide.jpg — Unknown · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kanto module Day 4 (Yomeimon gate, Nikko Toshogu)

  Nikko toshogu yomeimon gate ver1.jpg — Koichi Sato · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chubu module hero (Ogimachi village, Shirakawa-go)

  Shirakawa-go Full view.jpg — MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chubu module Day 1 (Matsumoto Castle)

  Matsumoto Castle05s5s4592.jpg — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chubu module Day 2 (Kamisannomachi, Takayama)

  Kamisannomachi, Takayama City 2015.jpg — Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chubu module Day 3 (Gassho-zukuri farmhouses, Shirakawa-go)

  Gassho-zukuri farmhouse-01.jpg — Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chubu module Day 4 (Kotoji lantern, Kenrokuen, Kanazawa)

  Kotojitoro lantern in Kenrokuen (Kanazawa, Japan) (2443616689).jpg — KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyushu module hero (Dazaifu Tenmangu bridge)

  Dazaifu Tenmangu bridge.jpg — Josh Berglund · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyushu module Day 1 (Fukuoka yatai, Nakasu)

  Nakasu Yatai Stalls (19979437930).jpg — Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyushu module Day 2 (Nagasaki night view from Mt Inasa)

  Nagasaki, viewed from Mount Inasayama; January 2013.jpg — Konstantin Leonov · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyushu module Day 3 (Kumamoto Castle keep tower)

  Kumamoto Castle Keep Tower 20221022-1.jpg — Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyushu module Day 4 (Kagoshima cityscape and Sakurajima)

  Kagoshima cityscape against the background of Sakurajima volcano. Japan, East Asia.jpg — Mstyslav Chernov/Unframe/www.unframe.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chugoku/Setouchi module hero (Itsukushima floating torii at sunset, Miyajima)

  Itsukushima-jinja torii at sunset, Miyajima, Japan, 20240816 1832 4167.jpg — Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chugoku/Setouchi module Day 1 (Korakuen garden and Okayama Castle)

  Korakuen (japanese garden) and Okayama castle.jpg — Motokoka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chugoku/Setouchi module Day 2 (Naoshima ferry terminal, Miyanoura)

  Miyanoura port06s3872.jpg — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chugoku/Setouchi module Day 3 (Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyasu River, Hiroshima)

  Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyaso River, Hiroshima, Northwest view 20190417 1.jpg — DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Chugoku/Setouchi module Day 4 (Itsukushima Shrine pavilion and torii, Miyajima)

  Miyajima Itsukushima Shrine Portal.jpg — Bo-deh (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Okinawa module hero (Cape Manzamo coral cliff, Onna)

  Onna Okinawa Japan Cape-Manzamo-01.jpg — CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Okinawa module Day 1 (Shureimon gate, Shuri Castle)

  Shureimon 20150211.jpg — Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Okinawa module Day 2 (turquoise reef beach, Okinawa west coast)

  Okinawa beach 3.jpg — Mokkie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Okinawa module Day 3 (Kuroshio Sea tank, Churaumi Aquarium)

  Churaumi Aquarium main tank 'Kuroshio Sea'.jpg — Megapixie · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Okinawa module Day 4 (Sangui triangular rock, Sefa-utaki, Nanjo)

  Sangui (Triangle Rock) of Sefa-Utaki 2.jpg — そらみみ (Soramimi) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Hokkaido module hero (Farm Tomita flower fields, Furano)

  JP Hokkaido Furano lavender.jpg — titanium22 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Hokkaido module Day 1 (Sapporo TV Tower and Odori Park at night)

  Sapporo TV Tower and Odori park.JPG — Qiuqizhenghong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Hokkaido module Day 2 (Otaru Canal stone warehouses)

  Otaru Canal 20140817.jpg — Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Hokkaido module Day 3 (Shirogane Blue Pond, Biei)

  Shirogane Blue Pond, Biei, Hokkaido Japan.jpg — AndyLeungHK · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Hokkaido module Day 4 (Jigokudani Hell Valley, Noboribetsu Onsen)

  Jigokudani (Hell Valley), Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido, April 2023 09.jpg — Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Hokkaido module Day 5 (Hakodate night view from Mount Hakodate)

  Hakodate night view (51973442055).jpg — Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Castles module — hero (Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle above a sea of clouds)

  Bitchu Matsuyama Casle observatory202111-1.jpg — Jogungagon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Castles module — Day 1 (Osaka Castle keep and moat)

  Tenshu and Inner Moat of Osaka Castle 1.jpg — Soramimi (そらみみ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Castles module — Day 2 (Himeji Castle)

  Himeji Castle 0804 1.jpg — Gorgo · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Castles module — Day 3 (Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle keep)

  Bitchu Matsuyama Castle 1.JPG — Reggaeman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Castles module — Day 4 (Marugame Castle and its stone walls)

  Marugame Castle 002.JPG — Reggaeman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Castles module — Day 5 (Matsuyama Castle)

  Matsuyama Castle Main.jpg — Urashimataro · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Castles module — Day 6 (Kochi Castle)

  Kochi Castle08s3872.jpg — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kids-first-trip module hero (Hozomon and five-story pagoda, Senso-ji)

  Hōzōmon and five-story pagoda.jpg — Kanon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kids-first-trip module Day 1 (Hozomon from Nakamise, Asakusa)

  Hozomon Gate, Tokyo, South view from Nakamise Shopping Street 20190420 1.jpg — DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kids-first-trip module Day 2 (Rainbow Bridge from Odaiba)

  Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo 20190210.jpg — Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kids-first-trip module Day 3 (Shinobazu Pond and Benten-do, Ueno Park)

  Shinobazu Pond @ Ueno Park (14041716455).jpg — Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kids-first-trip module Day 4 (Great Buddha of Kamakura, Kotoku-in)

  Le Grand Bouddha du Kotoku-in (Kamakura, Japon) (42096289494).jpg — Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Solo-first-trip module hero (Senbon-torii gate corridor, Fushimi Inari)

  Fushimi-Inari-Shrine-Senbon-Torii-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg — Luka Peternel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Solo-first-trip module Day 1 (Senso-ji at night, Asakusa)

  Sensoji at night.JPG — Kakidai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Solo-first-trip module Day 2 (Meiji Jingu forest torii)

  Meiji-jingu Torii 1.jpg — Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Solo-first-trip module Day 3 (Mount Fuji and Tokaido Shinkansen)

  Mount Fuji and Shinkansen N700.jpg — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Solo-first-trip module Day 4 (Nishiki Market covered arcade, Kyoto)

  Nishiki ichiba kyoto.jpg — Pitan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Solo-first-trip module Day 5 (resting sika deer, Nara Park)

  Sika Deer in Nara, Japan, 20240819 1546 4782.jpg — Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Koyo-trip module hero (Tsutenkyo bridge and autumn maples, Tofuku-ji, Kyoto)

  Tofukuji-bridge-autumn-2017-Luka-Peternel.jpg — Luka Peternel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Koyo-trip module Day 1 (Eikando autumn evening illumination, Higashiyama, Kyoto)

  Zenrinji Eikando 20161113-1.jpg — Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Koyo-trip module Day 2 (Togetsukyo bridge and autumn Arashiyama, Kyoto)

  ArashiyamaTogetsukyo Kyoto.jpg — Kentagon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Koyo-trip module Day 3 (Jingo-ji temple hall and maples, Mt Takao, Kyoto)

  Jingoji Kyoto Kyoto15s3s4500.jpg — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — First-region-kanto-or-kansai module hero (Tokaido Shinkansen passing Mount Fuji)

  Series-N700a-Mt.Fuji.jpg — MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Sakura-trip module hero (cherry blossom across the slopes of Mt Yoshino and Kinpusen-ji, Nara)

  桜満開の吉野山と金峯山寺.jpg — Ibamoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Sakura-trip module Day 1 (Meguro River cherry blossom evening illumination, Tokyo)

  Meguro River Cherry Blossom Illumination.png — Manish Prabhune · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Sakura-trip module Day 2 (yozakura, night cherry blossom, Kyoto)

  Yozakura cluster.jpg — Japanexperterna.se · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Sakura-trip module Day 3 (cherry blossom along the Philosopher's Path canal, Higashiyama, Kyoto)

  Cherry Blossom @ Philosopher's Path ,Kyoto - panoramio.jpg — ::::=UT=:::: · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Sakura-trip module Day 4 (Ninna-ji five-storied pagoda above the Omuro cherry blossom, Kyoto)

  御室桜に浮かぶ仁和寺五重塔.JPG — Bergmann · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Couples-first-trip module hero (Lake Ashinoko torii and Mount Fuji, Hakone)

  Lake Ashi & Mt Fuji & Hakone Shrine.jpg — Charlie fong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Couples-first-trip module Day 1 (Kaminarimon at night, Senso-ji, Asakusa)

  Kaminarimon the Thunder Gate by night (9412266136).jpg — Maarten Heerlien · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Couples-first-trip module Day 2 (Golden Gai lantern alley at night, Shinjuku)

  2024-10-20 Shinjuku Golden Gai at night.jpg — Alexkom000 · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Couples-first-trip module Day 3 (open-air onsen rotenburo, Nigorigo Onsen)

  Outdoor hot spring bath in Nigorigo Onsen.jpg — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Couples-first-trip module Day 4 (Kamogawa noryo-yuka riverside terraces at dusk, Kyoto)

  Noryo-yuka at a traditional restaurant of Kyoto by yajico.jpg — yajico · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Couples-first-trip module Day 5 (Arashiyama bamboo grove path)

  Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.jpg — Mitchwandrew · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Winter-trip module hero (a snow monkey resting at a hot-spring edge, Jigokudani, Nagano)

  Wild Winter Primates (Unsplash).jpg — nomao saeki (saekinomao) · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Winter-trip module Day 1 (Marunouchi winter illumination, Tokyo)

  Light decoration in Marunouchi, Tokyo (11153980263).jpg — Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Winter-trip module Day 2 (snow monkeys soaking, Jigokudani Yaen-koen)

  Snow Monkeys at Jigokudani Monkey Park, Japan.jpg — Kelly Drewett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Winter-trip module Day 3 (Kenrokuen under snow with yukitsuri, Kanazawa)

  Kenrokuen in winter 01.jpg — yosi.nakao from Japan · CC BY-SA 2.1 jp · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Winter-trip module Day 4 (snow on Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto)

  Snowfall at Golden pavillion in kyoto.jpeg — Manish Prabhune · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Summer-festival-trip module hero (summer fireworks over a river at night, Sumida River, Tokyo)

  Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival 2023 (53329158504).jpg — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Summer-festival-trip module Day 1 (Gion Matsuri floats on a downtown Kyoto street)

  Gion Matsuri-01.jpg — Z3144228 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Summer-festival-trip module Day 2 (Gion Matsuri Yamaboko Junko float procession, Kyoto)

  Gion Matsuri 2017-5.jpg — 江戸村のとくぞう · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Summer-festival-trip module Day 3 (Tenjin Matsuri river procession boats on the Okawa, Osaka)

  Tenjinmatsuri 2009 Tenjinbashi DSCN7182 20090725.JPG — Ogiyoshisan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Summer-festival-trip module Day 4 (bon-odori lanterns and a drum-tower yagura at night)

  盆踊り会場 01.jpg — All Cat · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — How-many-days module hero (Northern Japan Alps snow panorama)

  Northern Alps panorama (53618714960).jpg — Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — How-many-days module, a-week door (Ryoanji rock garden, Kyoto)

  RyoanJi-Dry garden.jpg — Stephane D'Alu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — How-many-days module, ten-days door (N700S Shinkansen past tea fields, Kikugawa)

  Tokaido-Shinkansen N700S Kikugawa.jpg — MaedaAkihiko · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — How-many-days module, two-weeks door (Lake Mashu, eastern Hokkaido)

  Mashu (6035585600).jpg — Makoto Nakashima · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tohoku module hero (Oirase Gorge autumn)

  Oirase Stream, Towada-Hachimantai National Park, Japan.jpg — OKJaguar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tohoku module Day 1 (Matsushima Bay islands)

  Matsushima miyagi z.JPG — Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tohoku module Day 2 (Yamadera cliffside hall)

  Risshakuji Temple.jpg — Yamagata City Sightseeing Association · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tohoku module Day 3 (Motsu-ji Pure Land garden)

  Oizumi ga Ike Pond - Motsuji, Hiraizumi, Iwate - DSC04385.jpg — Daderot · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tohoku module Day 4 (Nebuta float, Aomori)

  2025 Aomori Nebuta Festival float 1.jpg — Hiart · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tohoku module Day 5 (Lake Towada)

  Lake Towada from Ohanabe 2008.jpg — Soica2001 · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Shikoku module hero (Great Seto Bridge over the Seto Inland Sea)

  JP-Kagawa-Great-Seto-Bridge-Minami Bisan-Seto-Bridge.jpg — Kanchi1979 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Shikoku module Day 1 (Engetsukyo bridge, Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu)

  偃月橋 Engetsukyo Bridge - panoramio.jpg — lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Shikoku module Day 2 (Iya vine bridge in snow, Tokushima)

  Vine bridge in Iya Valley 0688.jpg — John.E.Robertson · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Shikoku module Day 3 (Katsurahama beach, Kochi)

  Kochi Katsurahama Daytime 1.JPG — 京浜にけ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Shikoku module Day 4 (Matsuyama Castle keep, Ehime)

  Matsuyama Matsuyama-jo Keep Exterior 05.jpg — Zairon · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Shikoku module Day 5 (Dogo Onsen Honkan at dusk, Matsuyama)

  Dogo onsen honkan long exposure.jpg — Japanexperterna.se · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — San-in module hero (Yomegashima islet at sunset over Lake Shinji, Matsue)

  Lake-Shinji Yomegashima sunset.jpg — MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — San-in module Day 1 (Tottori Sand Dunes)

  Tottori-Sakyu Tottori Japan.JPG — Hashi photo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — San-in module Day 2 (Matsue Castle keep at dawn)

  Shimane-Matsue Castle-xl.jpg — Shimane Prefecture (島根県) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — San-in module Day 3 (Izumo Taisha main sanctuary, the honden)

  Honden of Izumo-taisha-1.JPG — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — San-in module Day 4 (Omori town, Iwami Ginzan silver-mine valley)

  180504 Omori of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Oda Shimane pref Japan01bs4.jpg — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Open-port-cities module hero (Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse and Mt Hakodate)

  Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01n.jpg — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Open-port-cities module Day 1 (Motomachi Catholic Church, Hakodate)

  Motomachi Catholic Church in Hakodate Hokkaido Japan01n.jpg — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Open-port-cities module Day 2 (Weathercock House, Kitano, Kobe, at night)

  Weathercock House Kobe Kitano Ijinkan 風見鶏の館（旧トーマス住宅）.jpg — Manish Prabhune · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Open-port-cities module Day 3 (Dejima reconstructed trading post, Nagasaki)

  View of the Former Dutch Trading Post on Dejima from Tamae Bridge, Nagasaki, 20240815 1459 3716.jpg — Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-deep module hero (stone-paved alley off Kagurazaka-dori, Tokyo)

  Kagurazaka path 2009.JPG — Kamemaru2000 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-deep module Day 1 (a cat in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo)

  Cat @ Yanaka Cemetery @ Nippori @ Tokyo (10621466246).jpg — Guilhem Vellut · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-deep module Day 2 (a quiet stone-paved alley in Kagurazaka, Tokyo)

  Kagurazaka path.jpg — Kazuhiko Maeda · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-deep module Day 3 (a golden ginkgo tree in Kiyosumi Garden, Tokyo)

  Kiyosumi Garden (11301967585).jpg — Guilhem Vellut · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-deep module Day 4 (children's kimono displayed in a Shimokitazawa shop window, Tokyo)

  Traditional in Shimokitazawa (53416659586).jpg — Stephen Kelly · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Tokyo-deep module Day 5 (wooden footbridge over the pond in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo)

  Wooden footbridge in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo, Japan, a sunny day with blue sky.jpg — Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyoto-deep module hero (Nanzen-ji Suirokaku brick aqueduct, Kyoto)

  251213 Nanzen-ji Suirokaku Kyoto Japan01s3.jpg — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyoto-deep module Day 1 (stepping stones at the Kamogawa Delta, Kyoto)

  Demachi stepping stones, Kamo river, Kyoto - Jun 24, 2006.jpg — masatsu · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyoto-deep module Day 2 (the Philosopher's Path canal under cherry blossom, Kyoto)

  The Philosophers Walk is about 2km long and runs along a canal.jpg — shankar s. · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyoto-deep module Day 3 (Ryoan-ji's empty rock garden, Kyoto)

  Ryoan-ji-Garden-2018.jpg — Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

• Plan — Kyoto-deep module Day 4 (lantern-lined stone stairway, Kibune Shrine)

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