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  • Breakfast at Tsukiji Kagura Sushi, in the Tsukiji Outer Market, Tokyo, Japan. In Central Tokyo southeast of Ginza.
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  • Odd seafood in Tsukiji Outer Market In Central Tokyo southeast of Ginza, Honshu, Japan.
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  • Odd seafood in Tsukiji Outer Market In Central Tokyo southeast of Ginza, Honshu, Japan.
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  • Tall buildings in Ginza in Central Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Imposing, closely-fitting rock wall polygons. Tokyo Imperial Palace and Garden, the current residence of Japan's Imperial Family. The current Imperial Palace is on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. Edo Castle was formerly the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603-1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country's capital and Imperial Residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.
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  • Tokyo Imperial Palace and Garden, the current residence of Japan's Imperial Family. The current Imperial Palace is on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. Edo Castle was formerly the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603-1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country's capital and Imperial Residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.
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  • Guard at Tokyo Imperial Palace and Garden, the current residence of Japan's Imperial Family. The current Imperial Palace is on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. Edo Castle was formerly the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603-1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country's capital and Imperial Residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.
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  • Skyscrapers rise above Tokyo Imperial Garden, Japan. Tokyo Imperial Palace and Garden, the current residence of Japan's Imperial Family. The current Imperial Palace is on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. Edo Castle was formerly the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603-1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country's capital and Imperial Residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.
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  • Skyscrapers rise above Tokyo Imperial Garden, Japan. Tokyo Imperial Palace and Garden, the current residence of Japan's Imperial Family. The current Imperial Palace is on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. Edo Castle was formerly the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603-1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country's capital and Imperial Residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.
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  • Tokyo Imperial Palace and Garden, the current residence of Japan's Imperial Family. The current Imperial Palace is on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. Edo Castle was formerly the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603-1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country's capital and Imperial Residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. In 1888 construction of a new Imperial Palace was completed. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.
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  • Tokyo International Forum is a multi-purpose exhibition center built in 1996 with striking architecture. It is adjacent to Yurakucho Station near the Yurakucho business district, but is administratively in the Marunouchi district in Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Tokyo International Forum is a multi-purpose exhibition center built in 1996 with striking architecture. It is adjacent to Yurakucho Station near the Yurakucho business district, but is administratively in the Marunouchi district in Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Tokyo International Forum is a multi-purpose exhibition center built in 1996 with striking architecture. It is adjacent to Yurakucho Station near the Yurakucho business district, but is administratively in the Marunouchi district in Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Shown here in a Sony Showroom in Ginza, Sony Aibo model ERS-1000 robotic dog was launched in January 2018 (as the fourth generation of AIBO models which were first introduced to consumers in 1999). Sony's AIBO (or aibo, Artificial Intelligence Robot, homonymous with aibō, "pal" or "partner" in Japanese) is a series of robotic pets. It requires an always-on internet connection to function fully and comes with an LTE SIM card and monthly subscription service to support interaction and learning in the cloud.
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  • A courtesan of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarters in Edo (now Tokyo) is contrasted with an image of Mount Koya and an accompanying poem in the upper right. By Kitagaw Utamaro (1735?-1806). The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest and largest of Japan's top-level national museums. Located in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Yoroi type samurai armor, with purple lacing in the saka omodaka style, by Zennosuke in the Meiji era, 1900s. The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest and largest of Japan's top-level national museums. Located in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Zen Patriarch Linji (Study) dated 1897 (Meiji 30) by Hasimoto Gaho (1835-1908), pencil and ink on paper.  The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest and largest of Japan's top-level national museums. Located in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Ueno Toshogu shrine, Tokyo, Japan. Ueno Toshogu Shrine was built in 1651 and is one of many in Japan dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Edo Shogunate.
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  • Children mimic a rolling Japanese statue in a street near popular Buddhist temple Sensoji (or Asakusa Kannon Temple) in Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Japanese women in kimonos in Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • 5-storied pagoda. Founded in 645 AD, the popular Buddhist temple Sensoji (or Asakusa Kannon Temple) was completely rebuilt several times, mostly after World War II, in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Japanese girls in kimonos in Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Incense (osenko) is burned for healing power at Japanese temples. Founded in 645 AD, the popular Buddhist temple Sensoji (or Asakusa Kannon Temple) was completely rebuilt several times, mostly after World War II, in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Founded in 645 AD, the popular Buddhist temple Sensoji (or Asakusa Kannon Temple) was completely rebuilt several times, mostly after World War II, in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Founded in 645 AD, the popular Buddhist temple Sensoji (or Asakusa Kannon Temple) was completely rebuilt several times, mostly after World War II, in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • The private "Amuse Museum – Textile Culture and Ukiyo-e Art Museum" opened in 2009 in Asakusa, Tokyo, near Sensoji temple and Ueno Park. The museum houses a collection of everyday clothing and other textiles from the private collection of folklorist Chūzaburō Tanaka. It is operated and owned by the talent and entertainment agency Amuse. The museum is curated with the concept "Don't be wasteful", based on the environmental and social activism of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. The museum's collections were started with over 30,000 everyday clothing items from the collection of the folklorist Chūzaburō Tanaka.
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  • Founded in 645 AD, the popular Buddhist temple Sensoji (or Asakusa Kannon Temple) was completely rebuilt several times, mostly after World War II, in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The Tokyo Skytree is a television broadcasting tower and landmark of Tokyo, in the Sumida City Ward, near Asakusa. With a height of 634 meters (2080 ft), it is the tallest structure in Japan and the second tallest in the world upon completion in 2011. It is the world's tallest freestanding tower.
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  • Ukiyo-e (“picture[s] of the Floating World") is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from 1600s-1800s. The private "Amuse Museum – Textile Culture and Ukiyo-e Art Museum" opened in 2009 in Asakusa, Tokyo, near Sensoji temple and Ueno Park. The museum houses a collection of everyday clothing and other textiles from the private collection of folklorist Chūzaburō Tanaka. It is operated and owned by the talent and entertainment agency Amuse. The museum is curated with the concept "Don't be wasteful", based on the environmental and social activism of Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. The museum's collections were started with over 30,000 everyday clothing items from the collection of the folklorist Chūzaburō Tanaka.
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  • Baby godzilla cartoon breaths red fire on building in Shinjuku ward, Tokyo, Japan. The character first appeared in Ishiro Honda's 1954 film Godzilla and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produced by Toho, three Hollywood films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television shows. It is often dubbed "the King of the Monsters", a phrase first used in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!", the Americanized version of the original film.
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  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Tokyo Tocho) in Shinjuku, Japan, offers free observation decks for panoramic views of Tokyo and beyond. The 243 meter tall building has two towers, and each houses an observatory at a height of 202 meters.
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  • Shinjuku Park Tower, second-tallest building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and completed in 1994. Seen from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (Tocho) in Shinjuku, Japan. Tokyo Tocho offers free observation decks for panoramic views of Tokyo and beyond. The 243 meter tall building has two towers, and each houses an observatory at a height of 202 meters.
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  • Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower is a 204-metre (669 ft), 50-story educational facility in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The building is home to three educational institutions: Tokyo Mode Gakuen (fashion vocational school), HAL Tokyo (special technology and design college), and Shuto Ikō (medical college). Completed in October 2008, the tower is the second-tallest educational building in the world and is the 17th-tallest building in Tokyo. It was awarded the 2008 Skyscraper of the Year by Emporis.com.
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  • Sumida River Dinner Cruise on a Yakatabune traditional Heian Period Japanese boat, in Tokyo, Japan. Depart from Harumi Asashio Small Craft pier on Harumi Island, at Reimei Bashi Bridge, 5-min walk from Kachidoki Station of Oedo line. Harumiya company's "Odaiba & Skytree route". Seating is at horigotatsu low table with a sunken floor to comfortably stretch your legs. Rainbow Bridge has an arching suspension designed named for its shape (and changing night-time illuminations also resemble a rainbow).
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  • Sumida River Dinner Cruise on a Yakatabune traditional Heian Period Japanese boat, in Tokyo, Japan. Depart from Harumi Asashio Small Craft pier on Harumi Island, at Reimei Bashi Bridge, 5-min walk from Kachidoki Station of Oedo line. Harumiya company's "Odaiba & Skytree route". Seating is at horigotatsu low table with a sunken floor to comfortably stretch your legs. Rainbow Bridge has an arching suspension designed named for its shape (and changing night-time illuminations also resemble a rainbow).
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  • Kachidoki Bridge was built in 1940 for the commemoration of the victory of the Japanese army at Lushun during the Russo-Japanese War. This bridge is the only drawbridge on the Sumida River, and has not been raised since 1970. Sumida River Dinner Cruise on a Yakatabune traditional Heian Period Japanese boat, in Tokyo, Japan. Depart from Harumi Asashio Small Craft pier on Harumi Island, at Reimei Bashi Bridge, 5-min walk from Kachidoki Station of Oedo line. Harumiya company's "Odaiba & Skytree route". Seating is at horigotatsu low table with a sunken floor to comfortably stretch your legs. Rainbow Bridge has an arching suspension designed named for its shape (and changing night-time illuminations also resemble a rainbow).
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  • Chuo-Ohashi Bridge, built 1993 across Sumida River, in Tokyo, Japan. Seen from a Sumida River Dinner Cruise on a Yakatabune traditional Heian Period Japanese boat. Depart from Harumi Asashio Small Craft pier on Harumi Island, at Reimei Bashi Bridge, 5-min walk from Kachidoki Station of Oedo line. Harumiya company's "Odaiba & Skytree route". Seating is at horigotatsu low table with a sunken floor to comfortably stretch your legs. Rainbow Bridge has an arching suspension designed named for its shape (and changing night-time illuminations also resemble a rainbow).
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  • Rainbow Bridge with moon at night. Built 1987-1993 in Tokyo, Japan. Sumida River Dinner Cruise on a Yakatabune traditional Heian Period Japanese boat, in Tokyo, Japan. Depart from Harumi Asashio Small Craft pier on Harumi Island, at Reimei Bashi Bridge, 5-min walk from Kachidoki Station of Oedo line. Harumiya company's "Odaiba & Skytree route". Seating is at horigotatsu low table with a sunken floor to comfortably stretch your legs. Rainbow Bridge has an arching suspension designed named for its shape (and changing night-time illuminations also resemble a rainbow).
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  • Sumida River Dinner Cruise on a Yakatabune traditional Heian Period Japanese boat, in Tokyo, Japan. Depart from Harumi Asashio Small Craft pier on Harumi Island, at Reimei Bashi Bridge, 5-min walk from Kachidoki Station of Oedo line. Harumiya company's "Odaiba & Skytree route". Seating is at horigotatsu low table with a sunken floor to comfortably stretch your legs. Rainbow Bridge has an arching suspension designed named for its shape (and changing night-time illuminations also resemble a rainbow).
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  • Sumida River Dinner Cruise on a Yakatabune traditional Heian Period Japanese boat, in Tokyo, Japan. Depart from Harumi Asashio Small Craft pier on Harumi Island, at Reimei Bashi Bridge, 5-min walk from Kachidoki Station of Oedo line. Harumiya company's "Odaiba & Skytree route". Seating is at horigotatsu low table with a sunken floor to comfortably stretch your legs. Rainbow Bridge has an arching suspension designed named for its shape (and changing night-time illuminations also resemble a rainbow).
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  • Myojin bridge over the Azusa River. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The comfortable Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Dorm bed alcoves. The comfortable Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Dorm bed alcoves. The comfortable Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • The comfortable Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Entry slippers provided. The comfortable Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Dinner. Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Nice design on manhole cover / hatchcover. Midori-ku, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken 252-0181, Japan.
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  • Footbridge over Azusa River at Yokoo Sanso hut. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Colorful white and orange tree bark pattern. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Karasawa Goya hut, 2360m/7740ft elevation. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Karasawa Goya hut, 2360m/7740ft elevation. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Chain ring attached to rock. Panorama Course trail. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • View of larch trees from atop the Panorama Course trail, above our entry hike along Azusa River. The karamatsu, or Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi or Larix leptolepis) is a tree native to Japan, in the mountains of Chubu and Kanto regions in central Honshu. Its needle-like leaves are light glaucous green, turning bright yellow to orange before falling in autumn. The scientific name honours Engelbert Kaempfer. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Mount Yari (Yarigatake, 3180m or 10,433 ft, fifth highest in Japan) is in the Hida Mountains (Northern Japan Alps), in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, on the border of Omachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. Its shape resembles a spear (yari) thrust into the sky, and it is known as the Matterhorn of Japan.
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  • Tent sites rented by Karasawa Hutte, 2309m/7575ft elevation. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Mount Oku-Hotaka (or Okuhotakadake), Japan's third highest peak, rises above Karasawa Goya hut in Karasawa cirque. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya (2360 m or 7740 ft elevation) and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters or 10,466 ft atop Mt Oku-Hotaka. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Karasawa Goya hut, 2360m/7740ft elevation. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Ladder on trail from Karasawa cirque to Kita-hotaka Hut. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation (10,466 ft at center right) atop Mount Oku-Hotaka (Okuhotakadake), Japan's third highest peak. At left is Mt Mae-Hotaka 3090.5 m. Right is Mt. Karasawa 3103.3 m. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Mount Mae-Hotaka 3090.5 m / 10,138 ft. Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Kita-hotaka Mountain Hut perches near the summit of Mount Kitahotaka, which reaches 3106 m elevation (10,190 ft, Japan's 9th highest) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. This is the highest hut in Japan, excluding those on Mt Fuji. I hiked Kitahotaka (or Kitahotaka-dake) round trip from Karasawa Goya hut via a steep trail secured with chains & ladders ascending 800 meters. Mt Kitahotaka is the second highest peak on Mount Hotaka (Hotaka-dake or the Hotaka Mountains), which are in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains). North of Kitahotaka-dake lies an exposed 3.5+ hour scramble via Daikiretto Gap helped by chains and ladders, connecting with Minamidake Mountain Hut. I avoided the Daikiretto by returning to Karasawa cirque, then walking all the way back to a comfortable dorm slot reserved at Tokusawa-en backcountry lodge (16 km, 800 meters up, 1615 m down).
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  • The summit of Mount Kitahotaka, 3106 m elevation (10,190 ft, Japan's 9th highest) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Right here is the highest hut in Japan, excluding those on Mt Fuji. I hiked Kitahotaka (or Kitahotaka-dake) 4km round trip from Karasawa Goya hut via a steep trail secured with chains & ladders ascending 800 meters. Mt Kitahotaka is the second highest peak on Mount Hotaka (Hotaka-dake or the Hotaka Mountains), which are in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains). North of Kitahotaka-dake lies an exposed 3.5+ hour scramble via Daikiretto Gap helped by chains and ladders, connecting with Minamidake Mountain Hut. I avoided the Daikiretto by returning to Karasawa cirque, then walking all the way back to a comfortable dorm slot reserved at Tokusawa-en backcountry lodge (16 km, 800 meters up, 1615 m down). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Kita-hotaka Mountain Hut perches near the summit of Mount Kitahotaka, which reaches 3106 m elevation (10,190 ft, Japan's 9th highest) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. This is the highest hut in Japan, excluding those on Mt Fuji. I hiked Kitahotaka (or Kitahotaka-dake) 4km round trip from Karasawa Goya hut via a steep trail secured with chains & ladders ascending 800 meters. Mt Kitahotaka is the second highest peak on Mount Hotaka (Hotaka-dake or the Hotaka Mountains), which are in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains). North of Kitahotaka-dake lies an exposed 3.5+ hour scramble via Daikiretto Gap helped by chains and ladders, connecting with Minamidake Mountain Hut. I avoided the Daikiretto by returning to Karasawa cirque, then walking all the way back to a comfortable dorm slot reserved at Tokusawa-en backcountry lodge (16 km, 800 meters up, 1615 m down).
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  • Seen here in the fog, the infamous Daikiretto Gap, secured by chains and ladders, is one of the most difficult non-technical routes in Japan. Kita-hotaka Mountain Hut perches near the summit of Mount Kitahotaka, which reaches 3106 m elevation (10,190 ft, Japan's 9th highest) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. This is the highest hut in Japan, excluding those on Mt Fuji. I hiked Kitahotaka (or Kitahotaka-dake) 4km round trip from Karasawa Goya hut via a steep trail secured with chains & ladders ascending 800 meters. Mt Kitahotaka is the second highest peak on Mount Hotaka (Hotaka-dake or the Hotaka Mountains), which are in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains). North of Kitahotaka-dake lies an exposed 3.5+ hour scramble via Daikiretto Gap helped by chains and ladders, connecting with Minamidake Mountain Hut. I avoided the Daikiretto by returning to Karasawa cirque, then walking all the way back to a comfortable dorm slot reserved at Tokusawa-en backcountry lodge (16 km, 800 meters up, 1615 m down).
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  • The high limit for trees begins the alpine zone in Karasawa cirque, which is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below.
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  • Foggy Karasawa cirque is cradled by the Hotaka Mountains, in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. Within the cirque, two lodges provide beds and meals for hikers and climbers: Karasawa Goya and Karasawa Hutte. Also known as Mount Hotaka or Hotaka-dake, the Hotaka Mountains reach 3190 meters elevation atop Mount Oku-Hotaka, Japan's third highest peak. About 2000 meters in diameter, the cirque bottoms out at 2300 m elevation. Snow melting here forms the River Azusa which flows through Kamikochi valley below. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Byobuiwa rocks in Yokoo Valley, Hida Mountains, Chubu-Sangaku National Park, in the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, near Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The karamatsu, or Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi or Larix leptolepis) is a tree native to Japan, in the mountains of Chubu and Kanto regions in central Honshu. Its needle-like leaves are light glaucous green, turning bright yellow to orange before falling in autumn. The scientific name honours Engelbert Kaempfer. Yokoo Valley, Hida Mountains, Chubu-Sangaku National Park, in the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, near Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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  • Fall foliage colors in Yokoo Valley, Hida Mountains, Chubu-Sangaku National Park, in the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, near Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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  • Footbridge over Azusa River at Yokoo Sanso hut. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Shinmura Bridge near Tokusawa-en mountain hut. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Shinmura Bridge near Tokusawa-en mountain hut. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Fog in Yokoo-hontani Valley. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Fog in Yokoo-hontani Valley. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Fall foliage colors at the foot of Byobuiwa rocks in Yokoo Valley, Hida Mountains, Chubu-Sangaku National Park, in the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, near Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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  • Delicious beef stew dinner. Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Japanese breakfast. Tokusawa-en mountain hut is an easy walk of 7.5 km with 100 meters gain from Kamikochi. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Azusa River boardwalk. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Fall foliage colors. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Fall foliage colors. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Fall foliage colors. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • A side stream flows towards Azusa River. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft).
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  • Side streams combine downhill towards Azusa River. Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands") is a high valley within the Hida Mountains, in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Last logged in the mid 1800s, it is now a popular nature resort. Embraced within the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps, the valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. Its highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The Azusa River drains Mount Hotaka (Hotaka-dake or the Hotaka Mountains), whose highest peak is Okuhotakadake (3190 m or 10,470 ft), in the "Northern Japan Alps" (Hida Mountains) in Chubu-Sangaku National Park, Japan. This is Kamikochi ("Upper Highlands"), a high valley last logged in the mid 1800s, now a popular nature resort. The valley floor ranges from 1400 m (4600 ft) to 1600 m (5200 ft) elevation. The karamatsu, or Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi or Larix leptolepis) is a tree native to Japan, in the mountains of Chubu and Kanto regions in central Honshu. Its needle-like leaves are light glaucous green, turning bright yellow to orange before falling in autumn. The scientific name honours Engelbert Kaempfer.
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  • Japenese students explore the Old Town streets of Takayama. The city of Takayama ("tall mountain") lies in the heart of the Japan Alps, in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. Commonly differentiated as Hida-Takayama, city has the largest geographic area of any municipality in Japan.
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  • Japenese students explore the Old Town streets of Takayama. The city of Takayama ("tall mountain") lies in the heart of the Japan Alps, in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. Commonly differentiated as Hida-Takayama, city has the largest geographic area of any municipality in Japan.
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  • Japenese students explore the Old Town streets of Takayama. The city of Takayama ("tall mountain") lies in the heart of the Japan Alps, in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. Commonly differentiated as Hida-Takayama, city has the largest geographic area of any municipality in Japan.
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  • Honored in a stylized statue, this tanuki, or Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) is a subspecies of Asian raccoon dog, in the canid family. In Japanese folklore, the legendary tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absentminded. The tanuki is a common theme in Japanese art and statuary. "Tanuki" is often mistakenly translated into English as "badger" or "raccoon" (as used in the US version of the movie Pom Poko and outlined in Tom Robbins' book Villa Incognito), two unrelated types of animals with superficially similar appearances.  The city of Takayama ("tall mountain") lies in the heart of the Japan Alps, in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. Commonly differentiated as Hida-Takayama, city has the largest geographic area of any municipality in Japan.
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  • Sunset. The city of Takayama ("tall mountain") lies in the heart of the Japan Alps, in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. Commonly differentiated as Hida-Takayama, city has the largest geographic area of any municipality in Japan.
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  • Sunset. The city of Takayama ("tall mountain") lies in the heart of the Japan Alps, in the Hida region of Gifu Prefecture. Commonly differentiated as Hida-Takayama, city has the largest geographic area of any municipality in Japan.
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  • Ogimachi is the largest village and main attraction of the Shirakawa-go region, in Ono District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Ogimachi village hosts several dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some more than 250 years old. Their thick roofs, made without nails, are designed withstand harsh, snowy winters and to protect a large attic space that was formerly used to cultivate silkworms. Many of the farmhouses are now restaurants, museums or minshuku lodging. Some farmhouses from surrounding villages have been relocated to the peaceful Gassho-zukuri Minka-en Outdoor Museum, across the river from the town center. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer.
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  • Kanda House Folklore Museum in Hida Shirakawa-go. Ogimachi is the largest village and main attraction of the Shirakawa-go region, in Ono District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Ogimachi village hosts several dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some more than 250 years old. Their thick roofs, made without nails, are designed withstand harsh, snowy winters and to protect a large attic space that was formerly used to cultivate silkworms. Many of the farmhouses are now restaurants, museums or minshuku lodging. Some farmhouses from surrounding villages have been relocated to the peaceful Gassho-zukuri Minka-en Outdoor Museum, across the river from the town center. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Second floor portal allows farmer to monitor fireplace below. Kanda House Folklore Museum in Hida Shirakawa-go. Ogimachi is the largest village and main attraction of the Shirakawa-go region, in Ono District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Ogimachi village hosts several dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some more than 250 years old. Their thick roofs, made without nails, are designed withstand harsh, snowy winters and to protect a large attic space that was formerly used to cultivate silkworms. Many of the farmhouses are now restaurants, museums or minshuku lodging. Some farmhouses from surrounding villages have been relocated to the peaceful Gassho-zukuri Minka-en Outdoor Museum, across the river from the town center. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer.
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  • Cat house. Kanda House Folklore Museum in Hida Shirakawa-go. Ogimachi is the largest village and main attraction of the Shirakawa-go region, in Ono District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Ogimachi village hosts several dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some more than 250 years old. Their thick roofs, made without nails, are designed withstand harsh, snowy winters and to protect a large attic space that was formerly used to cultivate silkworms. Many of the farmhouses are now restaurants, museums or minshuku lodging. Some farmhouses from surrounding villages have been relocated to the peaceful Gassho-zukuri Minka-en Outdoor Museum, across the river from the town center. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer.
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  • Kanda House Folklore Museum in Hida Shirakawa-go. Ogimachi is the largest village and main attraction of the Shirakawa-go region, in Ono District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Ogimachi village hosts several dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some more than 250 years old. Their thick roofs, made without nails, are designed withstand harsh, snowy winters and to protect a large attic space that was formerly used to cultivate silkworms. Many of the farmhouses are now restaurants, museums or minshuku lodging. Some farmhouses from surrounding villages have been relocated to the peaceful Gassho-zukuri Minka-en Outdoor Museum, across the river from the town center. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer.
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  • Attic roped together without nails. Kanda House Folklore Museum in Hida Shirakawa-go. Ogimachi is the largest village and main attraction of the Shirakawa-go region, in Ono District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Ogimachi village hosts several dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some more than 250 years old. Their thick roofs, made without nails, are designed withstand harsh, snowy winters and to protect a large attic space that was formerly used to cultivate silkworms. Many of the farmhouses are now restaurants, museums or minshuku lodging. Some farmhouses from surrounding villages have been relocated to the peaceful Gassho-zukuri Minka-en Outdoor Museum, across the river from the town center. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer.
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  • Attic roped together without nails. Kanda House Folklore Museum in Hida Shirakawa-go. Ogimachi is the largest village and main attraction of the Shirakawa-go region, in Ono District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Ogimachi village hosts several dozen well preserved gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some more than 250 years old. Their thick roofs, made without nails, are designed withstand harsh, snowy winters and to protect a large attic space that was formerly used to cultivate silkworms. Many of the farmhouses are now restaurants, museums or minshuku lodging. Some farmhouses from surrounding villages have been relocated to the peaceful Gassho-zukuri Minka-en Outdoor Museum, across the river from the town center. Gassho-zukuri means "constructed like hands in prayer", as the farmhouses' steep thatched roofs resemble the hands of Buddhist monks pressed together in prayer.
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