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Japan

Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka and Miyajima in June 2025, in the early rainy season. Temples before the crowds, neon after dark, and a gorge in the mist.

Kyoto16 photographs Arashiyama and the Hozu gorge3 photographs Tokyo16 photographs Nara7 photographs Osaka6 photographs Miyajima and Hiroshima7 photographs Mount Fuji and Kawaguchiko9 photographs

Elsewhere in Japan

Delicate pink double-bloom cherry blossoms cluster on a branch against a soft green background.
Close-up of pink double cherry blossom flowers in bloomLicensePrint
Low rain clouds drift over green volcanic mountains and valley farmland, framed by tropical palm trees and flowering plants in the foreground.
Rain clouds drifting over lush tropical mountains and palm treesLicense
Tall coconut palm trees line a calm coastal shoreline, with a distant town and boats visible across the water under an overcast sky.
Tall palm trees along a coastal shoreline under grey skiesLicense
A green Amazon parrot with a yellow head rests on a curved metal perch, with a blurred resort building and palm trees behind it.
Green Amazon parrot perched on a metal arch at a tropical resortLicense
A white mute swan bends its long neck to preen its wing feathers while standing on a grassy lawn.
Mute swan preening its feathers on a green lawnLicense
A cluster of orange and white koi fish swim together at the surface of a dark garden pond, viewed from above.
School of orange and white koi fish swimming in dark pondLicense
Close-up portrait of an African penguin standing on sand beside a rock, looking toward the camera.
Close-up portrait of an African penguin standing on sandEditorial use: ask