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All 134 photographs on this site come from Wikimedia Commons; each licence was checked on the individual file page — never assumed from appearing on Wikipedia. Images are displayed with colour adjustment.
Japanese kiritsuke-style petty knife by Masashi, photographed as a single object
Photographer / creator
Frank Schulenburg
Hand-forged Aogami Super carbon-steel gyuto chef’s knife by Moritaka Hamono
Photographer / creator
Frank Schulenburg
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A sushi chef’s hands presenting kasugodai (young sea bream) nigiri at Sushi Tokami, Tokyo
Sushi Tokami, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A sushi chef’s hand placing a piece of sea urchin sushi during an omakase meal
Photographer / creator
JuanitoFatas
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
JuanitoFatas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Illuminated three-storey restaurant facade with red paper lanterns at blue hour in Yūrakuchō, Tokyo
Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Noren-hung entrance to the sushi restaurant Sushi Aoki in Tokyo
Tokyo
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City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A quiet street in Kyoto’s Gion district at night lined with traditional machiya townhouses
Gion, Kyoto
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lumoplank
Nigiri sushi served in Tokyo
Tokyo
Photographer / creator
pohjolanpoluilla
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
pohjolanpoluilla, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A set of nigiri sushi in Tokyo
Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Jack (Songshu888) from Albany, United States
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Jack (Songshu888) from Albany, United States, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Red sea squirt (akahoya) nigiri sushi in Tokyo
Tokyo
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Nesnad
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nesnad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Tuna nigiri at Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi
Roppongi, Tokyo
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Leon Brocard
Source / licence
Leon Brocard, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hassun course of a kaiseki dinner at KAI Tsugaru, Owani Onsen, Aomori
Owani, Aomori
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663highland
Source / licence
663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sakizuke (opening appetiser) of a kaiseki dinner at KAI Tsugaru, Aomori
Owani, Aomori
Photographer / creator
663highland
Source / licence
663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Otsukuri (sashimi course) of a kaiseki dinner at KAI Tsugaru, Aomori
Owani, Aomori
Photographer / creator
663highland
Source / licence
663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Traditional Kyoto breakfast at Tamahan Ryokan: grilled mackerel, dashimaki omelette, rice and small dishes
Tamahan Ryokan, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
MichaelMaggs
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Final course of a kaiseki dinner at Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto: setoka orange, strawberry and mint
Hiiragiya Ryokan, Kyoto
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Paul Keller
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Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kaiseki course with sashimi and matsutake at Tsukiji Jisaku (the former Iwasaki mansion), Tokyo
Tsukiji, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Unknown
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons
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Assorted vegetable tempura at a restaurant in Asakusa, Tokyo
Asakusa, Tokyo
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Chainwit.
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kabocha squash tempura frying in oil
Photographer / creator
Kentin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Zaru soba noodles at Tamawarai, Shibuya, Tokyo
Shibuya, Tokyo
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Zheng Zhou
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Zheng Zhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Mori soba (chilled buckwheat noodles) at a soba shop in Saitama
Saitama
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Ocdp
Unaju (grilled eel over rice) at Ogawakiku, Tokyo
Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Unaju at Nodaiwa (Yokohama branch)
Yokohama
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City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Negima yakitori (chicken and leek skewers)
Photographer / creator
Ocdp
Yakitori skewers at a local yakitori restaurant in Tokyo
Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Yoshiko Kikuraku
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yoshiko Kikuraku, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Highly marbled raw wagyu beef (BMS 8–9) for Japanese barbecue
Photographer / creator
Joditran
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Joditran, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kobe beef served at a steakhouse in Kobe
Kobe
Photographer / creator
ZhengZhou
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kobe beef steak being prepared on a teppan griddle in Kobe
Kobe
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sailko
Teppanyaki preparation of Kobe beef on the griddle, Kobe
Kobe
Photographer / creator
sailko
Fish with burdock root, plated at a French restaurant in Tokyo
Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Syced
Tournedos Rossini: filet mignon with foie gras and black truffle on a crouton with Madeira sauce
Photographer / creator
Madalina Chicu
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Madalina Chicu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Acqua pazza at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo
Ebisu, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Syced
Appetiser at an Italian restaurant in Ebisu, Tokyo
Ebisu, Tokyo
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Syced
Xiaolongbao soup dumplings at Hōtenkaku, Yokohama Chinatown
Yokohama Chinatown
Photographer / creator
経済特区
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
経済特区, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Peking duck being prepared in Yokohama Chinatown
Yokohama Chinatown
Photographer / creator
しんぎんぐきゃっと
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
しんぎんぐきゃっと, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Basque pintxos on a bar counter in Donostia–San Sebastián
Donostia–San Sebastián, Spain
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Nicolas Vollmer from Munich [Allemagne]
Source / licence
Nicolas Vollmer from Munich [Allemagne], CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A pintxos bar counter in Donostia–San Sebastián, Basque Country
Donostia–San Sebastián, Spain
Photographer / creator
Basotxerri
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A plated tasting-menu dish at Kadeau restaurant on Bornholm, Denmark
Bornholm, Denmark
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City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Course from the degustation menu at Senses restaurant, Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
Photographer / creator
Fallaner
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A bidder examining a tuna before the auction at Tsukiji fish market
Tsukiji, Tokyo
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Joe deSousa
Rockfish for sale at Tsukiji fish market
Tsukiji, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
MichaelMaggs
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rishiri kombu (dried kelp) from Kafukahama, Rebun Island
Rebun Island, Hokkaido
Photographer / creator
サフィル
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
サフィル, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Katsuobushi (dried bonito) and kombu, the two pillars of dashi
Photographer / creator
サフィル
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
サフィル, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A granite stone mill grinding tencha leaves into matcha powder
Photographer / creator
Derjochenmeyer
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Derjochenmeyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Tea plantation with Mount Fuji in the background, Fuji, Shizuoka
Fuji, Shizuoka
Photographer / creator
Alpsdake
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wasabi fields at Daiō Wasabi Farm, Azumino
Azumino, Nagano
Photographer / creator
Namemiso
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Namemiso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Yuzu orchards in Mizuo, Saga, Kyoto
Mizuo, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
At by At
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
At by At, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Red sea bream (madai) sashimi
Photographer / creator
pelican from Tokyo, Japan
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
pelican from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Grilled ayu (sweetfish)
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pelican from Tokyo, Japan
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
pelican from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Matsutake mushrooms with sudachi citrus
Photographer / creator
Yu Morita
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Yu Morita, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Boiled Echizen crab (snow crab), male and female, with origin tags
Fukui
Photographer / creator
さかおり
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Taranome (Japanese angelica tree shoots), a spring mountain vegetable
Photographer / creator
Kentin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wooden soy sauce barrels at Shibanuma Soy Sauce, Tsuchiura
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki
Photographer / creator
Miyuki Meinaka
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Miso fermentation barrels inside the Ishii Miso storehouse, Matsumoto
Matsumoto, Nagano
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KCyamazaki
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
KCyamazaki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A sugidama (cedar ball) hanging at the entrance of Chiyonosono Sake Brewery
Yamaga, Kumamoto
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Makoragi
Source / licence
Makoragi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Watanabe Sake Brewery, a registered cultural property in Hida-Furukawa
Hida, Gifu
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Asturio Cantabrio
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rice terraces of Hatenashi village, Totsukawa, Nara
Totsukawa, Nara
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さかおり
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Harvested rice sheaves sun-drying in a paddy field
Photographer / creator
Kropsoq
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kropsoq, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bunka knife by master blacksmith Yū Kurosaki of Echizen
Echizen, Fukui
Photographer / creator
Frank Schulenburg
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kitchen knives at Jikko, Sakai
Sakai, Osaka
Photographer / creator
Stephan Ridgway from Brisbane, Australia
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Stephan Ridgway from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hagi ware tea bowl, 18th–19th century (Freer Gallery of Art)
Photographer / creator
AnonymousUnknown author
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Hagi ware at the studio and gallery of potter Yū Okada, Hagi
Hagi, Yamaguchi
Photographer / creator
Kyle McDonald from Brooklyn, New York, USA
Source / licence
Kyle McDonald from Brooklyn, New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Large Bizen ware jar, Muromachi period (Hakone Museum of Art)
Hakone Museum of Art
Photographer / creator
Daderot
Kiyomizu ware rice bowl and chopstick rest in use
Kyoto
Photographer / creator
mariemon
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mariemon, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Set of leaf-shaped Imari ware mukōzuke dishes, Edo period (Tokyo National Museum)
Tokyo National Museum
Photographer / creator
Daderot
Imaemon kiln of Iro-Nabeshima ware during the Arita Porcelain Fair
Arita, Saga
Photographer / creator
そらみみ
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sashimi served on Shigaraki ware, Shigaraki
Shigaraki, Shiga
Photographer / creator
663highland
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Solid-red Wajima-nuri lacquer rice bowl of Japanese zelkova
Photographer / creator
yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希)
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
yuuki ゆうき(金野裕希), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Edo kiriko cut-glass drinkware
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Nesnad
Source / licence
Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sake glass set in a wooden masu with a tokkuri flask
Photographer / creator
Culture Japon
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Culture Japon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kumiko woodwork lattice in a guest room built around 1921, Tsuru
Tsuru, Yamanashi
Photographer / creator
さかおり
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
さかおり, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Matcha bowl and wagashi at the Senri-an teahouse, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka
Suita, Osaka
Photographer / creator
Laitche
Wooden gate with open double doors leading to the garden of Isshin-in temple, Kyoto
Higashiyama, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Raked dry-sand Zen garden at Jishō-ji (Ginkaku-ji), Kyoto
Higashiyama, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Machiya facade with sudare blinds, wooden balustrades and a lamp on Shinbashi-dōri, Gion
Gion Shinbashi, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Machiya along Hanamikōji Street, Gion
Gion, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
663highland
Teahouse in the garden of Happō-en, Tokyo
Shirokanedai, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Reinhold Möller Ermell
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Reinhold Möller Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Geppa-rō tea pavilion at Katsura Imperial Villa
Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Raphael Azevedo Franca
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Raphael Azevedo Franca, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Black-noren entrance of the tofu restaurant Sasanoyuki in Negishi, Tokyo
Negishi, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
江戸村のとくぞう
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Noren at the entrance of a guest room at Takahan ryokan, Yuzawa
Yuzawa, Niigata
Photographer / creator
senngokujidai4434
Source / licence
senngokujidai4434, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Illuminated restaurant facade with baskets of fresh vegetables at the entrance, Yūrakuchō, Tokyo
Yūrakuchō, Tokyo
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Basile Morin
Exterior of the izakaya “Asari” with paper lanterns in Gotanda, Tokyo
Gotanda, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Japanexperterna.se
White paper lanterns in Pontochō alley, Kyoto
Pontochō, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sergiy Galyonkin from Raleigh, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stone-paved street in Gion at night with willows, autumn foliage and machiya
Gion Shinbashi, Kyoto
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lumoplank
Togetsu-kyō bridge over the Katsura River at dusk, Arashiyama
Arashiyama, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Entrance of Sukiyabashi Jiro with navy noren, Ginza, Tokyo
Ginza, Tokyo
Depicts the restaurant
Photographer / creator
City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kanda Matsuya soba restaurant, Tokyo
Kanda-Sudachō, Tokyo
Depicts the restaurant
Photographer / creator
Higa4
Kanda Yabu Soba, Tokyo
Kanda-Awajichō, Tokyo
Depicts the restaurant
Photographer / creator
Higa4
Atsuta Hōraiken, Matsuzakaya branch, Nagoya
Sakae, Nagoya
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whity
Source / licence
whity, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Tawaraya Ryokan, Kyoto
Nakagyō, Kyoto
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Braveheart
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Shōkadō bentō at the Kitchō restaurant in Shōkadō Garden, Yawata
Yawata, Kyoto
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663highland
Source / licence
663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Spring kaiseki course at Kikunoi, Kyoto: bamboo-shoot rice with kinome, pea soup with prawn dumpling and pickles
Kikunoi, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
City Foodsters
Source / licence
City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Illuminated street corner in Ginza at blue hour
Ginza, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chūō-dōri looking south from Nihonbashi
Nihonbashi, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
Sitao Xiang
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sitao Xiang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Tokyo skyline over Minato at golden hour
Minato, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
David Kernan
Source / licence
David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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High-angle night view of Tokyo with Tokyo Tower illuminated
Minato, Tokyo
Photographer / creator
David Kernan
Source / licence
David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wooden and bamboo facades with sudare on a cobbled pedestrian street in Gion
Gion, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Ninenzaka street with paper umbrellas, Higashiyama
Higashiyama, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Basile Morin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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The Kamo River in Kyoto
Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Jakub Hałun
Source / licence
Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wall of signboards at Ebisu Bridge on the Dōtonbori Canal at night
Dōtonbori, Osaka
Photographer / creator
Martin Falbisoner
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Osaka Castle’s outer moat and Inui turret with the Osaka Business Park skyline
Osaka
Photographer / creator
Martin Falbisoner
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Seafood on display at Kuromon Market, Osaka
Kuromon Market, Osaka
Photographer / creator
Choi2451
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Choi2451, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Illuminated Tennōji Park with Abeno Harukas at night
Tennōji, Osaka
Photographer / creator
Laitche
Old warehouses beside the Otaru Canal
Otaru, Hokkaido
Photographer / creator
Markus Leupold-Löwenthal
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Markus Leupold-Löwenthal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kaisendon (seafood rice bowl) at Hakodate Morning Market
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Photographer / creator
663highland
Source / licence
663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Panorama of Biei’s patchwork crop fields in July
Biei, Hokkaido
Photographer / creator
雷太
Source / licence
雷太, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Higashi Chaya, the former geisha district of Kanazawa
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Photographer / creator
Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia
Source / licence
Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Snow crabs at Ōmichō Market, Kanazawa
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Photographer / creator
KimonBerlin
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kaburaki pottery shop (established 1822) in Nagamachi, Kanazawa
Nagamachi, Kanazawa
Photographer / creator
Daderot
Yatai food stalls along the river at Nakasu at night
Nakasu, Fukuoka
Photographer / creator
Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan
Source / licence
Yoshikazu TAKADA from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Yatai stalls at Seiryū Park, Nakasu, Hakata
Nakasu, Fukuoka
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Nesnad
Source / licence
Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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The main keep of Nagoya Castle
Nagoya
Photographer / creator
Base64
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Base64, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Skyscrapers around Nagoya Station (Meieki)
Nagoya
Photographer / creator
Unknown
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.1 jp
CC BY 2.1 jp, via Wikimedia Commons
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The floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine at sunset
Miyajima, Hiroshima
Photographer / creator
Jakub Hałun
Source / licence
Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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The floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine at low tide
Miyajima, Hiroshima
Photographer / creator
Jakub Hałun
Source / licence
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Grilled Hiroshima oysters on Miyajima
Miyajima, Hiroshima
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Daderot
Kobe Port Tower and the Kobe Maritime Museum at dusk
Kobe
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Martin Falbisoner
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kitano street with Western-style houses, Kobe
Kitano, Kobe
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663highland
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663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Nara Park in autumn at the foot of Mount Wakakusa
Nara
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Martin Falbisoner
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji, Nara
Nara
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Martin Falbisoner
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Peaks of Mount Tateyama in May, seen from Murodō
Tateyama, Toyama
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663highland
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663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Mikurigaike mountain lake beneath snow-covered peaks on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Tateyama, Toyama
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lumoplank
Tsukigahama beach on Iriomote Island
Iriomote, Okinawa
Photographer / creator
663highland
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663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hōshinmon gate to the inner court of Shuri Castle, Naha
Naha, Okinawa
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CEphoto, Uwe Aranas
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas or alternatively © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas
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Hoshitōge rice terraces in Tokamachi
Tokamachi, Niigata
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M Murakami
Gamō rice terraces at sunrise, Tokamachi
Tokamachi, Niigata
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Pomuigo
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pomuigo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Fresh bamboo shoots (takenoko) for sale in spring
Tokyo area
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Nesnad
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nesnad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kawadoko riverside dining platforms in Kibune, Kyoto
Kibune, Kyoto
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663highland
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663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ayu fishing on the Ukawa River, Kyōtango
Kyōtango, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Asturio Cantabrio
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Autumn maples at Daigo-ji, Kyoto
Daigo-ji, Kyoto
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Suicasmo
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Moss-covered Jizō statue among fallen maple leaves at Enkō-ji, Kyoto
Enkō-ji, Kyoto
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lumoplank
Snow on the roofs of Shinju-an, Daitoku-ji, Kyoto
Daitoku-ji, Kyoto
Photographer / creator
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert
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Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ryōgen-in, Daitoku-ji, during snowfall
Daitoku-ji, Kyoto
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Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert
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Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Matsuba crab (snow crab) at Nishimuraya Honkan, Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
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Nishimuraya Kinosaki Onsen
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Nishimuraya Kinosaki Onsen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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