1. The morning sun shines on the city streets of Tokyo and the red and white of Tokyo Tower.
2. Masses of pedestrians crossing Shibuya Scramble Crossing in a range of directions.
3. A bustling traditional festival with people carrying a mikoshi palanquin.
4. Cherry blossoms in full bloom as cars and people ebb and flow through the city.
5. Snow-capped Mt. Fuji framed by branches of cherry blossom.
6. A maiko in Kyoto in full kimono attire.
7. A person in a kimono using a tea whisk to prepare matcha in the ceremonial manner.
8. An array of fresh sushi presented on a sushi serving board.
9. A peaceful river boat in Arashiyama glimpsed between autumnal tree cover.
10. A stone bridge pier and leaves in a riot of fall colors.
11. People performing with Japanese taiko drums.
12. Nagoya Castle's iconic green roof under a blue sky.
13. Boats crossing the Naruto Strait and its whirlpools.
14. Hand-pulled rickshaws in town.
15. Osaka bustling with lively crowds and signs, with Tsūtenkaku Tower in the background.
16. Nara's gold-plated Great Buddha statue enshrined inside its wooden hall.
17. Trees and Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine's traditional gates in shining vermilion.
18. The equestrian statue of Date Masamune at the ruins of Sendai Castle.
19. Ice floes covering the Sea of Okhotsk with an icebreaker ship seen from afar.
20. Cranes dancing on the snow plains of Hokkaido.
21. Yamagata's Ginzan Onsen hot springs, dusted with snow.
22. Rainbows of paper decorations on bamboo stalks stream into the sky at a Tanabata Festival in Sendai.
23. Boats enjoying views of water falling down the craggy rock face of Takachiho Gorge.
24. Kumano-Nachi Taisha shrine's three-storied pagoda and Nachi Waterfall flowing behind it.
25. Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route's Yuki no Otani snow corridor bracketed with dramatic walls of snow.
26. Little kamakura snow domes made at Akita's Kamakura Festival, candlelit from within.
27. Japanese sake pouring from the mouth of a black sake serving bottle into a small black sake cup.
28. Hakata ramen noodles being lifted by chopsticks.
29. Shrimp battered in a crispy tempura coating.
30. The clear blue waters of a cove on Amami Ōshima seen from on high through a break in the clouds.
31. Sea turtles swimming in the blue sea.
32. Looking up from a cave on Yakushima Island, a heart-shaped cut of sky shows through a gap in the canopy.
33. The traditional red roof tiles and shisa statues of Okinawa.
34. The sweeping marine landscape of Okinawa's islands and coral reefs.
35. The grand plains and copses of Tottori sand dunes under the evening rays.
36. A festival in Shizuoka, with rows of Japanese paper lanterns printed with text reading 'Shizuoka Prefecture Gokoku Shrine' and 'Mitama Festival.'
37. Aomori Nebuta Festival of massive and vibrant lantern parade floats in the shapes of warriors and dragons.
38. A monk striking the temple bell for ringing in the new year.
39. Carefully crossing Iya Kazura Bridge, a suspension bridge that runs across a mountain stream in Tokushima Prefecture.
40. The reflection of Meganebashi Bridge in Nagasaki Prefecture on the water's surface looking just like a pair of eyeglasses.
41. Fall leaves and stone tōrō lanterns reflected in the ponds at Kenroku-en gardens in Ishikawa Prefecture.
42. Flowers in a medley of colors and verdant green mountains surround a settlement of traditional Japanese thatched-roof houses in Shirakawa-go.
43. A woman feeding a deer leaves at Nara Park.
44. Ritsurin Park in Kagawa Prefecture, crossed by a curving bridge and with its distinctive ponds and pine trees.
45. The shape of Atomic Bomb Dome still standing by the river, with only the skeleton of its frame remaining.
46. The historic facade of Tokyo Station seen from the plaza at dusk.
47. Vibrant red and gold fireworks blanket the night sky at Niigata Prefecture's Nagaoka Festival.
48. A JAL plane takes off, backed by cloudless blue skies.