Top 10 Readers’ Photos: January 2019 in Japan

January in Japan took our readers from snowscape to cityscape and into the arms of some curious-and-cute creatures. Here is a recap of the month’s travels in Japan. Every month, we select our favorite travel images from readers. Tag your photo on Instagram or Twitter with #GaijinPotTravel for a chance to be featured on our site.

10. When the moon hits your eye at Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo.

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The Rainbow Bridge Loop in Tokyo Japan

A post shared by Franco (@francoimaging) on Jan 31, 2019 at 9:36am PST

 

9. Swirls in the sky in Shizuoka, one of our Top 10 Japan Travel Destinations of 2019.

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?Love?

A post shared by Hideki (@__w.h.s__) on Jan 30, 2019 at 5:37am PST

 

8. Obligatory wintery shot of Takaragawa Onsen, in Minakami, Gunma, which is one of our Top 15 Winter Hot Spring spots in Japan!

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Cold and peaceful morning in Takaragawa Onsen. A must visit in Gunma Prefecture. This place looks awesome as well during autumn foliage. #gunma #takaragawaonsen #japan #travel #wanderlust #passionpassport #fujifilm #fujifilmxt20 #japantravel #japan_of_insta #wu_japan #lovers_nippon #tokyocameraclub #japan_daytime_view #igersjp #voyaged #explorejapan #beautifuldestinations #cntraveler #starttheadventure #gaijinpottravel #japantravel #daily_photo_jpn #team_jp_ #japan_of_insta #travelholic #winter #snow #onsen

A post shared by Jayson (@chikfeir) on Jan 28, 2019 at 1:55am PST

 

7. #OnsenandChill

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This is nice ? ❤️ ?? . . . . . . #japaneseonsen #TimeOuttokyo #VisitJapan #DiscoverTokyo #SplendidJapan #GaijinPotTravel #onsen #Chill #Tokyo #tokyolife i#?? #Beautiful #JKAnorway #hot #KarmøyShotokanKarateklubb #TravelPhotography #traveler #globetrotter #arilddamm #spa #bunkyu

A post shared by Arild Damm (@arild_damm) on Jan 21, 2019 at 12:02am PST

 

6. Feeling the fantasy at Enoshima.

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Let’s go to fantasy world! #enoshima #seacandle #illumination #shonan #lights #kanagawa #japan #igers #igersjp #japantravel #team_jp #team_jp_ #gaijinpottravel #art_of_japan_ #dailyphotojapan #traveljapan #japantravel #tokyocameraclub #instagramjapan #japan_focus #japanphoto #japanview #bestjapanpics #aestheticjapan

A post shared by Ls Guillermo (@lsdominique) on Jan 20, 2019 at 1:05am PST

 

5. Your typical Japan love story: Stroller meets dog. Dog falls in love forevah.

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Not ‘Rude Doggo Jesse James’

A post shared by ヤズマン (@ironflvg) on Feb 2, 2018 at 2:01am PST

 

4. “Kyoto got touristy.”
“No it— oh…”

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“Where’d you go? I thought we’d last forever.”

A post shared by ヤズマン (@ironflvg) on Jan 13, 2019 at 8:53pm PST

 

3. Miura Peninsula is quite underrated!

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Battery loaded ?#instagramjapan #fujifilm #photooftheday #instajapan #fujixseries #fujifilm #fujifilmxseriesjapan #fujifilmxseries #xt1 #instagood #instahappy #fujifilm_xseries #ig_japan #pics_jp #everydayjapan #日本 #japan #横浜 #yokohama #城ヶ島 #jogashima #miura #sea #rock #winter #nature #blue #gaijinpottravel #savvytokyo

A post shared by Denise 加藤 牧本 デニゼ (@13dmk) on Jan 4, 2019 at 6:43pm PST

 

2. The scenery at Owakudani, Hakone, is just a train ride out of Tokyo and into a different world.

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Marvel at the beauty and power of nature. The Owakudani steaming vents lie at the center of the Hakone mountains and also gives you a chance to eat black eggs and enjoy the views of Mt Fuji. #hakone #owakudani #blackegg #mtfuji #japanvacation #visitjapan #gaijinpottravel #volcano #boiling #japan_focus #japan_of_insta #japan?? #ropeway

A post shared by Hakojiro (@hakone_travel) on Jan 8, 2019 at 12:05am PST

 

1. He. Likes. Tortise.

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Tokyo é assim: um dia você está num cenário futurístico, no outro em uma queima de fogos deslumbrante e num dia qualquer você se depara com um senhor passeando com seu animal de estimação ? Tokyo has always a surprise for me ? #instajapan #igersjp #ig_japan #instagramjapan #igersjapan #pics_jp #everydayjapan #日本 #gaijinpottravel #japan #japantrip #savvytokyo #visitjapanjp #tokyocameraclub #東京カメラ部 #discovertokyo

A post shared by Carlos Kato (@chkato) on Jan 7, 2019 at 5:30pm PST

Don’t forget to tag your photo on Instagram or Twitter with #GaijinPotTravel for a chance to be featured on our site!