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#1 Travel writer and photographer Victor Gonzalez snapped this picture of tourists looking out over the capital from the free observation deck on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku.
#2 This storytelling statue at Meigetsuin Temple in Kamakura is a reminder to take it slow.
#3 Okinawa originals. Don’t miss the rest of @post_yaf’s creative and insightful shots of Japan’s tropical island.
#4 These cheeky monkeys at Arashiyama Monkey Park in Kyoto. It looks like he’s getting his back cracked by his chiropractor.
#5 Have you ever spotted this Astro Boy in Shibuya? When in Tokyo, always look up.
#6 We like the clever use of double exposure to create this ghostly shot at a shrine in Iida, Nagano.
#7 Kawai Monster Cafe in Harajuku recreates the pink, Japanese version of Donnie Darko.
#8 In the future we’ll be able to drive through Mt. Fuji.
#9 Hard at work on the island of Miyajima, Hiroshima. Fishing villages run all along the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture which produces around two-thirds of Japan’s oysters.
#10 A nice reflective shot of Matsumoto Castle, Nagano. Nicknamed “Crow Castle” it’s one of the oldest and most historically significant castles in Japan.