Top 10 Readers’ Photos: July in Japan
You'll cool off just lookin' at these shots.
From the cracking open sea urchin in Hokkaido to the depths of great wonders of Yakushima, here are the highlights of where our readers traveled in July!
Every month, we’re selecting our favorite travel images from readers to help showcase and discover new ground in Japan’s vast landscapes and cityscapes. Tag your photo on Instagram or Twitter with #GaijinPotTravel for a chance to be featured on our site.
1. Turquoise waters of Nishiizu, Shizuoka.
2. Wall of lights at Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine.
3. GaijinPot Travel Hokkaido Trip Giveaway winners Ana and Hugo tasting the freshest sea urchin!
4. They don’t call it the Japanese Alps for nothin’ at Mount Yarigatake in Nagano.
5. Fuji season! (at Mount Fuji, duh!)
6. Kakigori overkill? In Ginza, Tokyo.
7. Borderless exhibitions are just pure amazement. In Odaiba, Tokyo.
8. It’s too hot to happily do anything else. #BeachDay at Fuzuzamami Beach, Okinawa.
9. The unmissable Yakushima. ?
10. I see you… at Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple, Kyoto.