Top 10 Readers’ Photos: November 2016

Every month, we’re selecting our favorite travel images from readers. Tag your photo on Instagram or Twitter with #gaijinpottravel for a chance to be featured on our site.

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#1 How special is this shot of Japanese kids at an after-school club?

Usually out of a thousand photos there are one or two that are special and warrant a second glance… this is one of those photos. It will be revised under much scrutiny and submitted in 2017

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#2 Ikebukuro has never looked so good in this video.

Don’t forget to look up every once in a while. Discovering Ikebukuro with @lady_electraheart

A video posted by Christian (@hangswithchristian) on Nov 29, 2016 at 11:41am PST

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#3 One of the first entries into our recent photo contest.

It’s hard being left behind. It’s hard to be the one who stays. #gaijinpottravel

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#4 Even the dogs like to pose for photos.

@GaijinPot pic.twitter.com/VymcCBT600

— jennifer viola (@14jennydgirl) November 16, 2016

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#5 This awesome trick art in dinosaur-filled Fukui.

Jurassic Park breakout in progress! #japan #fukui #fukuistation #dinosaurs #jurassicpark #breakout #paintingonthewall #福井 #福井駅 #福井県立恐竜博物館 #恐竜 #ジュラシックパーク #japonsko #dinosaurus #graffiti #일본 #후쿠이 #공룡 #gaijinpottravel #ig_japan #tokyocameraclub #instagramjapan #icu_japan #team_jp_

A photo posted by Jiří Šebor (@jiri.sebor) on Nov 28, 2016 at 2:43am PST

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#6 We wonder what she’s thinking.

@GaijinPot ¥100,000 😉 pic.twitter.com/DwWuGM8Amw

— Pierre Aden (@delpierro0815) November 16, 2016

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#7 Learn more about Tokyo’s maid cafe culture, originating in Akihabara.

A maid running errands in the busy streets of Ginza, Tokyo. #gaijinpottravel

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#8 Such a vibrant view in Morioka, Iwate.

My favorite tree in all of Japan. 🙂 Morioka, Iwate. #gaijinpottravel #fall #紅葉 #盛岡 #岩手

A photo posted by Shakira Johnson (@shakira.johnson0815) on Nov 16, 2016 at 8:38pm PST

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#9 Mount Takao is one of the closest mountains to Tokyo, popular with amazingly agile grandmas.

take me back (>_<) ?? #japan #mounttakao #takao #tokyo #temple #mount #mountain #statues #dof #travel #gaijinpottravel

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#10 A little maneki-neko lucky charm on Miyajima.

It was really difficult picking just one photo for #gaijinpottravel. This photo was from my first trip to Japan in 2011. This is Mount Misen on #Miyajima Island. #Japan

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