Japan: a home to the largest city in the world, a nation with more than 6,750 islands, a destination that features both old traditions and ultramodern architecture. It’s the country of cherry blossoms, sushi, bullet trains, street fashion, gardens and temples.
There is hardly a more exciting, overwhelming (in a good way), diverse and delicious country to be found anywhere else on this planet.
These 27 photos of Japan will offer you an impression of what “the Land of the Rising Sun” is like, probably making you want to move there right now.
1. Japanese cities are among the greatest in the world…
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Also Read: 13 Reasons Why Travellers Keep Going Back to Japan
2. As is shown in this stunning sunset photo of Tokyo…
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3. Don’t you just want to explore the streets of such a city?
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4. Or visit this gorgeous temple in Kyoto?
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Also Read: 5 Magnificent Temples You Must Visit in Kyoto, Japan
5. Japan is home to extraordinary people,
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6. Geishas…
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7. And Kit Kat flavours you don’t even know existed
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8. Street fashion and hipsters go hand in hand
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9. It’s fair to say that Japanese people are remarkable
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10. Cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji are Japan’s two natural icons
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11. Japan is home to beautiful mountain ranges…
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12. Picturesque lakes…
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13. And large bamboo forests you can walk around in
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14. In spring, cherry blossoms paint the landscape in the pinkest of colours…
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15. While in autumn, maple trees take on shades of red, orange and red
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16. And futuristic toilets? We’re sold.
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17. In Japan, bullet trains commute between cities at enormous speeds…
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18. Futuristic science labs are a common sight…
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19. And cybernetic humans result from cutting edge technology
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20. Courtesy in Japan is also amazing
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21. It’s a country of vending machines as well
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22. In all kinds of colours, selling all kinds of things
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23. And with the healthy lifestyles and diets, Japanese tend to have a higher life expectancy
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24. Japanese food is world-class
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25. And drop-dead delicious
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26. Sushi is possibly the most well-known Japanese word
27. A delicious matcha dessert is the perfect ending to a meal (or a blog post)
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Don’t you just want to move to Japan now?