Japan - Matsuyama

Matsuyama  is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture located on the island of Shikoku in Japan and also Shikoku's largest city. 
Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park (足摺宇和海国立公園 Ashizuri Uwakai Kokuritsu Kōen^?) is a national park at the southwestern tip of the island of Shikoku, Japan. The park is spread over small areas on the western side of Shikoku between Ehime and Kōchi prefectures. The main feature of the park is Cape Ashizuri, the southernmost point of the island. The cape is noted for its extensive subtropical vegetation and its granite cliffs which offer views of the Pacific Ocean. Nakahama "John" Manjiro, the first Japanese to visit the United States, was born, shipwrecked, and was rescued in the vicinity of the park.

Japan - Okayama

Okayama  is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The city of Okayama is located in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture, which in turn is located in western part of the island of Honshū. The city is bounded on the south by the Inland Sea. Asahi River crosses Okayama.
The Great Seto Bridge is a series of double deck bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Built over the period 1978–88, it is one of the three routes of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project connecting Honshū and Shikokuislands, and the only one with railroad connections included. At 13.1 kilometers (8.1 mi), it ranks as the world's longest two-tiered bridge system.

Carries	4 lanes of roadway (upper) 2 rail lines (lower)
Crosses	Seto Inland Sea
Locale	Honshū and Shikoku
Maintained by	Honshu–Shikoku Bridge Authority
Design	double-decked bridge system
Total length	13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Opened	1988
Toll	4,850 yen

Japan - Toyota

Toyota (豊田市 Toyota-shi^?) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of Nagoya. Toyota is located in north-central Aichi Prefecture, and is the largest city in the prefecture in terms of area. The city area is mountainous to the north, with peaks averaging around 1000 meters in height along its northern border with Nagano and Gifu Prefectures. Much of the mountainous northern portion of the city is within theAichi Kōgen Quasi-National Park. The central and southern portions of the city have rolling hills and agricultural flatlands.
Greetings from Toyota.

Autumn Festival in Toyota, Japan.

Japan - Tokyo

Tokyo  is one of the 47prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the most populous metropolitan  area in the world. The mainland portion of Tokyo lies northwest of Tokyo Bay and measures about 90 km (56 mi) east to west and 25 km (16 mi) north to south. The average elevation in Tokyo is 40 m (131 ft). Chiba Prefecture borders it to the east, Yamanashi to the west, Kanagawa to the south, andSaitama to the north. Mainland Tokyo is further subdivided into the special wards (occupying the eastern half) and the Tama area (多摩地域) stretching westwards.
Akihabara (秋葉原^?) is a district in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan. The name Akihabara is a shortening of Akibagahara (秋葉が原^?, "autumn leaf field"), which ultimately comes from Akiba (アキバ^?), named after a fire-controlling deity for a firefighting shrine built after the area was destroyed by a fire in 1869.

Words from Kazemar.

Celebration New Years on Mt. Haguro 

Japan - Saporro

Sapporo is the fourth-largest city in Japan by population, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island ofHokkaido. Located in Ishikari Subprefecture, it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan. Sapporo is a city located in the southwest part of Ishikari Plain and the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary stream of the Ishikari River. Roadways in the urban district are laid to make grid plan road. The western and southern part of Sapporo are occupied by a number of mountains including Mount Teine, Maruyama, and Mount Moiwa, as well as a lot of rivers including the Ishikari River, Toyohira River, and Sōsei River
Sapporo JR Tower (Japanese: JRタワー) is a skyscraper, shopping mall and office complex in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Tower is located above JR Sapporo Station South entrance, and the height of the tower is 173 m (568 ft) with 38 stories. 


Mount Fujilocated on Honshu Island, is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft).^[1] An activestratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (60 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photographs, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山 Sanreizan^?) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku; it is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty, a Historic Site, and was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013
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Ilustration Mayumi Shimura














Cherry Blossom, Japan 

Japan - Hatsukaichi

Hatsukaichi (廿日市市 Hatsukaichi-shi^?) is a city of some 120,000 people located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name derives from a market traditionally held on the 20th of each month with hatsuka (廿日) meaning "20th day" and ichi (市) translating to "market". The market continues to this day on a small scale featuring fresh, locally grown vegetables and foodstuffs.
Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: 厳島神社 Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii gate.^[1] It is in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures. The shrine has been destroyed many times, but the first shrine buildings were probably erected in the 6th century.

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Kiki¨s Delivery Service, directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Japan - Kyoto

Kyoto  is a city located in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years, it is now the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture located in the Kansai region, as well as a major part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. One historical nickname for the city is the City of Ten Thousand Shrines.
Sumo Fighters.

The kare-sansui (dry landscape) zen garden at Ryōan-ji 

Arashiyama, river Öi. 

Ōjō gokuraku-in Sanzen-in Temple, Ohara, Kyoto.

Japan - Izumo

Izumo (出雲市 Izumo-shi^?) is a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Izumo is known for Izumo soba noodles and the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.
Hinomisaki Shrine is located about 8km north of Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine. The carvings of the main hall and other places are beautiful sculptures of traditional subjects such as dragons and tigers, cranes and tortoises and pines, bamboos. The vermillion-lacquered shrine is designated as a nationally important cultural property.

Izumo-taisha (出雲大社 Izumo Grand Shrine^?, also Izumo Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi (Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto), famous as the Shinto deity of marriage.