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Japan

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Island country in East Asia.

Samurai warriors battling Mongols during the Mongol invasions of Japan, depicted in the

Japan's imperial ambitions ended on September 2, 1945, with the country's surrender to the Allies.

Mount Fuji in Spring, view from Arakurayama Sengen Park

Autumn maple leaves at Kongōbu-ji on Mount Kōya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Japan is a member of both the G7 and the G20.

A rice paddy in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture

A plug-in hybrid car manufactured by Toyota. Japan is the third-largest maker of motor vehicles in the world.

The Japanese Experiment Module (Kibō) at the International Space Station

Japan Airlines, the flag carrier of Japan

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant

The Greater Tokyo Area is ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world.

The torii of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine near Hiroshima

Students celebrating after the announcement of the results of the entrance examinations to the University of Tokyo

12th-century illustrated handscroll of The Tale of Genji, a National Treasure

Young ladies celebrate Coming of Age Day (成人の日) in Harajuku, Tokyo

Sumo wrestlers form around the referee during the ring-entering ceremony

Japanese samurai boarding a Mongol vessel during the Mongol invasions of Japan, depicted in the, 1293

Skyscrapers in Nakanoshima, Osaka; a major financial centre in Japan

Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto.

Shibuya

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Shibuya's scramble crossing from Shibuya Sky observation deck

Aerial view around Shibuya Station in June 1963

The former Tokyu Toyoko Line station (now demolished)

United Nations University, Shibuya campus

Shibuya (渋谷区 Shibuya-ku) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan.

Chiyoda, Tokyo

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Seimon Ishibashi at the Tokyo Imperial Palace

Chiyoda office buildings from the Imperial Palace Outer Garden

Illuminated facade of a 3-storey restaurant in Chiyoda

Chiyoda (千代田区) is a special ward located in central Tokyo, Japan.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate

Edo period

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Period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.

Bird's-eye view of Nagasaki bay, with the island Dejima at mid-left (1820)

The San Juan Bautista is represented in Claude Deruet's painting of Hasekura Tsunenaga in Rome in 1617, as a galleon with Hasekura's flag (red manji on orange background) on the top mast.

Itinerary and dates of the travels of Hasekura Tsunenaga

The house of the merchant (Fukagawa Edo Museum )

Social classes during the Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate).

A set of three ukiyo-e prints depicting Osaka's bustling shipping industry. by Gansuitei Yoshitoyo. 1854–1859.

Tokugawa coinage: Ōban, Koban, Ichibuban (1601-1695).

Nihonbashi Fish Market Prosperity (Edo period) by Utagawa Kuniyasu

Wadokei, Japanese-made clockwatch, 18th century

Kaitai Shinsho, Japan's first treatise on Western anatomy, published in 1774

Karakuri puppet Moji-kaki doll made by Tanaka Hisashige. Using mechanical power, a puppet dips a brush into ink and writes a character on paper. 19th century

Red and White Plum Blossoms by Ogata Kōrin, 1712-1716

Mounting for wakizashi decorated with lacquer of maki-e technique. 18th century

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, full-colour ukiyo-e woodblock print, Hokusai, c. 1829–1832

Outer kimono for a young woman (uchikake), 1840–1870, Khalili Collection of Kimono

Dai-Roku Daiba (第六台場) or "No. 6 Battery", one of the original Edo-era battery islands

One of the cannons of Odaiba, now at the Yasukuni Shrine. 80-pound bronze, bore: 250mm, length: 3830mm

Landing of Commodore Perry, Officers and Men of the Squadron To meet the Imperial Commissioners at Kurihama Yokosuka March 8th, 1854

Kanrin Maru, Japan's first screw-driven steam warship, 1855

Samurai in western clothing of the Tokugawa Shogunate Army (1866).

Reading stand with Mt. Yoshino, decorated with lacquer of maki-e technique. 18th century

Ukiyo-e based on kabuki actors became popular. Ichikawa Danjūrō V in the popular kabuki play Shibaraku, by Utagawa Kunimasa, 1796

A boarding place for a ferry on the Miya River, which is crowded with people visiting Ise Grand Shrine. by Hiroshige

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Ladies fashion in 1700s by Utagawa Toyokuni

Bird's-eye view of Nagasaki bay, with the island Dejima at mid-left (1833)

The period derives its name from Edo (now Tokyo), where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially established by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Kanagawa Prefecture

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Prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa original print

Prefectural office of Kanagawa in Yokohama

Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west.

Shinjuku

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Man with guitar immediately south of the Shinjuku JR Station, a popular busking location

Shinjuku Gyo-en National Garden and NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building

Traffic on Ōme-kaidō heading towards Kabukichō at night

Shinjuku (新宿区) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan.

Kantō region

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Geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.

Mount Nikkō-Shirane, in the Kantō region

In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa.

Osaka

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Designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan.

Osaka Exchange in the Kitahama district of Osaka

Greater Osaka (without Kyoto) Metropolitan Employment Area.

Keihanshin with Osaka (red), Kobe (green), and Kyoto (blue).

A chef prepares for the evening rush in Umeda

The Glico Man among numerous signboards at Dōtonbori

The National Museum of Art, a subterranean museum for Japanese and international arts

The Osaka Dome, home to the Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers

Tsūtenkaku, a symbol of Osaka's postwar reconstruction

Ancient shells found in the Morinomiya kaizuka (Jomon period)

Daisen Kofun, the largest Kofun in Sakai, Osaka, 5th century

The Sumiyoshi-matsuri in the 16th century

Japanese painting of the Siege of Osaka (1615)

Dōjima Rice Exchange ukiyo-e by Yoshimitsu Sasaki

A model of the Kawaguchi foreign settlement (1868-1899)

The Expo '70 was the first world's fair held in Japan and Asia

Abeno Harukas, tallest building in Japan

Central Osaka looking north from the Abeno Harukas observation deck (2014)

Nakanoshima, a boundary of Kita (right) and Semba (left)

It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Tokyo and Yokohama.

Tokyo Bay

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Tokyo Bay and Greater Tokyo at night (2018)

Tokyo Bay, in a narrow sense (pink) and in a broad sense (pink and blue)

"Tsukuda Takeyo" in Katsushika Hokusai's famous picture collection "Thirty-six Views of Tomitake"
In the latter half of the Edo period, you can see Mt. Fuji far from Tsukuda Island (currently Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) in front of Edo, which is crowded with ships.

American planes over USS Missouri and Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945

Tokyo Bay (東京湾) is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture.

Growth of densely inhabited districts (Densely Inhabited District, defined as >4,000 people/km2 or >10,355 people/mi2) of suburb Saitama city (outlined) of northern Greater Tokyo, 1960s to 2010. Notice how the densely populated zones grow along railway lines and stations, the purple circles and lines. Green southern border is Tokyo.

The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan (including Tokyo Metropolis and the prefectures of Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tochigi) as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region.

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Edo period

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Osaka

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