Momotaro (Peach boy), one of the most popular figures in Japanese folklore who is also now the mascot for a denim brand.
The control panel for a Japanese toilet with a built-in bidet.
Colorful koi in a pond at Sensoji, a temple in Tokyo.
Okunoin, the largest cemetery in Japan.
Akihabara, Tokyo, an area known for its many stores selling manga and anime products.
Luxury chopsticks for sale at a store in Kyoto. These are around $75 USD.
Two tanuki statues in front of a shop at Sapporo’s Tanukikoji Shopping Street.
A geisha about to begin a taiko performance. The hanging drum is a byou-uchi-daiko and the smaller drum is a shime-daiko.
The most well-known origami model, the paper crane (orizuru).
A full set of samurai armor.
This building in Naha, Okinawa displays some of the elements of traditional architecture. Notice the sliding shouji doors, tatami mats on the floor inside, the veranda (engawa), storm shutters, and the construction method that raises the entire building off of the ground.
A bamboo grove at Hiroshima’s Shukkeien Garden.
Kagami mochi, one of the many decorations traditionally displayed in the home for New Year.
A Christmas tree at a shopping mall in Hiroshima.
Decorative Japanese swords for sale at a shop in Kamakura. (Real functional swords are much more expensive)
An informational panel at the Kawagoe Festival Museum about matsuri floats.