When I travel in Japan I see many different and amazing things. Every day is full of new impressions and images, so when I’m falling asleep after a day of my journey, images change in my head like a colorful kaleidoscope. Throughout a day's trip, I visit various places, meet people, try food that is unusual for me by its look and taste. In another aspect, my impression of Japan is the mixture of very modern and very old, futuristic, and traditional things that exist side by side forming quite an intricate picture of life in Japan.
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Japanese Kaleidoscope
A mixture of images for an overall impression of Japan
By Elena Lisina
Community writer
Mijajima in April (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Daruma market in Kawsaki (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Sumida river promenade, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Life-size anime character (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Spring photo session in Asakusa, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
A painter in Saitama (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Street actors (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Shinjuku on a rainy day (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
At Meiju Jingu, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Ueno Park, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
In a train (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Yurakucho Station, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Ikebukuro, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Big Buddha of Kamakura (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Omikuji (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Girls in yukata watching wedding ceremony (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
A family on Sunday (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Sunset in Osaka (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
A train of Yamanote line, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Monorail train heading to Odaiba (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Fish restaurant in Osaka (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
"Deer" in Nara (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Shinkansen (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
The view from shinkansen to Fukushima (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Isuen - stone garden in Nara (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Kasuga Taisha, Nara (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
AOKI - famous clothing store (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
My ema at Fushimi Inari jinja, Kyoto (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Fushimi Inari jinja, Kyoto (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Kitsune desu (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
The view of Yokohama (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Sushi - very tasty! (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Shinto sacred stones (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Shinto symbol - shimenawa (made of rise straw and paper) (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Rain in Meiji Jingu, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Food tents in Ueno Park (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Hanami at Ueno Park, Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Tokyo Tower (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
May in Hiroshima (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Fish snack (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Early morning in Tokyo (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
Sakura is one of the main symbols of Japan (Photo: Shiroi Tenshi)
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Odilia Sindy Okinawati
9 years ago
Your pictures helped me to remembrance my visit to Japan :D. Guess these pictures enough for depicting Japan to people who never been in Japan before :D. Lovely!
Thank you! Yes, I think that many people don't know how Japan looks. They may see some fragments on TV and some photos of famous places, but in whole I bet they don't know. : )
Odilia Sindy Okinawati
9 years ago
That is true. Even myself found that Japan is very interesting. Fall in love even my journey quite short and can't forget every single corner that I have visited.
Justin Velgus
9 years ago
A great mixture of scenes. Very interesting!
Thank you, Justin! Japan is very different from my country, so everything seems interesting to me! :)
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