Postcards from Japan: 13 photos that will make you want to visit right now

published 1 June 2018

What is it that makes Japan so photogenic? Could it be the pink cherry trees that blossom each spring, or the snow-capped hulk of Mount Fuji? The cheeky red-faced snow monkeys, or the bright neon lights of Tokyo? Seen individually, each is stunning, but together they combine in a feast for the eyes – and all of your other senses, too.

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1. A geisha in Gion, Kyoto's 'Geisha Quarter'

2. Mount Fuji, photographed at sunrise fromLake Shoji

3. The bamboo forest of Arashiyama

4. The Great Buddha at Nofukuji Temple, Kobe

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5. Terraced rice paddies in Kumano

6. Cherry blossom, or 'sakura', along the Maguro Canal in Tokyo

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7. Snow monkey at Jigokudani hot springs

8. Winter lights at Nabana No Sato theme park

9. Miyajima's famous 'floating' Torii gate

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10. Giant wisteria trellis at Ashikaga Flower Park

11. Seigantoji temple and Nachi no Taki waterfall

12. Tokyo skyline at night

13. Kinkaku-ji, the 'Golden Pavilion', in Kyoto

All images from Alamy