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Seasons & NatureStandard hotaru蛍fireflies

Seasons & NatureStandard sakura zensen桜前線the cherry blossom front

Seasons & NatureStandard ajisai紫陽花hydrangea

Seasons & NatureStandard shochikubai松竹梅pine, bamboo and plum

Seasons & NatureStandard yukiguni雪国Japan's heavy snow regions

Seasons & NatureStandard semi no koe蝉の声the sound of a Japanese summer

Seasons & NatureStandard kawa to hashi川と橋Japan's short steep rivers

Seasons & NatureStandard tanada棚田terraced rice paddies cut into mountain slopes

Seasons & NatureStandard take竹bamboo

Onsen & BathStandard kerorin okeケロリン桶the yellow plastic bath bucket with an ad on it, found in public baths

Onsen & BathStandard sauna to mizuburoサウナと水風呂sauna culture in Japan

Onsen & BathStandard supa sentoスーパー銭湯large modern bathhouses

Onsen & BathStandard ichiban-buro一番風呂being the very first person into freshly drawn bathwater

Onsen & BathStandard onsen to tatu温泉とタトゥーwhy tattoos can get you refused at a bath

Onsen & BathStandard onsen maku温泉マークthe three-steam symbol used on maps and signs for hot springs

Onsen & BathStandard onsengai温泉街a hot spring town

Onsen & BathStandard kazoku buro家族風呂a private bath you can book

Onsen & BathStandard ganbanyoku岩盤浴lying on heated stone to sweat, a dry alternative to soaking in a bath

Onsen & BathStandard kyodo yokujo共同浴場a small shared hot-spring bathhouse run for and by local residents

Onsen & BathStandard gensen kakenagashi源泉かけ流しhot spring water used once and let overflow, with nothing recirculated

Onsen & BathStandard Ibusuki no sunamushi onsen指宿の砂むし温泉a hot sand bath on a beach warmed by hot spring water

Onsen & BathStandard sento銭湯the neighborhood public bath

Onsen & BathStandard sento no penkie銭湯のペンキ絵the big painted mural, usually of Mount Fuji, on the wall of a public bathhouse

Onsen & BathStandard utaseyu打たせ湯a hot water fall you sit under for a shoulder massage

Onsen & BathStandard datsuijo脱衣所the changing room at a hot spring or public bath

Onsen & BathStandard jigoku meguri地獄めぐりa tour of boiling hot spring pools known as hells

Onsen & BathStandard nakai仲居the ryokan staff member who attends to your room and meals

Onsen & BathStandard yumomi湯もみstirring hot spring water with long wooden boards to cool it down

Onsen & BathStandard uchiyu to sotoyu meguri内湯と外湯めぐりhopping between a hot spring town's public bathhouses in a yukata

Onsen & BathStandard nyutozei入湯税a small local tax that bathers pay at hot spring facilities

Onsen & BathStandard bandai番台the raised attendant's seat at the entrance of a public bath

Onsen & BathStandard bijin no yu美人の湯a nickname for hot springs said to leave your skin smooth

Onsen & BathStandard ryokan旅館a traditional Japanese inn

PlacesStandard Odaibaお台場the waterfront district built on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay

PlacesStandard feri to ritoフェリーと離島the ferry networks that connect Japan's thousands of smaller islands to the mainland

PlacesStandard yokohama横浜the fishing village that became Japan's door to the West

PlacesStandard Yakushima屋久島the southern island of ancient cedars and constant rain

PlacesStandard Gero Onsen下呂温泉a hot spring town in the mountains of Gifu, famous for its smooth alkaline water

PlacesStandard kanazawa金沢the castle town that escaped the bombing, and its gold leaf

PlacesStandard Ginza銀座the expensive shopping district named after a silver mint

PlacesStandard Ginzan Onsen銀山温泉a hot spring town of old wooden inns in Yamagata

PlacesStandard karuizawa軽井沢the highland resort that began as a missionary's summer escape

PlacesStandard Kenrokuen兼六園the Kanazawa garden named for the six qualities a perfect garden should have

PlacesStandard Takayama高山the mountain town in Gifu with preserved merchant streets and festival floats

PlacesStandard koyasan高野山the mountain monastery where you can stay the night

PlacesStandard sakurajima桜島the active volcano that drops ash on a city of 600,000

PlacesStandard Sanjusangendo三十三間堂the 120-meter hall in Kyoto holding 1,001 statues of Kannon

PlacesStandard Shikoku hachiju hakkasho四国八十八ヶ所the 1,200-kilometer circuit of eighty-eight temples

PlacesStandard Shurijo首里城と沖縄the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Okinawa

PlacesStandard Ueno Koen上野公園the Tokyo park holding the national museums, the zoo and the cherry trees

PlacesStandard Kinosaki Onsen城崎温泉a hot spring town in northern Hyogo known for its seven public bathhouses

PlacesStandard kobe神戸the port city between mountain and sea, rebuilt after an earthquake

PlacesStandard kusatsu onsen草津温泉the strongly acidic hot spring with the wooden cooling ritual

PlacesStandard Adachi Bijutsukan足立美術館the Shimane museum whose garden is viewed like a painting, not walked in

PlacesStandard Nagasaki and Dejima長崎と出島the port that was Japan's only window to Europe, and the second atomic bombing

PlacesStandard Tokyo Sukaitsuri東京スカイツリーthe 634-meter broadcasting tower in eastern Tokyo

PlacesStandard Tokyo Eki no ekisha東京駅の駅舎the red brick station building of 1914, restored in 2012

PlacesStandard michi no eki道の駅roadside stations that sell local produce and let drivers rest

PlacesStandard dogo onsen道後温泉one of Japan's oldest hot springs, and its wooden bathhouse

PlacesStandard Nijojo二条城the Kyoto castle where the shogun gave power back to the Emperor