!!!Pictures from Japan from various authors. 
Most Pictures are from [J. Azuma|Geography/About/Consortium/Azuma]

Note captions under each picture. If it says <© name>, then the picture can only be used after obtaining permission from Austria-Forum. Those with <Foto: name> can be used freely, but should be quoted as ''Foto: name, austria-forum.org''. Those with <Foto: Factbook> can be used freely, but should be quoted as ''Foto: Factbook''.


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[{Image src='IMG_0247.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0262.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0270.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0284.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='375'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2397.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo,May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2398.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo,May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2406.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo,May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2407.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo,May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2418.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo,May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2426.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Center of Tokyo,May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='188'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2501.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Awaji Island near Kobe, March 2005' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2504.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Awaji Island near Kobe, March 2005' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2518.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Awaji Island near Kobe, March 2005' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2527.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Awaji Island near Kobe, March 2005' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1553.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Downtown of Izushi Hyogo Prefecture, March 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1559.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Downtown of Izushi Hyogo Prefecture, March 200' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1565.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Downtown of Izushi Hyogo Prefecture, March 200' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0400.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Downtown Yokohama, April 2010' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0402.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Downtown Yokohama, April 2010' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2362.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2365.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2377.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2381.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2388.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2395.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2396.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2399.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Eigenji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2004' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0231.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Japanese Plum Blossoms at Yushima Tenjin Shrine Tokyo, March 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0233.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Japanese Plum Blossoms at Yushima Tenjin Shrine Tokyo March 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0234.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Japanese Plum Blossoms at Yushima Tenjin Shrine Tokyo, March 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0241.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Japanese Plum Blossoms at Yushima Tenjin Shrine Tokyo, March 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1840.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Komyoji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2007' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1848.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Komyoji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2007' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1849.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Komyoji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2007' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1850.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Komyoji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2007' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1854.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Komyoji Temple Shiga Prefecture, November 2007' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2455.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Meiji Jingu Shrine Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2456.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Meiji Jingu Shrine Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1124.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Mt Fuji from above, February 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1127.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Mt Fuji from above, February 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2979.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Myoshinji Temple Kyoto, October 2009' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2982.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Myoshinji Temple Kyoto, October 2009' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_3006.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Myoshinji Temple Kyoto, October 2009' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='CIMG0803.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nagaoka Tenjin Shrine, April 2007' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='CIMG0810.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nagaoka Tenjin Shrine, April 2007' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0304.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Near Imperial Palace Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0310.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Near Imperial Palace Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0319.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Near Imperial Palace Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_0320.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Near Imperial Palace Tokyo, April 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2332.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Near Yuzuruha Shrine Kobe, April 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2334.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Near Yuzuruha Shrine Kobe, April 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1004.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nezu Shrine Center of Tokyo, 2013' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1010.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nezu Shrine Center of Tokyo, 2013' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='179'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1012.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nezu Shrine Center of Tokyo, 2013' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1014.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nezu Shrine Center of Tokyo, 2013' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1342.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nijojo Castle Kyoto, February 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1345.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nijojo Castle Kyoto, February 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_1363.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Nijojo Castle Kyoto, February 2014' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='CIMG0055.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Suburbs of Kobe, February 2006' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2489.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Sumo in Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2493.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Sumo in Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='P1000075.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Sumo in Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='P1000081.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Sumo in Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='P1000085.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Sumo in Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='P1000111.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Sumo in Tokyo, May 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2337.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Yuzuruha Shrine Kobe, April 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2351.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Yuzuruha Shrine Kobe, April 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2352.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Yuzuruha Shrine Kobe, April 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='IMG_2354.jpg' caption='© J. Azuma; Yuzuruha Shrine Kobe, April 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='10_Templemountian near Osaka.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Templemountaian near Osaka' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='14_Ice-near-Saporo.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Ice near Sapporo' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='12_Cherryblossoms near Aizau.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Cherryblossoms near Aizu' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='166'}]
[{Image src='16_Japanese schoolgirls.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Japanese school-girls' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='327'}]
[{Image src='18-Octopus.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Octopus' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='20_Mixed Food.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Mixed Food' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='25-Tempura.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Tempura' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='23-Soup.jpg' caption='© Bernd Kreissig; Soup' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='375'}]
[{Image src='10-Shrine near Kobe.jpg' caption='Foto: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Shrine near Kobe, 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='15-In Shrine.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer,austria-forum.org\\In Shrine' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='20-Detail in Shrine.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Detail in Shrine' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='25-Temple in Japanese Garden.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Temple in Japanese Garden, 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='30-Japanese Garden.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Japanese Garden, 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='334'}]
[{Image src='35-In Japanese Garden.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\In Japanese Garden' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='40-Detail in Japanese Garden.jpg' caption='Foto: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Detail in Japanese Garden' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='375'}]
[{Image src='45-Fountain in Japanese Garden.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Fountain in Japanese Garden' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='360'}]
[{Image src='50-Bridge in Kobe.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Bridge in Kobe, 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='188'}]
[{Image src='55-Bridge and roof gardens in Kobe.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Bridge and roof gardens in Kobe, 2008' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='10-Shrine in Kyoto.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Shrine in Kyoto' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='15-May wishes come true.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\May all wishes come true' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='20-Shirne district Kyoto.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\20-Shrine district Kyoto' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='25-Traditional clothing.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Traditional outfit' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='30-Invittion to tea ceremony.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Invitation to tea ceremony' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='327'}]
[{Image src='35-Fall country side at lake.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Fall country side at lake' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='40-Waterfall in fall.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Waterfall in fall' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='45-Serene evening.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Serene evening' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='331'}]
[{Image src='50-Great Buddha of Kamakura.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Great Buddha of Kamakura' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='223'}]
[{Image src='55-Mount Fuji.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Mount Fuji' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='60-Fall in Japan.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Fall in Japan' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='65-Himeji Castle.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Himeja Castle' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='Burg in Himeja-1.jpg' caption='Castel in Himeja\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='70-Never forget Hiroshima.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Never forget Hiroshima' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='75-Part of Ninomaru palace area.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Golden pavillon, part of Ninomaru palace area' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='322'}]
[{Image src='80-On Aso-san volcanoe on Kyushu.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\On Aso-san volcanoe on Kyushu' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='90-Karasujima lava trail.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\On Karasujima lava trail' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='85-Kumamoto Castle.jpg' caption='Photo: H. Maurer, austria-forum.org\\Part of huge Kumamoto Castle, built 1601' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]
[{Image src='10-Mt Fuji.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\Mt.Fuji on the island of Honshu as seen form space Shuttle. Image courtesy of NASA' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='367'}]
[{Image src='15-Kimonos.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\Colorful kimonos in a Tokyo coffee shop' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='260'}]
[{Image src='20-Statue.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\Statue of the famous samurai Kusunoki Masahige (1294-1336) otuside of Imperal Palace' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='200'}]
[{Image src='25-Mt Fuji and temple.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\The temple gable mimics the shape of Mt Fuji in the background' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='313'}]
[{Image src='30-Lotus blossoms.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\Lotus blossoms' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='313'}]
[{Image src='35-Ice sculpture.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\Ice sculpture at the Sapporo Snow Festival reproduces the Trevi Fountain in Rome' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='313'}]
[{Image src='40-Laughing Buddha.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\A laughing Buddha in Narita' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='45-Imperial Palace Tokyo.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\East Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='50-East Gardens.jpg' caption='Photo: Factbook\\East Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='359'}]
[{Image src='Burg in Matsimoto.jpg' caption='Castle in Matsimoto\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='Fuji vom Hotel.jpg' caption='Fuji\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='239' width='319'}]
[{Image src='Geisha in Kyoto.jpg' caption='Geisha in Kyoto\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='135'}]
[{Image src='Pagode in Kyoto.jpg' caption='Pagoda in Kyoto\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='319'}]
[{Image src='Kirschblueten.3.jpg' caption='Cherry blossoms\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='188'}]
[{Image src='Kirschblüten 2.jpg' caption='Cherry blossoms\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='188'}]
[{Image src='Kirschblüten.auf der Isel Miyaman.jpg' caption='Cherry blossoms on the island Miyaman.\\Photo: L. Lechner, 2015' alt='Japan' class='image_block' height='250' width='333'}]



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