Japan

Young man with a facemask stands under an outside camera against a bright yellow and orange striped wall in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo.

Young man with a facemask stands under an outside camera against a bright yellow and orange striped wall in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo.

Looking down on the Daishoji River, in Yamanaka Onsen, in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Looking down on the Daishoji River, in Yamanaka Onsen, in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Walking down to the Kakusenkei Gorges in Yamanaka Onsen, Japan.

Walking down to the Kakusenkei Gorges in Yamanaka Onsen, Japan.

The purple Ayatori Bridge in the Yamanaka Onsen in Kaga, Japan.

The purple Ayatori Bridge in the Yamanaka Onsen in Kaga, Japan.

Feet of a gardener wearing geta, traditional Japanese footwear in Yamanaka Onsen.

Feet of a gardener wearing geta, traditional Japanese footwear in Yamanaka Onsen.

Plastic buckets for seafood outside of the Omicho Market in Kanazawa, Japan.

Plastic buckets for seafood outside of the Omicho Market in Kanazawa, Japan.

Omikuji tied to a stand outside the Shinto shrine in Enoshima, off the coast from Fujisawa City in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.

Omikuji tied to a stand outside the Shinto shrine in Enoshima, off the coast from Fujisawa City in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.

Man ties his Omikuji fortune to a stand outside the Enoshima Shinto shrine, to leave his bad luck behind.

Man ties his Omikuji fortune to a stand outside the Enoshima Shinto shrine, to leave his bad luck behind.

Dragon water fountain outside a temple in Japan allows people to purify themselves before praying.

Dragon water fountain outside a temple in Japan allows people to purify themselves before praying.

Inside the kitchen from an alleyway in the Taito City region of Tokyo, Japan.

Inside the kitchen from an alleyway in the Taito City region of Tokyo, Japan.

Japanese calligraphy inside a samurai house in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.

Japanese calligraphy inside a samurai house in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.

Weathered wood and kanji on a building in Kanazawa, Japan.

Weathered wood and kanji on a building in Kanazawa, Japan.

Looking up at people in a restaurant and kanji on the wall in Osaka, Japan.

Looking up at people in a restaurant and kanji on the wall in Osaka, Japan.

Whole fish sit on ice for sale at the Omicho Market, in Kanazawa, Japan.

Whole fish sit on ice for sale at the Omicho Market, in Kanazawa, Japan.

A woman sells sushi in the Omicho Market, Kanazawa Japan.

A woman sells sushi in the Omicho Market, Kanazawa Japan.

Two women eat corn dogs on the streets of Tokyo, Japan.

Two women eat corn dogs on the streets of Tokyo, Japan.

A row of men eat ramen in Hakatatenjin restaurant, Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan.

A row of men eat ramen in Hakatatenjin restaurant, Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan.

Salarymen in Tokyo, Japan together after work having food and drink.

Salarymen in Tokyo, Japan together after work having food and drink.

Shigeyuki Miyake, manager of Fu-unji ramen restaurant and co-worker serve up great food in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan.

Shigeyuki Miyake, manager of Fu-unji ramen restaurant and co-worker serve up great food in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan.

Neon lights and motion blur of Shinjuku, in Japan.

Neon lights and motion blur of Shinjuku, in Japan.

A woman and her two children ride past on a street in Tokyo, Japan.

A woman and her two children ride past on a street in Tokyo, Japan.

Barbequed scallop in the shell at the Tsjuku Market, Tokyo, Japan.

Barbequed scallop in the shell at the Tsjuku Market, Tokyo, Japan.

Patrons wait for ramen and a seat on a red stool at Ichiran in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

Patrons wait for ramen and a seat on a red stool at Ichiran in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.

An old woman carefully weighs seaweed at the Tsjuku Market in Tokyo, Japan.

An old woman carefully weighs seaweed at the Tsjuku Market in Tokyo, Japan.

An older chef shares wisdom with a younger chef at the Tsjuku Market in Tokyo, Japan.

An older chef shares wisdom with a younger chef at the Tsjuku Market in Tokyo, Japan.

A woman walks down the street as five men vie for her attention, in Kamakura, Japan.

A woman walks down the street as five men vie for her attention, in Kamakura, Japan.

Three metal birds dressed in red had and capes in Enoshima, Japan.

Three metal birds dressed in red had and capes in Enoshima, Japan.

The Great Buddha of Kamakura at Kōtoku-in Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura, Japan.

The Great Buddha of Kamakura at Kōtoku-in Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura, Japan.

A woman is silhouetted by pink flowers at the Mori Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan.

A woman is silhouetted by pink flowers at the Mori Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan.

A girl is surrounded by beads of blue light inside the MORI DIGITAL ART MUSEUM, by TeamLab Borderless in Tokyo, Japan.

A girl is surrounded by beads of blue light inside the MORI DIGITAL ART MUSEUM, by TeamLab Borderless in Tokyo, Japan.

Plush toy teddy bears in an arcade in Tokyo, Japan.

Plush toy teddy bears in an arcade in Tokyo, Japan.

Two boys stand in a picture booth at a gaming arcade in the Akihabara part of Tokyo, Japan.

Two boys stand in a picture booth at a gaming arcade in the Akihabara part of Tokyo, Japan.

A man on the subway reads the newspaper in Japan, with a story of President Donald Trump and Pime Minister Shinzō Abe.

A man on the subway reads the newspaper in Japan, with a story of President Donald Trump and Pime Minister Shinzō Abe.

Two women ride the subway in Tokyo, Japan.

Two women ride the subway in Tokyo, Japan.

The subway in Tokyo, Japan and the people passing with motion blur in the photograph.

The subway in Tokyo, Japan and the people passing with motion blur in the photograph.

Two young girls in their school uniforms wait for a train in Japan.

Two young girls in their school uniforms wait for a train in Japan.

A man sitting in an alleyway smokes a cigarette and checks his cell phone in Tokyo, Japan.

A man sitting in an alleyway smokes a cigarette and checks his cell phone in Tokyo, Japan.

A man enjoys quiet and the view from inside the Narukawa Art Museum in Hakone, Japan.

A man enjoys quiet and the view from inside the Narukawa Art Museum in Hakone, Japan.

Portrait of a Japanese woman in a kimono in Hakone, Japan.

Portrait of a Japanese woman in a kimono in Hakone, Japan.

Multiple paper cranes, Japanese origami orizuru, hang in a string of brilliant colors.

Multiple paper cranes, Japanese origami orizuru, hang in a string of brilliant colors.

A Japanese mother feeds her daughter at a train station in Japan.

A Japanese mother feeds her daughter at a train station in Japan.

Two women in kimonos stand outside a jewelry store in Kyoto, Japan.

Two women in kimonos stand outside a jewelry store in Kyoto, Japan.

A young girl in a traditional Japanese kimono stands at the doorway looking at a painting in the KENNIN JI , TEMPLE in KYOTO, JAPAN

A young girl in a traditional Japanese kimono stands at the doorway looking at a painting in the KENNIN JI , TEMPLE in KYOTO, JAPAN

A man purifies himself with the smoke from incense outside of the historic temple to the goddess of mercy, Sensō-ji in Tokyo, Japan.

A man purifies himself with the smoke from incense outside of the historic temple to the goddess of mercy, Sensō-ji in Tokyo, Japan.

A woman kneeling prays at the Kennin Ji, Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

A woman kneeling prays at the Kennin Ji, Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

A maiko, a woman training to be a geisha walks down the streets of Kyoto, Japan.

A maiko, a woman training to be a geisha walks down the streets of Kyoto, Japan.

A girl sells souvenirs outside of Sensoji Temple.

A girl sells souvenirs outside of Sensoji Temple.

Two women in kimonos walk through a shopping area in Asakusa, Tokyo Japan.

Two women in kimonos walk through a shopping area in Asakusa, Tokyo Japan.

A man rides his bicycle near Kappabashi Street in Kitchen Town, Taito City, Tokyo Japan.

A man rides his bicycle near Kappabashi Street in Kitchen Town, Taito City, Tokyo Japan.

A woman is surrounded by daisy flowers at the Mori Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan.

A woman is surrounded by daisy flowers at the Mori Digital Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan.

A young man looks at hundreds of products outside at a market in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan.

A young man looks at hundreds of products outside at a market in Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan.

A woman buys a soda from a machine on the streets of Tokyo, Japan.

A woman buys a soda from a machine on the streets of Tokyo, Japan.

The neon sign Pink Dragon on a white and pink building, done in art deco style, Tokyo Japan.

The neon sign Pink Dragon on a white and pink building, done in art deco style, Tokyo Japan.