1. Life for Japanese People
 |
Homes |
1. Detached
house
2. High-rise apartments
3. Rural homes
4. House construction
5. Kitchen/dining room
6. Western style living room
7. Japanese style living room
8. Japanese bath room
9. Western style bedroom
10. Japanese style bedroom |
| Food Life |
11. Western style
breakfast
12. Japanese style breakfast
13. Company cafeteria
14. Lunch at Soba noodle stand
15. Japanese style delicatessen
16. Wax models of menu items
17. Supermarket
18. Dinner at home
19. Restaurants in a department store
20. Family eating out (Photo couresy of Denny's) |
| Traditional Cuisine |
21. Kaiseki cuisine
22. Making Sushi
23. Assorted Sushi
24. Deep-frying Tempura
25. Assorted Tempura
26. Slicing Sashimi
27. Assorted Sashimi
28. Sukiyaki
29. Sake
30. Japanese tea and sweets |
| Clothing |
31. Comfortable
clothes for elementary school children
32. Boys' junior high school uniform
33. Girls' junior high school uniform
34. Senior high school uniform
35. University students
36. Office workers
37. Girls in kimono on Coming-of-Age Day
38. Clothing section of a department store
39. Formal kimono worn by wedding guests, wedding dress
40. Yukata (summer kimono) |
| Annual Events |
41. Hatsumode (New
Year shrine visiting)
42. Setsubun (spring devil banishing ceremony)
43. Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival)
44. Hanami (cherry blossom viewing)
45. Enjoying Koinobori (giant carp streamers)
46. Grave visiting
47. Moon viewing
48. Health and Sports Day
49. Shichigosan (day for 3, 5 and 7 year old children)
50. Joya no Kane (Midnight bells of New Year) |
1. Life for Japanese People
 |
Festivals |
51. Nebuta
Festival (Aomori)
52. Awa Odori (Tokushima)
53. Sanja Festival (Tokyo)
54. Yabusame Festival (Kanagawa)
55. Gion Festival (Kyoto)
56. Tanabata Festival (Miyagi)
57. Snow Festival (Hokkaido)
58. Yamagasa Festival (Fukuoka)
59. Dai Ginza Festival (Tokyo)
60. Fireworks event |
| Vacations |
61.
Windsurfing
62. Sailing
63. Tennis
64. Golf practice Range
65. Camping
66. Skiing
67. Hiking
68. Fishing
69. Amusement Park
70. Hot Springs |
| Customs and
Etiquette |
71. Bowing
72. Exchange of business cards
73. Removing shoes when entering a house
74. Wedding reception
75. Cutting the wedding cake
76. Traditional group wedding photograph
77. Seeing off the bride and groom
78. Funeral ceremony
79. New Years' cards
80. Seasonal gift giving custom (summer ochugen and winter oseibo) |
| Lifelong
Education |
81. Adult
education lecture
82. Bonsai cultivation
83. Japanese dance at a community center
84. A game of Go at a community center
85. Shogi (Japanese chess) at a community center
86. Social dance at a community center
87. Ceramic art at a community center
88. Flower arrangement at a community center
89. Fine arts at a community center
90. University of the Air, Correspondence course |
| Children's
Daily Life |
91. School
club activities
92. Soccer
93. A swimming class
94. A school outing
95. Playing computer games at home
96. Sports Day
97. Children's theater
98. Class in session
99. Summer school camp
100. School lunch break |
2. Japanese Culture
 |
Traditional
Performing Arts |
101. A Kabuki
performance
102. Kabukiza Theatre
103. Kabuki stage
104. Kabuki make-up
105. Noh performance
106. Noh mask
107. An outdoor Noh performance
108. Bunraku puppets
109. Bunraku musical accompaniment
110. A Bunraku performance |
| Crafts |
111. Weaving
fabric with silk thread
112. Dyeing the kimono fabric
113. Weaving the fabric
114. A Kimono
115. Engraving a wooden tray
116. Applying the lacquer
117. Japanese lacquerware
118. Kneading the clay
119. Painting porcelain
120. Japanese pottery |
| Tea Ceremony |
121. A tea
ceremony
122. Implements used in the tea ceremony
123. The Tokonoma alcove
124. Exterior of a tea room |
| Ikebana |
125. Flower
arrangement
126. Implements used for flower arrangement |
| Calligraphy |
127. Children
practicing calligraphy
128. Adults practicing calligraphy
129. Implements used in calligraphy
130. A calligraphy exhibit |
| Sports |
131. Sumo
132. Judo
133. Kendo
134. Karate
135. Professional baseball
136. Baseball fans
137. Professional soccer
138. Soccer fans
139. Professional volleyball
140. A marathon |
| Religion |
141. Torii
shrine gate
142. Taking a new born baby to a Shinto shrine
143. Shinto priest
144. Jichinsai (ground-breaking ceremony)
145. Ema (votive tablets)
146. Buddhist temple
147. Zazen meditation
148. A mountain ascetic
149. Buddhist monks
150. Water lantern festival |
2. Japanese Culture
 |
Young People |
151. Youth
club activities
152. Volunteer activities (Kobe earthquake)
153. Volunteer activities (helping the physically impaired)
154. Youth in the city
155. Dating
156. Karaoke
157. A popular meeting place
158. A disco
159. A Japanese-style bar
160. A library |
| Comics |
161. An office
worker reading a cartoon book
162. Cartoon books line the shelves at home
163. A specialty bookstore for cartoon books
164. A special school for catoonists
165. Use of cartoons in leaflets and pamphlets
166. Translated cartoon books
167. Educational cartoon books for children
168. Osamu Tezuka (famous Japanese cartoonist)
169. Fujiko ・ F ・ Fujio (famous Japanese cartoonist)
170. Akria Toriyama (famous Japanese cartoonist) |
| Cities |
171. Tokyo's Shinjuku district
172. Dotonbori, Osaka
173. Fukuoka's Canal City Hakata Complex
174. A large-scale shopping center
175. International Exhibition Site "BigSite"
176. The Tokyo Forum
177. Reclaimed land in Tokyo harbor
178. A city park
179. A theater
180. A traffic jam |
| Entertainement |
181. Popular music concert
182. Japanese popular music charity show
183. Manzai (Japanese stand-up comedy)
184. Rakugo (Japanese storytelling comedy)
185. A musical
186. Filming a television drama
187. Classical music
188. Takeshi Kitano (famous Japanese film director)
189. Dreams Come True (famous Japanese band)
190. Tetsuya Komuro (famous Japanese music producer) |
| Architecture |
191. Tokyo station
192. Metropolitan Government Building
193. Ryogoku Kokugikan
194. Osaka Dome
195. Tokyo Dome
196. Yokohama harbor skyline
197. Fuji Television Building
198. Umeda Sky Building
199. Miyazaki Phoenix Seagaia
200. Tokyo Tower |
3. Japanese Industry & Economy
 |
Agriculture |
201. Rice paddies
202. Planting rice
203. Harvest
204. Rice granaries operated by Japan Agricutlural Cooperative
205. Corn fields in Hokkaido
206. Green-house strawberry cultivation
207. Apples of Aomori
208. Mikan tangerines of Ehime
209. Produce market
210. Hydroponics cultivation |
| Fisheries and
Marine Products |
211. Ocean fishing
212. Offshore fishing
213. Coastal fishing
214. Amasan diving for shellfish
215. Fish shop
216. Drying kelp in the sun
217. Fresh fish market
218. Kamaboko (fish paste) factory
219. Fishing for bonito
220. Fish farm |
| Manufacturing |
221. Printing plant
222. Beer factory
223. Automobile factory
224. Electrical goods factory
225. Steel plant
226. Manufacturing robot
227. Automobile exports
228. Precision equipment
229. Overseas plant
230. Petroleum complex |
| Finance |
231. The Bank of Japan
232. The Tokyo Stock Market
233. A bank teller
234. Cash dispenser (ATM)
235. Life insurance company
236. Quotation board at a stock brokerage company
237. Post office (interior)
238. Post office (exterior)
239. Bankbooks and cash cards
240. Home banking |
| Distribution
System |
241. A discount shop
242. Mail order catalogs
243. Large discount store
244. Convenience store
245. Department store
246. Door-to-door delivery service
247. Frozen fresh food courier service
248. Distribution center truck terminal
249. Distribution system for air freight
250. Shopping arcade |
3. Japanese Industry & Economy
 |
International
Trade |
251. Oil tanker
252. Showroom for foreign cars
253. Computers
254. Oranges
255. Luxury brand-goods
256. Alcoholic beverages discount store
257. Music store
258. Airport scene
259. Jewelry making
260. Imported foodstuffs |
| Disaster
Prevention |
261. Firemen's demonstration at New Year
262. Fire drill at school
263. Fire Defense Agency control room
264. Meteorological Agency computer system
265. Weather satellite
266. Tokyo Metropolitan Fire Prevention Center
267. Earhquake simulation system
268. Home security
269. Volunteer support
270. The Japan Red Cross |
| Information
Society |
271. Traffic congestion information sign
272. News updates at a bus stop
273. Arrival and departure information at railway stations
274. Using computers at the office
275. Using computers in the home
276. Automatic check-in at the airport
277. Car navigation system
278. Mobile phone system
279. Cellular phone
280. Satellite TV broadcasting |
| Robotics and
Biotechnology |
281. Cow-milking robot
282. Fire-fighting robot
283. Remote control grass-cutting robot
284. Medial robot
285. Music playing robot
286. Arm robot
287. Genetically-engineered vegetables ("tomapino" - tomato + pepino)
288. Genetically-engineered orchids
289. Genetically-engineered long-life grass
290. "Pomato" culture |
| Clean Energy |
291. Solar car
292. Solar roof panels
293. Solar power generation
294. Wind power generation
295. Geothermal power generation
296. Tidal power generation
297. Hydroelectric power generation
298. Linear motor car
299. Pool heated by garbage incineration
300. New urban transport system |
4. Japanese Politics & Society
 |
The Imperial
Family
(Reproduction requires Imperial Household Agency approval) |
301. The Imperial Palace
302. The Imperial Family
303. A garden party
304. Visiting disaster victims
305. Calling the Diet into session
306. Awarding the Order of Cultural Merit
307. Official banquet
308. Visiting other countries
309. Ceremony to mark the start of the rice harvest
310. New Year Public audience |
| International
Contribution |
311. Supplying of medical equipment
312. Support for technological improvement
313. Dispatch of cooperation volunteers
314. Receiving researchers from developing countries
315. Dispatch of emergency rescue teams
316. Polio vaccinations
317. Cultural and eduational activities and assistance in preserving
cultural assests
318. Emergency relief goods
319. Medical assistance
320. International Cooperation Festival |
| Political
System |
321. The Diet
322. Prime Minister's Residence
323. Supreme Court
224. Election campaign
225. Diet in session
326. Diet committee
327. Public hearing
328. Prime Minister's policy speech
329. Court in session
330. Voting |
| Defense |
331. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Dome
332. Nagasaki Peace Park
333. Ground Self-Defense Force
334. Tank
335. Maritime Self-Defense Force
336. Escort ship
337. Air Self-Defense Force
338. Fighter jet
339. Women officers
340. Emergency support |
| Police |
341. Dial 110 for emergency services
342. Koban (local Police Box)
343. Local police patrol
344. Security for state guests
345. Traffic police wheel clamping a parking offender
346. Traffic police stopping a car
347. Traffic control center
348. Traffic education
349. Police academy
350. Police patrol car |
4. Japanese Politics & Society
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Transportation |
351. Trains
352. Subway
353. Bus
354. Monorail
355. Shinkansen (Nozomi)
356. Shinkansen (Komachi)
357. Taxi
358. Expressway
359. Ferry
360. Airport |
| Education |
361. First day of elementary school
362. Classroom scene at a junior high school
363. Senior high school
364. Technical college
365. University
366. Women teachers
367. Computer education
368. Foreign teachers
369. After-school club activities
370. Foreign exchange students |
| Medical Care
and Social Security |
371. Hospital
372. Ambulance
373. Hospital patient
374. Health insurance office
375. Pension book
376. Kindergarten playground
377. Children's facility
378. Mother and child health book
379. Rehabilitation Center
380. Nursing home grounds |
| Environmental
Protection |
381. Nature conservation (Tenjinzaki
National Trust)
382. Pollution indicator
383. Cleaning of coastal areas
384. Electric cars
385. Garbage truck
386. Incineration plant
387. Sorting of refuse
388. Interationally Protected Wetlands (Kushiro Marsh)
389. Natural Heritage Site (Shirakami Mountains)
390. Nature conservation (Yatsu tideland) |
| Community
Activities |
391. Bon Odori Festival
392. Community Center
393. Learning traditional rice planting methods
394. Environmental survey (water analysis)
395. Collection of old newspapers
396. Local fire fighting group
397. Local welfare activities
398. Volunteer activities (sign language lessons)
399. Flea market
400. Foreign students exchange program |
5.
Sketches of Japan
 |
Cities -
Metropolitan Area |
401. Ginza
402. Akihabara
403. Tokyo Central District
404. Asakusa
405. Shinjuku Gyoen Park
406. Keihin Industrial Belt
407. Rainbow Bridge
408. Yokohama Chinatown
409. "Mother Farm" - For city children
410. Odaiba Intelligent Building |
| Regions -
Hokkaido |
411. Sapporo Oodori Park
412. Japanese cranes
413. Shikotsu-Toya National Park
414. Daisetsuzan National Park
415. Akan National Park
416. Shiretoko National Park
417. Cattle raising and dairy farming
418. Thoroughbreds horses in the Hidaka region
419. Lavender fields of Furano
420. Hakodate at night |
| Regions -
Tohoku |
421. Zao Highlands
422. Matsuhima Island
423. Hakkoda Mountain Range
424. Lake Towada
425. Seikan Tunnel
426. Snow covered trees
427. Boating the Mogami River
428. Cherry orchards
429. Chusonji Temple
430. Aizu Bandaisan Mountain |
| Regions - Kanto |
431. Nikko National Park: Nantaisan and
Lake Chuzenji
432. Toshogu Shrine
433. Lake Haruna
434. Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
435. Great Buddha at Kamakura
436. Kashima Industrial Complex
437. Japanese apricot trees in Kairakuen park, Mito
438. Ryujin suspension bridge
439. Fujikyu Highlands
440. Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi |
| Regions - Chubu |
441. Japan Alps
442. Port of Nagoya: Aquarium
443. Kenrokuen Garden
444. Kaga (washing kimono fabric in the river)
445. Castle district of Kanazawa
446. Tea fields of Shizuoka
447. Eiheiji Temple
448. Tulips in Toyama
449. Thatched-roof houses of Shirakawa near Hida Takayama
450. Kamikochi Highlands, Nagano Prefecture |
5.
Sketches of Japan
 |
Kinki |
451. Ise Shrine
452. The pagoda at Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto
453. The Grand Shrine of Kasuga
454. Kansai International Airport
455. Nakanoshima Island
456. Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama, Kyoto
457. Kinkakuji - Kyoto's Golden Temple
458. Byodoin Temple
459. Lake Biwa
460. Todaiji Temple |
| Regions -
Chugoku, Shikoku |
461. Amanohashidate
462. Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni
463. Seto Oohashi Bridge
464. Whirlpools in the Inland Sea
465. Shimanto River
466. Tottori Sand Dunes
467. Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima
468. Izumo Shrine
469. Konpira Shrine
470. The streets of Kurashiki |
| Regions -
Kyushu, Okinawa |
471. Fukuoka waterfront
472. Mount Aso
473. Tsukumo Island
474. Rape blossoms of Kaimondake mountain
475. Site of Yoshinogari prehistoric village in Saga Prefecture
476. Tanegashima Space Center
477. The stone Buddha of Usuki, Oita Prefecture
478. Port of Nagasaki
479. The warm waters of Okinawa
480. Takachiho gorge in Miyazaki Prefecture |
| Four Seasons |
481. Spring cherry blossoms at
Chidorigafuchi
482. Japanese iris in spring
483. Morning glory in spring
484. Verdant mountains of summer
485. Summer beaches
486. Vineyards in autumn
487. Autumn colors
488. Corridor of ginkgo trees in autumn
489. Skiing in winter
490. Skating in winter on a frozen lake |
| Japan's Castles |
491. Himeji Castle
492. Goryoukaku Fortress
493. Osaka Castle
494. Nagoya Caslte
495. Matsumoto Castle
496. Inuyama Castle
497. Hikone Caslte
498. Kumamoto Castle
499. Hirosaki Castle
500. Tsuruga Castle |
1. Life for Japanese
People
 |
Homes |
501. New town
502. Apartment houses
503. Japanese garden
504. Genkan (entrance foyer)
505. Engawa (verandah)
506. Fusuma (room partitions)
507. Shoji (sliding paper doors)
508. Thatched-roof house
509. Irori (sunken hearth)
510. Bamboo fence |
| Foods |
511. New Year cuisine
512. Shabu shabu
513. Unadon (eel on rice)
514. Katsudon (Pork cutlet on rice)
515. Yudofu (boiled tofu with
vegetables)
516. Grilled fish
517. Nimono (boiled vegetables)
518. Norimaki (sushi roll)
519. Onigiri (rice ball)
520. Okayu (rice gruel)
521. Rice and miso soup
522. Rice with red azuki beans
523. Rice container
524. Pickles
525. Zarusoba (noodles)
526. Japanese sweets
527. Anmitsu (sweet red azuki bean paste and ice cream)
528. Bento (lunch box)
529. Fast food
530. Oden
531. Yakitori grill
532. Takoyaki
533. Okonomiyaki pancakes
534. Eating baked sweet potato
535. Customers line up outside popular restaurant
536. Soba noodle stand
537. Robatayaki restaurant
538. Barbecue
539. Outdoor ramen noodle stand
540. Enkai (banquet) |
| Clothing |
541. Office workers in uniform
542. Bride in wedding kimono
543. Festival dancer in happi coat
544. Traditional work wear
545. Children wearing yukata
546. Kimono
547. Apron
548. Geta sandals and tabi socks |
| Annual Events |
549. Young women in kimono on Coming of
Age Day
550. Sapporo Snow Festival, Hokkaido |
1. Life for Japanese
People
 |
Annual Events |
551. Cherry blossom viewing
552. Morning Glory flower market
553. Bathing beach
554. Seasonal rush to visit hometowns
555. Obon festival
556. Tori-no-ichi year-end market festival
557. Daruma-ichi market
558. Hagoita-ichi market for deorated battledores
559. Ameyoko shopping street at year-end
560. End-of-year sale |
| Festival |
561. Marimo Festival (Hokkaido), October
562. Kanto Festival (Akita), August. An exciting lantern festival
563. No-uma-oi Tournament at So-uma (Fukushima), July
564. Hadaka Festival (Fukushima), January
565. Tajima Gion Festival
566. Fireworks and lanterns at Chichibu night festival (December)
567. Kanda Myojin Shrine Festival (Tokyo), May
568. Onbashira Festival (Nagano), April to May
569. Dosojin Festival (Nagano)
570. Lion dance in Fukui, Autumn
571. Jidai Festival (Kyoto) October. Parade in Heian period costumes
572. Fire Festival (Wakayama), February
573. Floats at Danjiri Festival (Osaka), September
574. Sumiyoshi Festival (Osaka), July
575. Tenman Tenjin Festival (Osaka), July
576. Yosakoi Festival (Kochi), August. Dancing in the streets
577. Hakata Dontaku (Fukuoka). May
procession in traditional costumes
578. Okunchi Festival (Nagasaki), October
579. Bon-odori Festival at Himejima in Oita (August)
580. Naha Festival (giant tug-of-war), June |
| Leisure |
581. Cycling
582. Jogging
583. Horse Riding
584. Paraglider
585. Mountain stream fishing
586. Mountain climbing
587. Camping
588. Bird watching
589. Picking grapes
590. Gardening
591. Hobby painter
592. Fitness center
593. Amusement park
594. Pachinko
595. Playing billiards
596. Bowling
597. Outdoor hot spring |
| Customs and Etiquette |
598. New Year's pine-and-bamboo
decorations
599. Shimenawa (sacred shrine rope)
560. Offertory rice-cakes |
1. Life for Japanese
People / 2. Japanese Culture
 |
| Customs and Etiquette |
601. New Year shrine visiting
602. National flag flying on public holiday
603. Opening a ceremonial barrel of sake
604. Omikuji (sacred oracle)
605. Sitting around the kotatsu heater
606. Hibachi (charcoal heater)
607. Janken (scissors, paper, stone) |
| Children's Life |
608. On the way to school
609. Classroom scene
610. Outdoor lessons
611. Homework
612. Music recital
613. Helping with the chores. Window cleaning
614. Playing in the park
615. Birthday party
616. Collecting insects
617. Fireworks
618. School picnic
619. Children's snow house
620. Children's baseball
621. Boy Scouts
622. Basketball court
623. Fire station
624. Learning to use fire extinguishers
625. Fire hydrants
626. Sign to evacuation refuge
627. Disaster preparedness items |
| Traditional Performing Arts |
628. Odaiko (giant drum on wheels)
629. Taiko drummers
630. Dengaku ritual music & dance
631. Lion dance
632. Kagura ancient Shinto music & dance
633. Kiyari acrobatic performance
634. Koto, shamisen and shakuhachi
635. Naga-uta musicians
636. Shakuhachi bamboo flute
637. Playing the koto
638. Biwa lute recital
639. Noh play musicians
640. Jiutamai dance
641. Traditional Japanese dance
642. Okinawan folk dance
643. Kyogen play
644. Gagaku ancient imperial court music & dance
645. Street performer |
| Crafts |
646. Metal engraving
647. Tosa washi (handmade paper)
648. Toyohashi writing brushes
649. Folding fan
650. Paper umbrellas |
2. Japanese Culture
 |
Crafts |
651. Kyoto style hanging scroll
652. Miyazaki kokeshi wooden dolls
653. Wood engraving
654. Hakata doll
655. Kyoto doll
656. Kyo yuzen silk
657. Beppu bamboo work
658. Imari Arita-yaki ceramic vase
659. Kutani ceramic plate
660. Ceremonial model carriage
661. Nanbu tekki (ironware)
662. Kyo tansu chest
663. Iwatani tansu chest |
| Tea Ceremony |
664. Putting matcha powdered tea in the
tea bowl
665. Pouring hot water on the tea
666. Whisking the tea
667. Offering tea to the guests |
| Ikebana |
668. Selecting stems
669. Fixing the bases of the stems
670. Creating the arrangement |
| Sports |
671. Sumo Yokozuna grand champion performs the
opening ceremony
672. Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
673. Boxing
674. Rugby
675. Golf
676. Ice hockey
677. Table Tennis
678. Badminton
679. Snowboarding
680. Figure skating
681. Surfing
682. Scuba diving
683. Motor sports / Formula 1
684. Motor sports / motocross
685. Horse racing
686. Keirin bicycle racing |
| Customs |
687. Buddhist chanting
688. Monks on their daily round for alms
689. Ceremonial festival bonfire
690. Buddhist pilgrims
691. Meditating under a waterfall
692. A shrine offertory chest
693. Inari shrine
694. Shinto priest
695. Miko (shirne maidens)
696. Washing hands and mouth at entrance to shrine
697. Jizo statue (Buddhist guardian of children)
698. Rock carved with poetry |
| World Heritage Site |
699. Shirakawago thatched houses (Gifu)
700. Horyuji Temple (Nara) |
2. Japanese Culture
 |
World Heritage Site |
701. Daigoji Temple (Kyoto)
702. The Atom Bomb Dome (Hiroshima)
703. Yakusugi ancient cypress (Yakushima Island) |
| Historical Artifacts/Ruins |
704. Burial mound of Emperor Ojin (Osaka)
705. Takamatsuzuka burial mound (Nara)
706. Wall painting in Takehara burial mound (Nara)
707. Toro historic site (Shizuoka)
708. Iwatoyama burial mound (Fukuoka)
709. Bell-Shaped Bronze artifact
at Kamo Iwakura historic site (Shimane)
710. Gold seal (Fukuoka)
711. Haniwa pottery figures
712. Earthenware (Shimane) |
| City scenes |
713. Station and department store
714. Public telephones
715. Mail box
716. Station public message board
717. Coin lockers
718. Vending machines
719. Street closed to traffic for shoppers
720. Waterfront park
721. Public library
722. Nomi-no-ichi (flea market)
723. Giant TV screen in front of Shinjuku Station
724. Neon lights of downtown
725. Chindonya street performers |
| Young people |
726. Waiting for their dates at the
Hachiko statue, Shibuya Station
727. Open-air cafe
728. Skateboarding
729. Game arcade
730. Schoolgirls and Print Club machine
731. Comic book cafe
732. Street scene |
| Citiies |
733. Tokyo waterfront and the Bay Bridge
734. Skyscrapers
735. Tokyo from the sea at night
736. Downtown at night
737. Downtown after snow
738. Paved sidewalk
739. Subway entrance
740. Double deck parking
741. Bicycle parking lot
742. Exhibit of model homes |
| Regions |
743. Farm house
744. Terraced rice paddies in Shikoku
745. Country scene
746. Rice paddies at harvest time
747. Fishing port
748. Fishing village
749. Country primary school
750. Country children at play |
3. Japanese Industry & Economy
 |
Agriculture |
751. Barley fields
752. Fields of soba buckwheat
753. Onion field
754. Cultivating vegetables under plastic
755. Mushroom cultivation
756. Plastic greenhouses
757. Dried persimmons |
| Fisheries |
758. Bidding for freshly unloaded tuna
759. Fishing for white goby
760. Catching mudskippers at low tide
761. Squid fishing boats
762. Fishing for anago (sea eel)
763. Trapping freshwater trout
764. Drying fish |
| Forestry/Farming |
765. Tree cutting
766. Charcoal making
767. Sheep farm
768. Silos
769. Poultry farm
770. Litter of piglets at a hog farm |
| Manufacturing |
771. Sake brewing
772. Making salt
773. Silkworm culture
774. Cultivating pearls
775. The launch of a new ship |
| Commerce |
776. Vegetable store
777. Meat shop
778. Fish shop
779. Fruit shop
780. Store selling prepared foods
781. Bakery
782.Liquor store
783. Dry cleaners
784. Barber shop
785. Beauty salon
786. Flower shop
787. General store
788. Electrical appliances store
789. Boutique
790. Stationery store
791. Motorcycle courier
792. Gasoline station
793. Motorcycle shop
794. Esthetician
795. Internet cafe
796. Pet haircut |
| International Trade |
797. Shipping containers
798. Business negotiations
799. Duty free shop
800. Foreign language bookstore |
3. Japanese Industry & Economy / 4. Japanese Society
 |
Information Society |
801. Satellite TV antennas
802. Broadcasting station
803. Laptop computer & mobile phone
804. Digital camera and computer
805. Inserting a telephone card
806. Using a prepaid Metrocard in the subway |
| Technology |
807. Humanoid robots
808. Robot hand
809. Automated car assembly plant
810. Robot aircraft cleaning machine
811. Robot repairing power lines
812. Precision machinery factory
813. Large-scale integrated circuits
814. Cloned flatfish |
| Environmental Activities |
815. Geothermal energy
816. Inside a water purification plant
817. Shop selling recycled goods
818. Garbage collection boxes for recycling
819. Bags for putting out sorted garbage
820. No littering sign
821. Products made from recycled PET soft bottels |
| The Imperial Family
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Household Agency approval |
822. The Emperor and Empress
823. The Imperial couple
824. The Crown Prince and Princess
825. Crown Prince and Princess
826. Prince and Princess Akishinomiya
827. Prince Akishinomiya and family
828. Princess Norinomiya
829. The Imperial family |
| Transportation |
830. Tokyo Bay Expressway tunnel entrance
(Umi Hotaru)
831. Expressway service area
832. Water bus
833. Street cars
834. Country railway
835. Mountain railway |
| Medicine |
836. Doctor and nurses
837. A surgical operation
838. CT scan
839. At the dentist
840. Vaccination
841. Donating blood |
| Community Activities |
842. First aid practice
843. Volunteers visit an old age home
844. Volunteers cleaning up graffiti
845. Volunteers collecting trash |
| Welfare |
846. Embossed tiles in stations guide the
visually impaired
847. Seeing-eye dog
848. Braille signs on ticket machine
849. TV program in sign language
850. Escalator for the disabled |
4. Japanese Society / 5. Sketches of Japan
 |
Welfare |
851. Coach with wheelchair elevator
852. Reserved seats for the elderly
853. Bathing machine for the disabled |
| Trends |
854. Buying lottery tickets
855. At a coin laundry
856. Young people's fashion (G-Shock watch)
857. Flower vending machine
858. Fortune teller
859. Cafe bar
860. Beer garden
861. Yakatabune (floating tatami-style restaurant) |
| Artists & Entertainers |
862. Namie Amuro, popular singer
863. Seiji Ozawa, conductor
864. Michie Nakamura, vocalist
865. Midori Gotoh, violinist
866. Tadao Ando, architect
867. Shohei Imamura, film director
868. Issey Miyake, fashion designer
869. Tokizo Nakamura, kabuki actor
870. Danjuro Ichikawa, kabuki actor
871. Mansaku Nomura, kyogen actor |
| Hokkaido |
872. Sapporo Clock Tower
873. Trappistine convent
874. So-unkyo Falls
875. Nikka whisky distillery
876. Ice floes in the Okhotsk Sea
877. Lake Mashu
878. Otaru Canal
879. Kushiro wetlands |
| Aomori |
880. Oirase Gorge
881. Mt. Iwaki |
| Iwate |
882. Jodogahama coastline
883. Nambu-magariya style farmhouses |
| Akita |
884. Cherry blossoms at Kakunodate
885. Ice-covered Lake Towada |
| Yamagata |
886. Ginzan hot springs in the snow
887. Safflowers |
| Miyagi |
888. Sendai City from Hirose River
889. Aoba Castle Park |
| Fukushima |
890. Goshikinuma Lake
891. Inawashiro Lake in winter |
| Tochigi |
892. Kegon Falls (Nikko)
893. Irohazaka Incline (Nikko) |
| Gunma |
894. Mt. Akagi
895. Kusatsu hot spring |
| Ibaraki |
896. Tsukuba Expo Center
897. Rokkakudo at Mutsu-ura |
| Saitama |
898. Old warehouse
899. Sailing the Nagatoro River |
| Tokyo |
900. Sumida River entering Tokyo Bay |
5. Sketches of Japan
 |
Tokyo |
901. State Guesthouse
902. Jingu Shrine Outer Garden
903. Tsukijima old waterfront area
904. Okutama
905. Ogasawara Island |
| Chiba |
906. Makuhari Messe
907. Chikura Flower Line |
| Kanagawa |
908. Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 at night
909. Landmark Tower
910. Motomachi
911. Enoshima Island
912. Lake Ashino (Hakone) |
| Yamanashi |
913. Mt. Fuji
914. Ichinomiya Togenkyo |
| Shizuoka |
915. Miho no Matsubara
916. Shimoda Town from Mt. Nesugata
917. Shiraito falls |
| Niigata |
918. Bandai Bridge
919. Mt. Yahiko |
| Nagano |
920. Northern Japan Alps seen from Hakuba
Village
921. Zenkoji Temple |
| Gifu |
922. Site of the Battle of Sekigahara
923. Takayama Festival |
| Aichi |
924. Meiji Mura
925. Toyokawa Inari Shrine |
| Toyama |
926. Wagon Railway
927. Kurobe Dam |
| Ishikawa |
928. Kanazawa
929. Banks of the Sai River
930. Oyama Shrine
931. Noto Senmaida rice terraces |
| Fukui |
932. Tojinbo
933. Yasyagaike |
| Shiga |
934. Konponchudo of Hiezan Enryakuji
Temple
935. Chikubujima |
| Mie |
936. Ago Bay, Shima
937. Meoto husband and wife rocks |
| Kyoto |
938. Old Imperial Palace, Kyoto
939. Ginkakuji Temple
940. Kiyomizudera Temple
941. Old house in Gion
942. Old house at Sagano
943. Sanjo-ohashi Bridge
944. Kitayama cypress forest
945. Bamboo forest |
| Nara |
946. Murooji Temple
947. Yoshino River
948. Ishibutai |
| Wakayama |
949. Nachi Falls and Kumano Shrine
950. Monks on sacred Mt. Koya |
5. Sketches of Japan
 |
Wakayama |
951. Whale watching |
| Osaka |
952. Tsutenkaku Tower
953. Shinsaibashi shopping street
954. Dotonbori area canalside
955. Business Park
956. Nanko Exhibition Area |
| Hyogo |
957. Kobe Port Island
958. Old house in Kitano
959. The sake brewing center of Nada |
| Okayama |
960. Korakuen Park
961. The forest of Bicchu Kokubunji |
| Hiroshima |
962. Downtown Hiroshima
963. Onomichi |
| Tottori |
964. Mt. Daisen
965. Mitokusan Sanbutsuji Temple |
| Shimane |
966. Oki Island
967. Tsuwano |
| Yamaguchi |
968. Akiyoshidai limestone caves
969. Akiyoshidai karst rock landscape
970. Akama shrine |
| Tokushima |
971. Ohboke Valley
972. Dochu (earth pillars) |
| Kagawa |
973. Ritsurin Park
974. Kankakei Valley, Shodo Island |
| Ehime |
975. Old building at Dougo Hot Springs
976. Omogokei Gorge |
| Kochi |
977. Harimaya Bridge
978. Lighthouse at Cape Ashizuri |
| Fukuoka |
979. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine
980. Kanmon Bridge |
| Oita |
981. Beppu hot springs
982. Fukiji Temple |
| Saga |
983. Yobuko morning market
984. Ariake Bay |
| Nagasaki |
985. Uragami Cathedral
986. Mt. Unzen
987. Goto Archipelago |
| Kumamoto |
988. Suizenji Park
989. Amakusa Gokyo Five Bridges |
| Miyazaki |
990. Nichinan Seashore
991. Takamagahara (legendary site of the Sun Goddess) |
| Kagoshima |
992. Sakurajima Island
993. Amami Oshima |
| Okinawa |
994. Kokusai Dori in Naha
995. Shureimon Gate
996. Shuri Castle
997. Himeyuri Memorial
998. Kume island houses
999. Manza Beach
1000. Coral reef near Tokashiki Island |