Picturesque snow-capped Mt Fuji
Hyperbolic, kitty-cute, switched-on, serene.
Whether you end up taking photos of a reproduction Eiffel Tower, surfing an indoor wave, musing in a Zen temple, shacking up in a love hotel or kipping down in a capsule, you'll do best to come with an open mind and be prepared to be surprised.
Vending machines, with anything from food to underwear, at a roadside rest stop
Kuri mushi yoan, a Japanese steamed chestnut sweet
Somewhere between the elegant formality of Japanese manners and the candid, sometimes boisterous exchanges that take place over a few drinks, between the sanitized shopping malls and the unexpected rural festivals, everyone finds their own vision of Japan.
Tea time at a Japanese guesthouse in Kisami on the Izu peninsula
Keep to the left on the city's 220kms of freeway flyovers
The impressive Daibutsu (Great Buddha) at Kamakura
Traditional torii with inscriptions at Fushimi Inari shrine
Street food stalls serve a bustling late-night crowd
Horiyoshi III, the master tattooist, performs the art of tebori (hand tattoing)
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