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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">[[Himeji Castle]] is a UNESCO [[World Heritage site]]; its defences and gardens showcase two sides of Japan's history and culture.<br>{{#ifexist:Template:Himeji Castle.jpg/credit|{{Himeji Castle.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}</div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">[[Himeji Castle]] is a UNESCO [[World Heritage site]]; its defences and gardens showcase two sides of Japan's history and culture.<br>{{#ifexist:Template:Himeji Castle.jpg/credit|{{Himeji Castle.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}</div></div> | ||
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'Cosplayers' (from コスプレ kosupure 'costume roleplay') - teenagers who dress as characters from film, television or animé cartoons - pose for the cameras in Harajuku, Tokyo. These girls are dressed as members of the Japanese band 'Dir en grey'. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
This bar menu in Shinjuku, Tokyo lists food and drink in both angular katakana - for loanwords or to make signs easier to read - and the curvy hiragana script - for native vocabulary. Top of the list, in katakana, is レミーマルタン - Remii Marutan 'Remy Martin' brandy; bottom, in hiragana, is あんみつ anmitsu - a jelly to finish a meal. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
Japan's capital, Tokyo, is a city of packed streets, neon logos and the ancient tucked away alongside the modern. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. | |
Japan and its neighbours. |
Traditional and modern meet on the streets of Harajuku, Tokyo. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
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Japan's capital, Tokyo, is a city of packed streets, neon logos and the ancient tucked away alongside the modern. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. | |
Promoting a maid-kissa (メイド喫茶 meido-kissa, 'maid coffee shop') in Akihabara, Tokyo will involve looking the part; young women in maidlike waitresses' outfits are a common sight in this electronics quarter of the city. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
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Himeji Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage site; its defences and gardens showcase two sides of Japan's history and culture. (CC) Photo: John Stephenson |
Bank cards with cute characters on them are widely available in Japan. (CC) Photo: Henry Tapia |
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