Modern culture captured in the faces and actions of the Japanese people. Photos courtesy of www.twinisles.com

Many photos from Tokyo, Nara and Kamakura among other places. Various photos from around the country. Wide variety of subjects. Photos courtesy of www.twinisles.com

Shrines, office buildings, cities and country fields. A wide variety scenes. Get a flavor for the sights of Japan here.

Recent photos of people doing various activities. Mostly urban scenes.

Harajuku costume role play girls. Always a part of Japanese culture, in these photos you witness a modern turn in an old tradition. Photos courtesy of www.twinisles.com

All modern photos of various festivals. Japanese festivals are as fun as they look. Photos courtesy of www.twinisles.com

A few rare photos of Japan's forgotten. Photos courtesy of www.twinisles.com

Photos of one Sumo match. Mostly popular with a middle-aged to elder crowd. There is more to this sport than you might think. Photos courtesy of www.twinisles.com

People, events and scenes that marked turns in Japan's history. From illustrations of pre-camera battles to photos of modern conflicts. Many images of military and political leaders.

Beginning with the invention of the camera this is look into the lives of the Japanese before and during major outside cultural influences.

Photographic history of Japan's war-Navy. Aircraft carriers, cruisers, submarines, and battleships.

Partner to the "People & Faces in Japan's History" gallery. The earliest photos of Japan.

Flags representing cities, prefectures and so on. Most are modern. More information on these can be found at Flags of the World www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags

Flags representing civil organizations and government agencies. Most are modern. More information on these can be found at Flags of the World www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags

Lots of history in here as well as Japan's modern military falgs. More information on these can be found at Flags of the World www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags

The Daimyo were a ruling class below the Shogun from the 15th to 17th century. Each Daimyo had a flag. Flags in this gallery are titled with the name of the owner. More information can be found at www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/

Various Japanese foods and groceries at local markets. Photos taken by Japan-101's webmaster.

Several photo albums with pictures of everything imaginable. Cities, nature, culture, ume, you name it.

Many photos from all over Japan by one contributor who goes by the name Ag0ny. Shopping trips, airports, temples, hotels, lots and lots. Contains many sub-categories.

Colorful, beautiful & serene photos from a culture known for master gardening and landscape art.

Another adimistrator's favorite. Captivating drawings by Japanese artists.

Clay, bronze, wood and other materials crafted into works of art. Most are historical pieces.

One of the administrator's favorites. Simple, powerful and mesmerizing patterns that capture the essence of what's unique about Japan's art.

You may recognize some of these. Japan's paintings are world renowned. Many photos are black and white. I am searching for better color photos.

Many drawings, mostly by outside cultures, cataloging their discoveries of a new and different world.

Many beautiful bonsai photos. Higuchi Takeshi is the photographer and "Bonsai Artist" behind this work.

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, similar to US states. These maps will help you locate each prefecture.

Japan is divided into 8 regions, each consisting of several prefectures except for Hokkaido which is a single region and prefecture.

Political maps with cities and bordering prefectures. Most prefecture names have a "-Ken" suffix. This denotes political territory status.

A collection of maps from different sources.

Various Japanese martial arts and weapons.

Japanese sports, food, martial arts, objects, etc. Things that don't clearly belong in another category.

Help us identify the items in this album. Comments are allowed by clicking the images and then "add comment". Submit your own artifacts to info@japan-101.com for consideration in this album.

From A. I. I Love You to Witch Hunter Robin - a collection of anime movies and manga books and comics. Mostly photos of covers.

Movies made in Japan and movies about Japan made by others. Classics to modern blockbusters. Both DVD and VHS.

J-Pop, rock and traditonal music. Only music by original Japanese artists. Generally on compact disc in US playable format.

English books about various topics related to Japan. May be fiction or non-fiction, or even books by Japanese authors which have been translated.

Food, books, movies, whatever we found interesting or useful. Mostly from Japan, some about Japan. Future categories will be created from these as more items are added.

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