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One of Japan's "big three" gardens, Koraku-en uses expansive lawns to create solitude.
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An Edo period (1800s) merchant home in the mountains of the Hida district.
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Daibutsu-den Great Buddha is an enormous 52 foot figure. It was originally cast in 746, and consists of 437 tons of bronze and 286 pounds of gold.
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In old rural Japan, a Buddhist god looks over the gardens of Sanzen-in temple in the mountains outside of Kyoto.
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Dating from the 1600s, this garden took a century to complete. With 130 acres, it takes a day to see it.
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There are millions of bicycle riders in Japan, but you rarely see anyone with a helmet.
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Visitors to this famous Kyoto temple drink from a waterfall believed to have therapeutic properties.
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Kyoto in the background has more than 2,000 temples and shrines. It was home to the Japanese Imperial family from 794 to 1868, when they moved to Tokyo.
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On the way to a Saturday festival, these teenagers happily pose, as the concerned chaperone peers over their shoulders.
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You can escape the crowds in Japan, especially on weekdays, on the pathways of the Ritsurin-koen garden.
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The fountain is a playground at the Imperial Palace: 300 acres of sprawling gardens, woods and parkland at the heart of Tokyo.
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