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A night scene of brightly lit shops in Tokyo's Ginza district.

A row of shopfronts decorated with windchimes and signage.

This mountain road marks the way to Mt. Asama, which straddles the border between Nagano and Gunma prefectures.

Dark photograph of brick steps leading up to a building entrance.

Groups of people socializing at a bar.

A group of people engaging in work of some kind on a canal.

A man lying on tatami reading a book. Two children are nearby. As with many items that have become mundane, tatami was originally considered a luxury item for the nobility throughout much of its early history. Nowadays, tatami rooms and tatami are…

Street traffic near the main Mitsui Bank in Tokyo. The Main Mitsui Bank building was constructed by the American James Stewart & Co and finished in 1902, although it had to be rebuilt in 1929 after the Great Earthquake due to…

A night view of the Lion Beer Hall, which once stood at Ginza, 4 chōme, Tokyo.

Masons dress a large block of stone.