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An out of focus picture of a stand with multiple rows of Musha Ningyō, warrior dolls.

A group of people near a waterfall. A sign reads Ryuzu Falls, which means "Dragon Head" Falls. It gets its name from the shape of the waterfall, located on the Yukawa River, just before it flows into Lake Chusenji in Nikko National Park.

The sacred bridge at Nikkō Tōshōgū with streetcar tracks in the foreground.

The sacred bridge at Nikkō Tōshōgū with a streetcar bridge in the foreground.

A group of men in United States Navy uniform in front of a the great Buddha statue at Kamakura (the Kamakura Daibutsu).

Sakashitamon Gate, whose transom bears the famous carving of the Nemurineko, or sleeping cat.

A building stands in a meadow. Mountains and clouds are in the background.

A row of seated Japanese women with one man.

A demon mask worn for the Setsubun, which is marked February 3, the day before the start of spring in the lunar calendar. This holiday practices the custom of mamemaki ("bean scattering"), when households would throw beans out the door or at a family…

The oldest building at Nikkō, Shinyosha is a storehouse for portable shrines.