Wildlife and Culture of Japan Photo Safari Photo Gallery

Cranes in flight

Japanese cranes in flight.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Crane display

Japanese cranes displaying, Hokkaido.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Swans on water

Whooper swans in Hokkaido.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Swan flight

Swans in flight.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Swan mosaic

Swan flock in Hokkaido.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Snow monkey on tripod

Snow monkey sits on photographer's tripod at Jigokudani Hot Springs.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Snow monkey in hot spring

Snow monkey (Japanese macaque) bathes in Jigokudani Hot Spring.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Monkey family

Snow monkey family huddled for warmth, Jigokudani.
Wolfgang Kaehler

Stellers Sea Eagle

Stellers sea eagle on sea ice near Hokkaido.
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Hokkaido deer

Large stag near Shiretoko, Hokkaido
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Drummers

Traditional Japanese drummers, Shiretoko.
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Lake Kussharo

Lake Kussharo, a caldera lake, Akan National Park, Hokkaido.
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Jigokudani

Tour participants photographing snow monkeys in Jigokudani Onsen (hot springs).
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Yasaka Shrine

Guardian lion at Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto.
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Purification fountain

Purification fountain at Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto.
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Geisha

Geisha in Kyoto teahouse
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Shinto Priest

Shinto Priest at the Yushima Tenmangu Shinto shrine, Tokyo.
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Fushima Inari Shrine

Couple lighting a candle at a small shrine to a Kami at the Fushima Inari Shrine (Shinto) in Kyoto, Japan
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Yakaka Shrine, Kyoto

Man holding umbrella at Yasaka Shrine (Shinto) in Kyoto, Japan during winter snowfall.
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Golden Pavillion

Golden Pavillion at Kinkakuji Shrine in Kyoto, Japan,after snowfall. It was first built in 1397 and later became a Zen temple.
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