Portal:Japan/Selected picture
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This page is an archive that lists all of the current Selected picture choices that have been chosen to be used on the Portal:Japan. The layout design template for these subpages is at Portal:Japan/Selected picture/Layout.
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[edit] Selected pictures
Here is the current list of selected articles for Portal:Japan. It is always growing, so feel free to add some of the Japan-related FA and GA located on the WikiProject Japan page that haven't already been added.
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The Japanese Alps is a series of mountain ranges in Japan that bisects the main island of Honshū.
Right: Mount Shiroumadake, Center: Mount Hakuba-yarigatake, Left: Mount Kashima-yarigatake.
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The Great Buddha (大仏 daibutsu?) of Kamakura is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amida Buddha that is one of the most famous icons of Japan. The statue stands at 13.35 meters high and weighs approximately 93 tons.
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The Hōzōmon (宝蔵門?) is the inner of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo. This two-story gate houses many of the Sensō-ji's treasures on its second story, while the first story houses several statues, lanterns and even giant sandals. It stands 22.7 m tall, 21 m wide, and 8 m deep.
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Looking north down a street in Ginza, the most important thoroughfare in Tokyo, Japan.
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Geisha (芸者?) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance.
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A ferris wheel in the Awaji Service Area in Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan. It is on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway.
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Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺?) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 1474 by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who sought to emulate the golden Kinkaku-ji commissioned by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The temple is part of the Shokoku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen.
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The four main islands of Japan are shown clearly off the coast of North Korea and South Korea, China and Russia in this true-color image. Running down through the islands are a string of mountains that make up part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ Reinbō Burijji?) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Shibaura Wharf and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato Ward, Tokyo. It was completed in 1993 and spans 570 meters (1870 ft).
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Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺? Golden Pavilion Temple) is the informal name of Rokuon-ji in Kyoto, Japan. It was originally built in 1397 to serve as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, as part of his estate then known as Kitayama. It was his son who converted the building into a Zen temple of the Rinzai school. The temple was burned down twice during the Ōnin War.
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa oki nami ura?) is a famous woodblock printing by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It was published in 1832 (Edo Period) as the first in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji and is his most famous work. It depicts an enormous wave threatening boats near the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa.
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Sunrise over Mount Fuji as seen from Kitadake, the second tallest mountain in Japan, after Mount Fuji.
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Ema (絵馬?) are small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshipers write their prayers or wishes. The ema are then left hanging up at the shrine, where the kami (spirits or gods) can read them. These are placed at Meiji Shrine.
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