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	Subject	Author	Licence
	Akiu Great Falls	Tak1701d	CC BY 3.0	source
	Cape Ashizuri	Reggaeman	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Bandai-Azuma Skyline	clef	CC BY 4.0	source
	Chūson-ji, Hiraizumi	Tak1701d	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Dōgo Onsen Honkan	Japanexperterna.se	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Naeba Dragondola	EXECUTOR	Public domain	source
	Hakata yatai food	Nesnad	CC BY 4.0	source
	Arima Onsen	Wpcpey	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The Great Buddha of Kamakura	Suicasmo	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The better Golden Route by train	Paul Vlaar	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Omicho Market	dconvertini	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	Geibikei Gorge	663highland	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Ginzan Onsen in autumn	掬茶	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Ginzan's wooden ryokans	掬茶	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Goshikinuma in autumn	Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0	source
	Akanko Ainu Kotan	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Asahidake above Sugatami Pond	lumoplank	CC0	source
	King penguin at Asahiyama Zoo	欅 (Keyaki)	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Shirogane Blue Pond	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Furano Ski Resort	wakimasa	Public domain	source
	Jigokudani (Hell Valley)	Calistemon	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Jigokudani in falling snow	Calistemon	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Jozankei Onsen in January	MIKI Yoshihito. (#mikiyoshihito)	CC BY 2.0	source
	Lake Kussharo	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Lake Mashu from the crater rim	Miya.m	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Hokkaido winter: ski & onsen by train	Wakimasa	Public domain	source
	Niseko Moiwa	Wakimasa	Public domain	source
	Otaru Canal at dusk	Tan Wei Liang Byorn	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Otaru Snow Light Path	t-konno	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Oyunuma pond	Calistemon	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Ramen Yokocho in Susukino	アルトクール	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Small bars in Sapporo	ume-y	CC BY 2.0	source
	Sapporo TV Tower and Odori Park	ノボホショコロトソ	CC BY 4.0	source
	Cape Kamui, Shakotan	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Hokkaido summer & autumn road trip	lumoplank	CC0	source
	Shiretoko Five Lakes and the Shiretoko mountains	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Showa-shinzan	Mugu-shisai	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Sounkyo Gorge in autumn	pakku	CC BY 3.0	source
	Tokachi fields	pakku	CC BY 3.0	source
	Hokkaido	掬茶	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Lake Toya	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Utoro harbour	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Five-storey pagoda, Mount Haguro	Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0	source
	Honshu	YedidyaPopper	CC BY 4.0	source
	Hakkoda in autumn	Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0	source
	O-henro pilgrims at Kotohira-gū	Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands	CC BY 2.0	source
	Seared bonito at Hirome Market	Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands	CC BY 2.0	source
	Hirosaki Castle	掬茶	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Hoshitoge rice terraces	Nihongo1234	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Ishizuchi mountains	Koda6029	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Shikoku	Kimon Berlin	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	Akizuki in autumn	STA3816	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Amano-Iwato Shrine	Big Ben in Japan	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	Ao-no-Domon, the hand-dug tunnel	Underbar dk	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Aoshima and the 'devil's washboard'	松岡明芳	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Samurai garden in Chiran	STA3816	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	The Aso caldera from Daikanbo	Miya.m	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	The road to Ebino Plateau	STA3816	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Fuki-ji, Kyushu's oldest wooden building	Wiiii	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	The torii and wedded rocks of Futamigaura	flickr - yuki5287	CC BY 2.0	source
	Jomon Sugi in the mist	Σ64	CC BY 3.0	source
	Kaimondake, the "Satsuma Fuji"	The Modern Polymath	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine	Ann Lee	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	Kirishima Jingu	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The Kuju mountains	Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0	source
	Kyushu countryside road trip	MaedaAkihiko	CC0	source
	Maruo Falls, fed by hot springs	Naokijp	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Mifuneyama garden, Takeo	そらみみ	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Nabegataki Falls	Big Ben in Japan	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	The Nichinan coast	Ippukucho	CC BY 3.0	source
	Nishi-Oyama, JR's southernmost station	Insightwm	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The fast ferry across the Ariake Sea	Olegushka	CC0	source
	Oko Falls	Σ64	CC BY 3.0	source
	Sakurajima erupting	Hirase	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Sengan-en garden	Motokoka	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Shimabara Castle	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Kyushu loop with Kagoshima & Yakushima	lumoplank	CC0	source
	Takeo City Library	Asacyan	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Udo Jingu in its sea cave	inunami	CC BY 2.0	source
	The Unzen Jigoku	KQuhen	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Yabakei in autumn	PekePON	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Yakushima's west coast	Chris 73 (Wikimedia Commons)	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Kakunodate samurai district	Kmhkmh	CC BY 3.0	source
	Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel of Light	Yasuyuki_Kawano	CC BY 4.0	source
	Kochi Castle	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Konpira-san	Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands	CC BY 2.0	source
	Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge	OKJaguar	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The loop: by train from Osaka to Hiroshima (with the optional Shimanami Kaido by bike), then by car (about 1,100 km) or train along the San'in coast back to Osaka.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The loop by train: Tokyo → Kanazawa (bus to Shirakawa-go) → Kyoto → Osaka → Tokyo, with the 21-day options of Hakone, Lake Kawaguchi or Kamakura.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The route: about 1,400 km by car from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport, plus the train from the airport into Sapporo on day 1.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The route by train and bus: Sapporo → Niseko → Noboribetsu → Furano → Sapporo. Train lines are schematic.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	Kyushu route	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The road trip: about 1,200 km from Fukuoka round Kyushu and back, with one car ferry from Shimabara to Kumamoto.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The loop by train, bus and jetfoil: Fukuoka → Yufuin → Beppu → Kumamoto → Kagoshima → Yakushima → Ibusuki → Nagasaki → Fukuoka.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The route: about 580 km by car from Takamatsu to Onomichi (plus day trips), the ferry to Naoshima and the flight from Tokyo.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The camper loop: about 920 km from Sendai up to Aomori and back, then by train to Takayu Onsen and Aizu. Numbers are the days.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	The route: about 1,060 km by car from Sendai and back (plus day trips), and the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Sendai.	Map: Tabi Notes · Prefectures: Natural Earth · Routes: OSRM, © OpenStreetMap contributors	Natural Earth: public domain · OSM data: ODbL	source
	Matsushima Bay	lumoplank	CC0	source
	One of the 260 pine islands	Japanexperterna.se	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Matsuyama Castle	Urashimataro	Public domain	source
	Meganebashi, the spectacles bridge	LuxTonnerre	CC BY 2.0	source
	The floating torii of Miyajima	Jakub Hałun	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Benesse House Museum	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Southern Tohoku & Niigata road trip	T-KIMURA	CC BY 4.0	source
	Ofukazawa Bridge over the gorge	lumoplank	CC0	source
	Nyūtō Onsen	lumoplank	CC0	source
	Shikoku vs. Tohoku in October	さかおり	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Northern Tohoku camper van loop	lumoplank	CC0	source
	Onomichi waterfront	RitikaPahwa4444	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Ouchi-juku	Σ64	CC BY 4.0	source
	Ozu Castle	Mobius6	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo	Maplestrip	CC BY 3.0	source
	For Pokémon fans: PokéPark Kanto	ぶい133	CC BY 4.0	source
	Adachi Museum of Art garden	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Akiyoshidai plateau	Motokoka	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Amanohashidate	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	Mount Daisen	Mass Ave 975 at English Wikipedia	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	The Atomic Bomb Dome	DXR	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Himeji Castle	Gorgo	Public domain	source
	The funaya boathouses of Ine	Naokijp	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Omori, the Iwami Ginzan town	663highland	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Izumo Taisha	Saigen Jiro	CC0	source
	Geta for the bath walk, Kinosaki	Smiley.toerist	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Kintaikyo Bridge, Iwakuni	Jakub Hałun	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Korakuen and Okayama Castle	Motokoka	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The Bikan quarter, Kurashiki	lienyuan lee	CC BY 3.0	source
	Matsue Castle	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source
	The great torii of Itsukushima	JordyMeow	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	South Honshu: Hiroshima & the San'in coast	yuki5287	CC BY 2.0	source
	Nageiredo, Mitokusan	Copyright © 2003 David Monniaux	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Hiroshima okonomiyaki	EllieBellie25	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The Shimanami cycle path	redlegsfan21	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	Sunset over Lake Shinji	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Taikodani Inari Shrine	そらみみ	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	The Tatara Bridge on the Shimanami Kaido	そらみみ	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Tomonoura	Prue Simmons	CC BY 2.0	source
	Tottori Sand Dunes	Hashi photo	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Tsunoshima Bridge	藤谷良秀	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Tonomachi street, Tsuwano	そらみみ	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Sasagawa-nagare coast at sunset	Fumihiko Ueno	CC BY 3.0	source
	Chinkabashi bridge on the Shimanto	四万十人	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Bus guide	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	A Toei city bus in Tokyo	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	E5 Hayabusa on the Tohoku line	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	An ekiben in Shinkansen packaging	masataka muto from japan	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	ETC lanes at a toll gate	Dquai	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Rental car guide	Batholith	Public domain	source
	Shinkansen guide	Takeshi Aida	CC BY-SA 2.0	source
	Fuel prices at a station on the edge of Tokyo	AhmedAlElg	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Ticket gates at Hakodate Station	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Regular trains guide	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	A diesel train on the Gono Line	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Ordinary class, 3+2 seats	OiMax	CC BY 2.0	source
	E6 Komachi to Akita in autumn	掬茶	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	A michi-no-eki roadside station in autumn	Tail furry	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	N700S on the Tokaido line	MaedaAkihiko	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Shinkansen platform at Tokyo Station	Syced	CC0	source
	Odakyu Romancecar, old and new	Cfktj1596	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Tap in with an IC card	タチヤマカムイ	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Fare buttons on a ticket machine	小田急4000系ファン	CC0	source
	Welcome Suica for visitors	Ravi Dwivedi	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Yufuin no Mori	MaedaAkihiko	CC0	source
	Tadami River No. 1 Bridge	Koichi_Hayakawa	CC BY 4.0	source
	Kyushu	Max Smith	Public domain	source
	Tamagoyu, Takayu Onsen	umomon pikakey from Japan.	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Teshima Art Museum	Kentaro Ohno	CC BY 2.0	source
	Lake Towada	lumoplank	CC0	source
	Tsuruga Castle	Σ64	CC BY-SA 3.0	source
	Yokaichi street, Uchiko	Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands	CC BY 2.0	source
	Yahiko Shrine	Kakidai	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Yamadera	Kzaral	CC BY 2.0	source
	Road trip & ryokan essentials	Kumamushi	CC BY 3.0	source
	Okama crater lake	OKJaguar	CC BY-SA 4.0	source
	Zuihoden, Sendai	663highland	CC BY 2.5	source