If nothing can replace the noise, smells and agitations of a country, we still try to make you travel to Japan in photos!
Voyager is not only an act, nor an ambition, it is above all an art of living. And if it is difficult to cross the end of the world throughout his life, nothing prevents his mind from traveling. This is why Wanderlix offers several themes, to help you evade in your favourite countries, or to discover new wonders in anticipation of your future trips.
You can find for multiple destinations, our playlist travel , our top of culinary specialties and now ours top of the most beautiful pictures ! So, whether you're on the subway, at the bottom of your bed or at work, take 5 minutes to discover sublime clichés!
And today, it is in Asia that we transport you, and more particularly in Japanese territory. The Empire of the Sun-Levant opens its borders, and lets you enjoy the splendour of its landscapes, between modernity and past memories...
The poetry of Japanese immanquables
When a trip to Japan is offered, a total change, a cultural shock, is agreed. This one will probably start as soon as you arrive in Tokyo or in one of the Japanese immanquables, such as Kyoto , Osaka or when you see it Mount Fuji For the first time.
For if we have all heard of these must-sees in Japan, finding ourselves confronted with their fairies is a matter of enchantment. Admire the summit of Mount Fuji, stroll through the crowded streets of Osaka along the Dotonbori Canal, or lift your head until you twist your neck to see the roofs of the Tokyo skyscrapers, all these actions (if you cannot escape) will offer you a multitude of memories, which will immediately engrave in your hearts for eternity.
So that the shock is not too brutal, we wanted to prepare you for it. Find in our selection of the most beautiful photos of Japan, a part dedicated to all these immanquables.
Shinjuku Gyoen Park during the flower season in Tokyo – Photo credit: Shutterstock – ESB Professional
Higashiyama District, Kyoto Old Town – Photo credit: Shutterstock – f11photo
Dotonbori Street, along the canal of the same name, Osaka – Photo credit: Shutterstock – cowardlion
Mount Fuji overlooking Kawaguchiko Lake, at sunrise – Photo credit: Shutterstock – FocusStocker
Boats on the river in Arashiyama Park, Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Leela Mei
Shinsekai district, with the Tsutenkaku tower, Osaka – Photo credit: Shutterstock – YUSHENG HSU
Temples, gates and castles: Japan in monuments
Economically, historically or culturally, Japan is a monument. Moreover, its historical monuments, whether castles, pagodas or other temples, all tell in their own way the victorious past (more or less) of the Sunrise Empire.
It is in the course of your stay that you will discover all of these architectural wonders in the history of Japan. From Miyajima to Nachi, to Kyoto or Osaka, we offer you to discover our favourites among Japanese monuments, through this selection of our most beautiful photos of Japan!
Chureito Pagoda and Fuji Mountain in cherry blossoms in the spring – Photo credit: Shutterstock – mapman
The famous floating door of Torii, Miyajima – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Luciano Mortula – LGM
Castle of Osaka in the Sakura season – Photo credit: Shutterstock – William.Vaccaro
Pagoda de Seigantoji, Nachi – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Sean Pavone
Kiyomizu-dera Temple Gate in Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – ESB Professional
Asakusa Temple, Tokyo – Photo credit: Shutterstock – TTstudio
Japan of flowery hours
Who has never been confronted with the poetry of cherry blossoms in Japan? This pale pink color, delightful, soothing, that hypnotizes you and whose smell even reaches you through a screen...
These cherries, also named Sakura , promise their fairy in the early spring. Over time, they have even commonly given their name to the flowery season of Japan. But Sakura are not the only wonders offered by Japanese flowery hours... Discover the enchantment of this flora in our selection of the most beautiful photos of Japan!
Flower cherries in Obuse-machi, Nagano Prefecture – Photo credit: Shutterstock – onemu
Panoramic flower gardens on Shikisai hill in Biei – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Tanya Jones
Bamboo Forest in Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Guitar photographer
Cherry blossoms in Kawageta Fukushima – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Bunwit Unseree
Hitachi Marine Park – Photo credit: Shutterstock – milezaway
Flowers of glycine, Kkawachi Touen, Fukuokai – Photo credit: Shutterstock – T-Mizuguchi
Landscape with pink flowers on the mountain, Takinoue, Hokkaido – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Club4traveler
Japan, before the rising sun
Of course, Japan is known as the "Pearing Sun Country", but do you know why? First of all, because the term “Japan” translates “ Nihon or " Nippon in Japanese, which means "country or land of the Sun-Levant".
But the origin of this known expression of all was about 1,500 years old. The Japanese prince Shotoku would then have sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart, beginning it in such a way: “The emperor of the country where the sun rises sends a letter to the emperor of the country where the sun sets.” Japan, more to the East than China , was then designated as the country where the sun rises, contrary to its Chinese neighbour.
But if Japan is known as the Land of the Sun-Levant, it is nevertheless in the hollow hours, when the night beats its full and that only Japanese neon illuminate the alleys, that our fascination for this exult culture.
The excitement of the tokyoic alleys taking life once the night falls is at its paroxysm, and the lighting of the cherry blossoms in Kyoto becomes marvelous, and the memories created during these dark hours become ineffacable.
Shinjuku’s Kabuki Night District, Tokyo – Photo credit: Shutterstock – marchello74
Shinjuku’s Pagoda Yasaka and Sannen Zaka Street, Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Guitar photographer
Colourful night of Japan, near Gifu – Photo credit: Shutterstock – TRAN CONG PHUC
The rice fields of Maruyama, Mie – Photo credit: Shutterstock – aindigo
Night foodshop, in the streets of Tokyo – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Marcus Morgan
Nakano district and its neon-lit streets, Tokyo – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Tokyo Visionary Room
Shirakawa River in Gion District, Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – ESB Professional
Melo-melo of Japanese wonders
Since it was impossible for us to summarize the wonders of Japan in a few categories, we offer you to finish a melo-melo of our unclassifiable Japanese.
A mix of views, colors and poetry that will convince you to take your flight tickets . Direction : the Pays du Soleil-Levant !
Cascades mototaki, Akita – Photo credit: Shutterstock – tamrongMF
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Sean Pavone
The suspended bridge of yakushima – Photo credit: Shutterstock – ryoko.os
Traditional historic village of Shirakawa-go – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Than Sapyaprapa
Yasaka Pagoda and Sannen Zaka Street, Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – sakiflower1988
Rizières de Maruyama-senmaida, à Kumano – Photo credit: Shutterstock – ESB Professional
Tunnel of canteen in the garden Kawachi Fuji, Fukuoka – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Chanawin Tepprasitsakda
Arashiyama in autumn season along the river, in Kyoto – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Guitar photographer
Shinjuku Rid, known for its night activity, Tokyo – Photo credit: Shutterstock – Yulia Grigoryeva
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