Itsukushima Shrine, Shinto temple with floating torii Otori, on Miyajima Island near Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Vibrant sunrise at Five-storey pagoda, Chureito Pagoda, overlooking Fujiyoshida City and Mount Fuji volcano, Fujiyoshida, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Vibrant sunrise at Five-storey pagoda, Chureito Pagoda, overlooking Fujiyoshida City and Mount Fuji volcano, Fujiyoshida, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Vibrant sunrise at Five-storey pagoda, Chureito Pagoda, overlooking Fujiyoshida City and Mount Fuji volcano, Fujiyoshida, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Vibrant sunrise at Five-storey pagoda, Chureito Pagoda, overlooking Fujiyoshida City and Mount Fuji volcano, Fujiyoshida, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Maple trees and Mount Fuji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, in autumn with red Chureito Pagoda, Fujiyoshida, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View over the city of Fujiyoshida, Mount Fuji and maples leaves in autumn, Fujiyoshida, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fujiyama (Mount Fuji), UNESCO World Heritage Site, iconic volcano in autumn, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, in autumn and Kawaguchiko lake, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fujiyama (Mount Fuji), UNESCO World Heritage Site, iconic volcano in autumn and fields and lake, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fujiyama (Mount Fuji), UNESCO World Heritage Site, iconic volcano in autumn, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Parked cars in front of the summit, Mount Fujiyama (Mount Fuji), UNESCO World Heritage Site, iconic volcano in autumn, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Hiking path in the ashes of Mount Fuji in a fog cloud, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Hiking path in the ashes of Mount Fuji in a fog cloud, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Hiking path in the ashes of Mount Fuji in a fog cloud, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Sakuramotobo Temple, Yoshinoyama (Mount Yoshino), Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of Hashizume-mon Gate, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, UNESCO, with city in background, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kyoto and Nidec Kyoto Tower from Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kyoto and Nidec Kyoto Tower from Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of The Stage of Kiyomizu at Kiyomizu-dera Temple with city in background, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, UNESCO, with city in background, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kiyomizu-dera Niomon Gate at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, UNESCO, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kiyomizu-dera Niomon Gate at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kiyomizu-dera Temple among the trees, UNESCO, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Bamboo walkway, Sagatenryuji Tateishicho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), UNESCO, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Mount Fuji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Autumnal forests in Arashiyama of Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Autumnal forests with deep blue Katsura Riverwith temple roofs on the river bank in Arashiyama of Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Buddhist monk in a yellow robe on stone stairs in front of a Buddhist Zen Temple, located on Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Kyoto area, Honshu, Japan

A traditional wooden boat navigates the Katsura River in autumnn in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Gassho-zukuri folk houses, Ogimachi village, Shirakawa-go, near Takayama, Central Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Eclectic Okinawan sculpture park near Yonehara Beach, Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Japanese warning sign on the Crater rim of Mount Naka, an active volcano, Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Japanese warning sign on the Crater rim of Mount Naka, an active volcano, Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Visitor sign along the Kumano Kodo ancient pilgrimage route near Hongu, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mountain climber on snow covered Mount Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Asia

Landmark Otori gate in sea at high tide, Torii Gate of Miyajima, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of Kyoto and Nidec Kyoto Tower from Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, UNESCO, with city in background, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Kiyomizu-dera Niomon Gate at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, UNESCO, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) in the evening sunset and autumnal scenery with vibrant colours and city skyline panorama, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) in the evening sunset and autumnal scenery with vibrant colours and skyline, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional torii gates surrounded by vivid autumn foliage on Mount Hiei, a serene gateway to sacred temples in Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

A woman rock climbing at Ogawayama, a mountain on the border of Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Eclectic Okinawan sculpture park near Yonehara Beach, Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Mount Fujiyama (Mount Fuji), UNESCO World Heritage Site, iconic volcano in autumn with red pagaoda framing the summit, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), UNESCO, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Kyoto skyline at sunset with a vibrant orange sky, Kyoto Tower, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Kawaguchiko lake, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Naka active crater lake, Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Mount Naka active crater lake, Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Glacier waterfall on Mt. Tsurugi, Northern Alps, Japan

Gassho-zukuri folk houses, Ogimachi village, Shirakawa-go, near Takayama, Central Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of Mount Fuji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the early morning after a heavy fall of snow, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, Asia

Eclectic Okinawan sculpture park near Yonehara Beach, Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Daisetsuzan National Park in Autumn, Hokkaido, Japan

Kiyomizu Temple (Kiyomizu-dera) in the evening sunset and autumnal scenery with vibrant colours, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Cherry blossom at Kawaguchiko Lake, and Mount Fuji, 3776m, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Iwakuni Castle, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Chuzenjiko Onsen below Mount Nantai, Nikko's sacred volcano, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional houses in Chuzenjiko Onsen below Mount Nantai, Nikko's sacred volcano, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Rishiri Island, Rishiri San mountain, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Sunrise over Mount Fuji reflecting in Lake Kawaguchi, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Eclectic Okinawan sculpture park near Yonehara Beach, Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Chuzenjiko Onsen below Mount Nantai, Nikko's sacred volcano, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

City skyline with Mount Fuji in the distance, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Green lighthouse being constructed in the sea of Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Asia

Yotei-zan (Mount Yotei) Volcano of Hokkaido, agricultural scenery in front of the summit, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Lake Motosu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Rice paddies, Japan, Asia

Takato Castle and cherry blossom, Takato, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Heda Bay, Izu Hanto, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Eclectic Okinawan sculpture park near Yonehara Beach, Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Dramatic red sunset above the bay of Onomichi, Onomichi, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Small islands with temples in the bay of Tomonoura, Benten Island, Tomonoura, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Japanese warning sign on the Crater rim of Mount Naka, an active volcano, Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Mount Naka active crater lake, Mount Aso, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Green grass with a white goat named Yuki sitting next to its red hut and beautiful volcanic panorama of snowy volcano, Yotei-zan, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and autumn colours, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, viewed across Mototsu-Ko, one of the lakes in the Fuji Go-ko (Fuji Five Lakes) region, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Rishiri island, Rishiri town harbour, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Mount Zao San, sunrise, Yamagata prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Aerial of Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Famous torii gate floating in the water, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima, Japan, Asia

Drying beans, Hokkaido, Japan

A group of hikers descending on Mount Furanodake in the autumn, on the island of Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji, 3776m, viewed across Mototsu-Ko, one of the lakes in the Fuji Go-ko (Fuji Five Lakes) region, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Coastal landscape, Rebun Island and Rishiri island in distance, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

A woman rock climbing at Ogawayama, a mountain on the border of Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mount Fuji with a clear blue sky at sunset, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yamanashi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia