JAPAN -Chidorigafuchi Moat during cherry blossom season

Chidorigafuchi Moat during cherry blossom season.   Thanks to Hiroki for the card.

JAPAN - Botanic Garden Delong,H.I.U.

 Thanks to Natsuki for the card.

JAPAN - Open air market in Takayama

Open-air market in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, open-air market every morning.

Thanks to Yukari for the marketview card.

JAPAN - Greetings from Japan

Thanks to Sayaka for the card.

JAPAN - Sandan-iwa, Tojimbo

Sandan-iwa, or Three stairs Rock, Tojimbo.  Thanks to Rayleigh for the card.

JAPAN - "Let it Be"

This picture is a work of a disabled Japanese artist. Thanks to Hitomi for the card.

JAPAN - Winter Kanaguya

Thanks to Conjurer for the card.

"Kanaguya is an historical 250+ year old ryokan found on a narrow main street of Shibu Onsen, Nagano. 

 There are a total of 9 baths in the inn; 5 which are private (you can enter and lock the door and have it all to yourself) and 4 that are communal baths. One inside bath for men and one for women and 2 outdoor communal baths. Kanaguya’s hot spring water comes from 4 different sources from the mountains surrounding the inn." Source

JAPAN - Usuzan Mountain, The Beautiful Scnery of Hokkaido

This is Usuzan Mountain, located at Hokkaido, its's volcanic and near to a beautiful Toya Lake.
Thanks to Joe for the card.

"Mount Usu is an active stratovolcano in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It has erupted four times since 1900: in 1910, 1944–45, August 7, 1977, and on March 31, 2000. To the north lies Lake Toya. Mount Usu formed on the southern rim of the caldera containing the lake."

JAPAN - Kumano Kodo Prilgrime Routes

Small Shrine is included in the Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (KUMANO KODO) the world heritage site.  Thanks to Miyuki for the card.

JAPAN - Kyugorindo Church

This church is Kyugorindo church in neighbor island.  It is one of the world heritage in Nagasaki.  Thanks to Michina for the card.

JAPAN - Aomori Nebuta Festival

Thanks to Naho for the awesome card and writing in Malays :)

The card reads: 'Aomori Nebuta Festival. . A traditional event of Aomor City, held between the 2nd and 7th August each year.  A procession of people dressed in spectacular and bold samurai costumes parade the city.'

JAPAN - Tateyama Mountain

Thanks to Rye for the card.

"Tateyama (立山 Tate-yama, IPA: [tate]) (commonly referred to as simply Tateyama) is located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at 3,015 m (9,892 ft) and, along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山 Sanreizan). Tateyama is a term for the mountain consisting of three peaks: Ōnanjiyama (大汝山, 3,015m), Oyama (雄山, 3,003m), and Fuji-no-Oritateyama, (富士ノ折立, 2,999m)[2] which run along a ridge (see photo) . Tateyama is the tallest mountain in the Tateyama Mountain Range (立山連峰, Tateyama-renpō)."

JAPAN - Wind bell (Furin)

Japanese wind bells are called Furin; “Fu” is wind and “rin” is bell in Japanese.

JAPAN - Toki

Thanks so much Minami for the card. She went to a post office near the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center and the postcard was postmarked the first day of Bird Week. The birds is calls Toki. This endangered species is in the brink of extinction.

"The crested ibis (Nipponia nippon), also known as the Japanese crested ibis or Toki (トキ), variously written in kanji as 朱鷺, 鴇, 鵇, 鴾, or 桃花鳥, and written in hanzi as 朱䴉 or 朱鷺, is a large (up to 78.5 cm (30.9 in) long), white-plumaged ibis of pine forests. Its head is partially bare, showing red skin, and it has a dense crest of white plumes on the nape. 

This species is the only member of the genus Nipponia. They make their nests at the tops of trees on hills usually overlooking their habitat. Crested ibises usually eat frogs, small fish, and small animals. 

At one time, the crested ibis was widespread in Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Russia. It has now disappeared from most of its former range. The last wild crested ibis in Japan died in October 2003, with the remaining wild population found only in Shaanxi province of China until reintroduction of captive bred birds back into Japan in 2008. They were previously thought to be extinct in China too, until 1981 when only seven ibises were seen in Shaanxi, China. Extensive captive breeding programs have been developed by Japan and China to conserve the species."

Audrey Hepburn

 Thanks to Ren for the card.

JAPAN - Happy

Thanks Mayo for the card.

JAPAN - Okayama

Thanks to Yumiko for the card.

JAPAN - Morning Market in Takayama

Thanks to Chizuk for the card.

JAPAN - Ko Ya San

The Mausoleum of Kobodaishi at Koya.  Thanks to Daizo for the card.

"Mount Koya (高野山, Kōyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, an important Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), one of Japan's most significant religious figures. A small, secluded temple town has developed around the sect's headquarters that Kobo Daishi built on Koyasan's wooded mountaintop. It is also the site of Kobo Daishi's mausoleum and the start and end point of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage." Source or here (Interesting..)

JAPAN - Summer

Thanks to Devi for the card.