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Nijo Castle and its elaborately carved Ninomaru Palace, famed for its ‘nightingale floors’ signaling the arrival of intruders, is the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns and the ultimate in Edo elegance and power.

Chion-in is the head temple of Pure Land Buddhism in Kyoto. The long-ruling Tokugawa shoguns successively added to its grandeur with state rooms and paintings of nature that leap off the screens.

Tsukiji Fish Market tuna auctions are a spectacle unparalleled in the world’s fishing capitals. Visitors to the site in central Tokyo can watch the proceedings from a designated area between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.

The Somei-yoshino cherry tree is the dominant variety in Japan, originally grafted from a single tree and loved for the sway of its petals as they float to the ground.

 
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