Category: Photo of the Day  

Mt. Fuji at dusk with Nakano-ku in the foreground, by Ben Beechey.

Rowing on the Edogawa, by Steven DiGiacomo.

Sky Tree over the rainbow, by Ai Faithy Perez.

Kanamara matsuri, by Andreas Pall.

Night school, by Ade Ogunsanya.

Unusual cloud formation in Tokyo Bay, by Allan Doyle.

Onan Spel Mermaid’s exhibition opening at Dokkin Jikken Shitsu Gallery, by Margarita.

The Yellow Monkey sits calmly in Ginza, by Lukasz Kazimierz.

Crossing the street in Nagoya, by Lisa Wallin.

Bambi’s revenge in Miyajima, by Bjorn Houtman.

Break time in Meiji Jingu Gaien, by Aleisha Riboldi.

Tulips in Showakinen Park, by Juanito Mier.

Attack of the jet-skis on Sumidagawa, by Leonardo Uego.

Hot dog in Harajuku, by David Labi.

A suburban vending machine in Katsushika, by Keiji Ichikawa.

The missing passenger, by Minn Htike.

A seagull poses for onlookers at Ueno Park, by Michael Anderson.

Horse and archer finish their run at Yabusame demonstration in Kamakura, by Andrew Ryan Smith.

Doom envelops the metropolis, by Mance Thompson.

Sumo in Yasukuni Shrine, by Nathalie Cabeza.

Women in kimono enjoying sakura in full bloom at Tokyo Midtown, by Randy Steinlauf.

Magestic trees in Nikko, by Raymundo Alva.

Sakura close encounters, by Mance Thompson.

Cherry blossoms by the pond, by Aleisha Riboldi.

One man and his dog in Showakinen Park, by Minn Htike.

Stairway, Roppongi Station, by Biankah Bailey.

Nightingale and sakura, Uguisudani, by Minn Htike.

Deco truck on 3/11 in Saitama, by Jon Forber. More photos here.

Apocalypse in Ebisu, by David Labi

A girl climbing stairs inside Kyoto station beside an enormous ‘step-mural’ of Doraemon, by Trevor Mogg.

Wandering lady at the Street performance festival in Sangenjaya, by Daniela Brockmann.

Cozy ride in Otaru—it’s still snowing in Hokkaido, by Maciek Siemianowski.

Chillin’ porcine-style at Naha’s Makishi Public Market, by Daniela Brockmann.

The Tokyo Carrot Tower at the Imperial Hotel, by David Labi.

Street sweeper, by Chad Bailey.

Shafts of light through a carved door behind Zojyuji Temple, by Constantine Svimonoff.

The spirit of Shita-machi Leonardo Uego.

Taken from the peak of Mitake-san on a cold winters day, by Ant Hayes.

First plum blossoms, by Arslan Chariyev.

A man rides his bicycle complete with child and umbrella during a snap snow spell in Tokyo, by Jon Forber.

A dress, as worn by Kelsey, made exclusively from Metropolis magazine covers with a functioning clutch to match. The bow is made out of pages and bubble wrap. Dress and photo by Matthew Williams.

Loneliness in Yokohama, by Andrew Smith

Prayers in the mist, Asakusa, by Esenov Ybrayym.

‘I am the Walrus!’ Larger than life at the Sapporo Snow Fest, by Allan Cook.

The snow festival is over, by Maciek Siemianowski.

Annoyed by the long queues at Tokyo Disneyland, by Jordy Theiller

Night capture of Shinjuku, by Alan Black. www.redbubble.com/people/alanwblack

Gakugei Daigaku’ sushi shop doing its finest Tsukiji impersonation, by Shane Busato.

Blazing Torches at Okazaki’s Takisanji Oni Matsuri, by David M Weber.

A monkey bathes in a hopspring, by Andrew Ryan Smith.