Category: Photo of the Day  

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.

The sun sets on Mount Fuji from Yokohama’s Landmark Tower, by Allan Cook.

Baccarat Eternal light at Ebisu Garden Palace, by Wafaa Eid.

Man Alone at Odaiba, by Kevin Chambers.

Nocturnal Osaka from 170m up on the ‪Umeda Sky Building, by Freedom II Andres.

A moment of serene beauty in Yoyogi, by Alan Black.

Akihabara blizzard, by Justin Choulochas

Cormorants disturbed while dive fishing, by Nic Wilson.

Off-duty demons at the Shimokitazawa Tengu Matsuri, by Natasha Vik.

A woman rewinding her film camera at Tokyo Camii & Turkish Culture Center, Yoyogi-Uehara, by Cahyo Martosudirjo

Shinjuku’s lights blur behind the silhouette of a man waiting on a crossing signal, by Paul England.

Izakaya entrance in Kannai, Yokohama, by Jeff Hammond.

Big snow falling in Ebisu, by Louise Rouse.

A deserted escalator in Iidabashi station makes for a interesting view, Jessica Ocheltree.

Legs on a train, by Matthew Fawcett.

A sumo wrestler ritually throwing salt to bring good luck prior to his bout in the tournament at Ryogoku in Tokyo, by Paul Shackleford.

Old man of the sea in Ishinomaki, by Allan Cook.

Shirakawa-go, Gifu-ken by Ben Lestari.

Archers driving away evil at Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura, by David M Weber.

Visitors at Izumo Taisha Shrine on New Years, by Freedom Andres II.

Night reflections at Shomiyoji temple in Yokohama, by Patrick Curtin.

Snake in a zen garden, by Giandomenica Becchio.

Cosplayer versus photographer, by Buddy Jiang.

Embracing tradition and all of its inherent symbols and customs, then mixing in the imagery and thoughts of a modern people, by Alan Golding.

Photo of the year. The top photo of 2011 as chosen by you, at http://meturl.com/pod. Best rating of photos with over 25 votes.
Nationalists celebrate National Foundation Day at Yasukuni Shrine in February, by Lee Chapman.

Manekineko waves goodbye to 2011 at Sensoji Temple, by Bence Kovács.

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the events of March 11. Photo by Jiro Murata, www.jiromurata.com

Through the gate on Lake Ashinoko, Hakone, by Giandomenica Becchio.

Odakyu line crossing in Machida, by Tim Buckingham.

A frog bathing in the sun in Castle Park, Sakura, by Mauricio Schuller Demichelli.

Lanterns at Daisho-in temple, Miyajima, by Giandomenica Becchio.

Nightscape at Harumi, by Koji Wada.

Illumination at Tokyo Midtown, by Lemuel Montejo (www.flickr.com/photos/emwing)

Lunar eclipse, by Michael Anderson.

Love turtles in Sanshi-no-mori Park, Higashi Koenji by Keith Mung.

Between the match at World Cup Volleyball 2011 Japan in Yoyogi Stadium, by Minn Htike

Harmony with nature in Matsushima, by Anis Boudraa

A colorful and peaceful Miyajima, by Freedom Andres II

A colorful mask shop in Ameyoko, by Michael Anderson

Romantic chair at Tachikawa Showakinen Park, Tokyo, by Minn Htike

Underground yellow in Roppongi Station, by Lukasz Kazimierz

Close up fall colors by Randy Steinlauf

Glimpse of a maiko in Omotesando by Adithya Anand

The gentle light of around 2,200 lanterns near Takahata Fudoson Temple by Wafaa Eid

The Long Wall in Kashiwa by Jeri Lynn Sofka