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Japan in photos: Capturing beautiful moments on tour

Our staffer Zoey took some amazing photos that captured Japan's peaceful atmosphere—even in busy cities. See her best shots here.

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Our staffer Zoey visited Japan on our tour, Highlights of Japan: Tokyo to Kyoto. Here, she shares her story—and her amazing photos from her trip.

Japan is a country where opposites compliment each other. Deep roots in the past and tradition meet a soaring hope for innovation and the future. Nature and technology flourish side by side.

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You can see an appreciation of beauty in every aspect of life in Japan. That beauty is incense burning at a temple. It is neat rows of bamboo swaying with the wind. It is human voices and excited chatter when the artfully arranged sushi arrives to the table. It is koi fish swimming in a pond. It is hanging your wishes on a tree near a temple and seeing what everyone else has wished for.

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Even in Tokyo, the most populated city in the world, there is an orderliness and an element of tranquility shining below the surface. Quiet and serene temples could sit side-by-side with bustling markets. The calming countryside was always a quick bullet train ride away.

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Waking up to a reflection of Mt. Fuji on the lake below could knock you off your feet, and then a warm matcha tea latte would be there to pick you right back up. You can take a zen meditation class in the afternoon and then going to a lively karaoke bar in the evening. Traveling in Japan means that you can always have both.

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