These pictures have appeared on the Portal:Japan page in 2007 since the creation of the portal. They are (or were at the time of listing) Featured Pictures or from the list of selected pictures.
January
This variety of lotus is grown from seeds found in a Yayoi period site. This photo is a lotus bud against the leaf.
Author: User:Fg2
February
A Japanese Torii at Itsukushima Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Photo credit: Dan Smith
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏, Kanagawa oki nami ura) is a famous woodblock printing by Hokusai. It was published in 1832 (Edo Period) as the first in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji and is the artist's most famous work.