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Japanese cuisine, also known traditionally as Washoku, covers more than just sushi, ramen, wagyu beef and saki. Delve deeper into the Japanese food scene and get your tastebuds tingling with our Japan Food collection.

Japan's history combines a rich tapestry of art, innovation, culture, tradition and world events that changed the course of human history. Discover Jōmon pottery, 'floating world prints' (ukiyo-e), and proud cultural traditions such as the Gion Matsuri festival, which are kept alive in modern surroundings.

2025 is the year of ‘Destination Detour’, an emerging travel trend balancing visits to popular hotspots with lesser-known destinations. Tokyo, Mount Fuji and Kyoto will be at the top of most people’s lists, this year will see more people making the effort to branch out to more obscure hidden gems.

Contributing to Alamy since 2007 and operating for over 40 years, this Japanese based agency holds an extensive and ever-expanding library of over 429k premium authentic images with Alamy. Discover the best of localised Japanese lifestyle content with our hand-curated collection.

The growing popularity of creating short-form content such as Instagram stories has influenced photographers towards creating vertical content that fits a 9:16 aspect ratio. Wirestock have picked up on this trend and produced a wide variety of vibrant vertical imagery perfect for magazines, book covers and marketing material.

Nick Dale is a professional award-winning wildlife photographer. He shows us the beauty and variety of the natural world and real animal behaviour across several continents. Identifying different species is not always easy but his collection is reassuringly tagged with corresponding Latin names.