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The classic cone of Mount Fuji, in an aerial view from the north.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: Y101248 (10-1248 on box)
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Teeming with birds and other wildlife, this picturesque spot is the home for a fanciful hideaway tree-house.
Born in Kumamoto, in southern Japan, Satoshi Kusuda has worked in a wide range of media, from oils to water colour, and photocollage to digital painting, producing both commercial items such as CD covers and works of fantasy art.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11479 (11-479 on box)
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One of the best-restored castles in Japan, Himeji Castle is also known as "White Heron Castle." Here a boatload of tourists make their way along the moat.
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Code: B51213 (51-213 on box)
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Famous as the best-preserved example of Japanese castle building, the historical origins of Himeji castle are said to date back to the building of a fort in 1333. From a supposed resemblance to the outstretched wings of a bird, it is also known as "White Heron Castle."
Himeji Castle website (includes English version)
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM81832 (M81-832 on box)
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Although this castle boasts a history stretching back more than 600 years, it was damaged in the Battle of Aizu — hostilities during the switch from the rule of the Shoguns to the Meiji restoration — and the main tower was destroyed by 1874. It was rebuilt (in reinforced concrete) in 1965, and finally in 2011 the black roof tiles were returned to the authentic red tiles from the time of its destruction. The castle grounds contain around a thousand cherry trees, one of which frames the view here.
The castle is in the modern city of Aizu-wakamatsu, after which it is usually named in English, but it is also known as Tsurugajô, or "Crane Castle".
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Code: B71397 (71-397 on box)
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Although only ruins remain, Takeda Castle is impressive at any time — and the sea of clouds lend it a surreal quality.
It will be an interestingly different puzzle, with a lot of cloud at the bottom.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10744 (10-744 on box)
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A total of three birds display their plumage in a florid setting. The peacock has been revered since ancient days in India, for its usefulness in eating poisonous snakes.
The artist was born in 1948, in Niigata. After working for a textile company, he went independent as a textile designer. He has his own individual drawing style, bringing a fresh approach to many traditional art themes.
He goes by his given name, Hakuga, in the traditional way, signing his paintings in a stylised, but non-cursive form.
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A Road puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: RS11268 (RS-11-268 on box)
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These birds are the rare toki, or crested ibis, an iconic species within Japan, which was almost completely eliminated by excessive hunting over the 19th and 20th centuries, until only a small population remained in China. Efforts are now being made to rear chicks for releasing into the wild, and there is now a small colony on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan.
The artist was born in 1948, in Niigata. After working for a textile company, he went independent as a textile designer. He has his own individual drawing style, bringing a fresh approach to many traditional art themes.
He goes by his given name, Hakuga, in the traditional way, signing his paintings in a stylised, but non-cursive form.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10804 (1000-804 on box)
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A pair of white birds display their filigree plumage, amidst flowers representing the four seasons. The bird name hakuhō can be translated as "white phoenix", but its origin is unclear, perhaps from an ancient Chinese mythical bird, but also an unofficial era name around the time of Emperor Kōtoku (c. 650 AD; see the Wikipedia article on era names).
The artist was born in 1948, in Niigata. After working for a textile company, he went independent as a textile designer. He has his own individual drawing style, bringing a fresh approach to many traditional art themes.
He goes by his given name, Hakuga, in the traditional way, signing his paintings in a stylised, but non-cursive form.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10803 (1000-803 on box)
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A simple but effective composition: the owl approaches us ready to pounce. The cherry blossom lit only by the full moon has an eerie tone, which will make the puzzle interesting but quite a challenge.
No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11511 (11-511 on box)
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A happy family of owls, mother and three chicks. Not only are owls famed for wisdom, but these chicks are a bright golden colour, suggesting they will bring good fortune.
Izumi Kazumi is an animal artist who graduated from Osaka University fine arts department in 1984. Izumi is her family name.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10765 (1000-765 on box)
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A classic composition of all the auspicious flowers you can think of, with a pair of faithful mandarin ducks, lucky white sparrows, and Mount Fuji in red to complete the set.
Few biographical details are available, but the artist fell in love with traditional Japanese painting at Tama Art University, and has been specialising in the birds-and-flowers and similar traditional themes ever since.
He signs and seals with his brush name Sasuga, which is written with the characters 'Flowing stone'.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: A10668 (1000-668 on box)
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A gorgeous historical screen painting from the Kanō school (late Edo period, 18th or 19th century): a number of birds parade in surroundings of peonies and plum blossoms, with a backdrop of rather abstract mountain scenery.
This will not be an easy puzzle, given the considerable area of golden brown background, but it will surely be interestingly different.
Wikipedia article on the Kanō school
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A Road puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: RS11140 (RS-11-140 on box)
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The classic view of the Itsukushima shrine, looking out into the bay at the great torii. This Shinto ceremonial gateway was completed in 1875, and is unusual in being sited in the tidal part of the bay.
This is famous as one of the traditional "Three sights of Japan" - and since 1996 has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Code: B51203 (51-203 on box)
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Perhaps the most famous of Kyoto's temples, this is the "Gold pavilion." It was originally built in the 1300s, and given to the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, but was destroyed in an arson attack in 1950. Rebuilt in 1955, the gold leaf covering was only completely restored in 1987. Actually, "Gold pavilion" is only a nickname, and the formal temple name is Rokuonji.
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Code: BM81835 (M81-835 on box)
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This temple in the north of Japan was originally founded by the monk Ennin, who hailed from Tochigi (home of the Imaginatorium) in around 794 AD. But this building, Konjikidō (lit. "gold-coloured hall", being decorated with gold leaf), was originally built in the 12th century and is now protected by a modern outer shell building which we see here, in its beautiful mountain setting.
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Code: E11385 (11-385 on box)
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Registered since 1996 as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and famous as one of the traditional "Three sights of Japan", this is the great torii, or Shinto ceremonial gateway of Itsukushima shrine, submerged by the tide. This is actually a very unusual view, looking in from the sea, and emphasising the massive scale of the structure.
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Code: E10776 (10-776 on box)
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This spectacular entrance, Yōmeimon, is the central feature of this World Heritage site in Nikkō (Tochigi). The whole site is a Shinto shrine (Tōshōgu) built in the early 1600s to honour Tokugawa Ieyasu, the very first Shogun of the Tokugawa era. Since he was the most powerful man in Japan at the time, perhaps it is not so surprising that for a Shinto building this is unusually ornate.
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Code: BM81856 (M81-856 on box)
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An unimaginable amount of effort goes into making the rocks in this garden look as though they got where they are naturally!
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Born in Kyoto in 1941, Mizuno Katsuhiko earned a degree in literature from Doshisha University in 1964. Since 1969 he has worked as a freelance photographer, in a lifelong quest to capture the essence of Japanese tradition in his native city, and resulting in publication of some one hundred books of his photographs.
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Code: A10318 (1000-318 on box)
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Built in 1482 by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, this was intended to be the silver counterpart to the even more famous Kinkaku-ji ("Gold pavilion"), but somehow they never got round to putting the silver foil on, so it's just wood. The "Silver pavilion" is really a nickname, and officially the temple is called Tōzan-jishō-ji.
This tasteful photograph will be a nice challenge, yet not tedious because of the variations in tint and texture of the green pieces.
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Code: E10739 (10-739 on box)
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A view of the steps leading to the entrance, known as Yōmeimon, to the Shinto shrine of Tōshōgu. This very ornate Shinto shrine was built in the early 1600s to honour Tokugawa Ieyasu, the very first Shogun of the Tokugawa era, and the most powerful man in Japan at the time.
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Code: E11442 (11-442 on box)
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Built in 1482 by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, this was intended to be the silver counterpart to the even more famous Kinkaku-ji ("Gold pavilion"), but somehow they never got round to putting the silver foil on, so it's just wood. The "Silver pavilion" is really a nickname, and officially the temple is called Tôzan-jishô-ji.
What does the name mean?
Born in Kyoto in 1941, Mizuno Katsuhiko earned a degree in literature from Doshisha University in 1964. Since 1969 he has worked as a freelance photographer, in a lifelong quest to capture the essence of Japanese tradition in his native city, and resulting in publication of some one hundred books of his photographs.
This temple is very famous: just do a Google search for 'ginkakuji' to find out lots more about it.
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Code: A10334 (1000-334 on box)
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This temple was built in the Edo period (roughly 1600-1850) to honour Hônen, who was a much earlier Buddhist teacher. This is the central court, the "yard" of the temple head (not quite literally a yard, but hôjô, a square of side ten Japanese feet); the bridge over the pond symbolises the interval between "this world" and "the other world". The rooms we see feature some spectacular screen paintings, and are sometimes used as a venue for concerts.
What does the name mean?
Sorry: the gloss is rather mysterious, but after all, it is a personal name.
Born in Kyoto in 1941, Mizuno Katsuhiko earned a degree in literature from Doshisha University in 1964. Since 1969 he has worked as a freelance photographer, in a lifelong quest to capture the essence of Japanese tradition in his native city, and resulting in publication of some one hundred books of his photographs.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10315 (1000-315 on box)
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Restrained, yet shapely, this large Shinto shrine complex nestles in graceful woods. Its full title is Kirishima-jingû, indicating a more important location than the usual -jinja, and indeed this site holds a number of national treasures.
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Code: E10725 (10-725 on box)
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A Yanoman puzzle: 300 pieces; 17 x 22 cm (7" x 9")
Code: Y4238 (42-38 on box)
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Famous as the best-preserved example of Japanese castle building, the historical origins of Himeji castle are said to date back to the building of a fort in 1333. From a supposed resemblance to the outstretched wings of a bird, it is also known as "White Heron Castle." Birdlike or not, here it is nicely offset by the banks of azaleas in the foreground.
Himeji Castle website (includes English version)
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Near the southern tip of the Kii peninsula below Kyoto, this pagoda, just part of the temple complex, enjoys a commanding view of the impressive Nachi falls. Although the falls are actually across a valley, a suitable viewpoint brings them into the same picture.
This beautiful photograph has a lot of background forest and cliffs, but the touches of mist will probably make them slightly easier rather than harder.
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The classic view of the Itsukushima shrine, looking out into the bay at the great torii. This Shinto ceremonial gateway was completed in 1875, and is unusual in being sited in the tidal part of the bay.
This is famous as one of the traditional "Three sights of Japan" - and since 1996 has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Code: E26054 (26-054 on box)
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The impressive entrance to one of the historical treasures makes a particularly nice picture for a puzzle: the varying textures and repeating patterns provide fascination, particularly the row of bronze lanterns. As is the tradition in Japan, wooden buildings are rebuilt regularly, preserving their beauty...
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A classic view of the Kihin-kan ("guest residence") in the gardens of the Heian shrine in Kyoto. This site was built relatively recently, in 1895, on the site of the Emperor's palace in Kyoto, commemorating 1100 years since the capital moved there from Nara.
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Code: P48641 (48-641 on box)
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