Photograph by Phil Iossifidis, My Shot
Rice cakes, or mochi, are a favorite in Japan, particularly during the New Year, when they are traditionally given as gifts, set out decoratively in the home, or offered at shrines and temples. Their surfaces dusted with flour, the sticky, glutinous cakes are often stuffed with sweet beans or served in soup and, when not made by hand in a complex process, are widely available in supermarkets.
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The clamorous labyrinth of stalls in Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market showcases all manner of seafood—from live sea eel to pickled octopus—and reflects the well-ordered confusion of Japanese society. Fish has long been the protein staple of seagirt Japan, which consumes more than a tenth of the world catch
Photograph by Justin Guariglia/National Geographic Stock
A father cradles his sleeping son during breakfast at the Daiwa Sushi restaurant in Tokyo’s immense Tsukiji Fish Market. "Everything there is really fresh," says photographer Justin Guariglia. "But also very expensive."
Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama
Photograph by Kashiei Huang, My Shot
Soaring bamboo stalks dwarf visitors to Arashiyama Park in western Kyoto. Known for its vertiginous growth, bamboo has numerous uses in Japan, particularly in Kyoto, where it is made into baskets, flutes, pipes, benches, dolls, garden fences, and artifacts for tea ceremonies.
Photograph by Jonny Taise, My Shot
Traditional lanterns illuminate a walk home in Chiba, one of the five main cities that surround Tokyo Bay. Tokyo and its satellite cities are at the center of Japan’s politics, arts, commerce, and communications, the bay area having attracted millions with new jobs and lifestyles following the devastation of World War II.
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Photograph by Alison Wright
In Kathmandu, the devout light oil lamps at Boudhanath, a stupa patterned on a mandala design. Buddhists walk around the sacred monuments clockwise, the same direction a prayer wheel spins.
Photograph by Maggie Steber
Hands move across the text of the Ramayana, a classic Hindu epic. In Nepal, a country of over 28 million, more than 80 percent of the population is Hindu, with Buddhists and Muslims making up most of the minority
Photograph by Steve Potts, My Shot
Fluttering prayer flags frame watchful eyes on the spire of Boudhanath, Nepal’s largest stupa. The monasteries near the stupa have become a global center of Tibetan Buddhism.
Photograph by Robb Kendrick
The solemn demeanor of a monk from Thame monastery belies some of the lighter moods of Mani Rimdu, an annual festival of drama and dance to banish evil spirits. Despite Western influence, Buddhism remains an anchor in the changing world of the Sherpas, an ethnic group of devout Buddhists living in northeastern Nepal.
Photograph by Alison Wright
Young monks don sunglasses before dozens of butter lamps at Swayambhunath Stupa, a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu Valley. The gold-spired stupa is also known as the “Monkey Temple,” named for the population of rhesus monkeys that roam its grounds.
Photograph by Kimberley Coole, Your Shot
The face of a Hindu ascetic, or sadhu, is layered with traditional paint. Sadhus devote themselves to the spiritual life, own few possessions, and typically depend on donations to survive.
Photograph by Ethan Welty/Aurora Photos
A trekker spins the giant prayer wheel at the Buddhist nunnery in Devuche, a village in the Khumbu region of the Himalaya and a stop for some climbers on the trail to Mount Everest.
Photograph by David Stubbs/Aurora Photos
Village women gather under a sun-pierced roof in the walled town of Lo Manthang, where life today proceeds much as it has for centuries. Founded about 1420, Lo Manthang is the capital of Mustang, a remote enclave of Tibetan Buddhist culture in northern Nepal.
Photograph by Brandon Sawaya/Aurora Photos
A trekker on the Annapurna Circuit in the Himalaya visits a lama, or Buddhist priest, to seek a blessing to ensure a successful crossing of the Thorung La Pass, the trail’s most difficult challenge.
Photograph by Chris Rainier/National Geographic Stock
A farmer and his dogs rest for a moment in a County Mayo field. Farming remains an important industry in Ireland, a land that was shaped millions of years ago by the last ice age.
Photograph by Amantini Stefano/4Corners Images
Dublin’s historic Brazen Head Pub, established in 1198, calls itself Ireland’s oldest pub. Literary fans will recognize the pub from its appearances in Ulysses, James Joyce’s Modernist novel about the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom
Photograph by Jim Richardson/National Geographic Stock
Ireland’s music has a storied history that runs the gamut from traditional Celtic sounds to U2’s anthemic rock. Here, Irish musicians play their fiddles at a tavern while enjoying a pint.
Photograph by Fantuz Olimpio/SIME-4Corners
A brightly lit pub entices customers looking for a pint in Dublin. A mix of traditional Irish pubs and more modern nightclubs and cocktail bars makes up the city's thriving nightlife scene.
Photograph by Damm Fridmar/SIME-4Corners Images
Visitors to Dublin’s historic Trinity College marvel at the vaulted ceilings of the Old Library Building’s Long Room, which houses the Book of Kells and a rare first edition of Dante's Divine Comedy. The library serves as the primary place of study and research for the more than 15,000 students that attend Ireland’s oldest university.
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Sunset falls over Paris, where the Eiffel Tower looms large over much of the city, and cafes seem to mark every corner.
Photograph by Kiritin Beyer, My Shot
The number of French farming villages has dwindled, a consequence of mechanization, increasing job opportunities in cities, and other factors. Many traditional villages continue to struggle, surviving solely because of tourism
Photograph by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images
The Tour de France, the world’s premier cycling race, has several daylong stages, with the lead rider wearing the race's iconic yellow jersey. The route varies every year, taking riders and fans through mountains, tiny towns, and the streets of Paris.
Photograph by Alain Potignon/Paris Tourist Office
A Paris shopkeeper takes a break in the doorway of his wine shop on Boulevard Haussman. Fine wine is as quintessentially French as a baguette and soft cheese, and the three have made many a meal.
Photograph by Tracy Weddle, My Shot
Beloved by Louis XIV, orange trees outline a formal garden at Versailles, the royal residence just outside Paris. During the winter, the fruit trees are moved inside the Orangerie, the building that fronts the ornamental parterre.
Photograph by Michael Gurrey, My Shot
World-renowned architect I. M. Pei designed the glass and steel pyramid that tops the main entrance to the Louvre museum in Paris, controversial when it debuted in 1989. The Louvre stretches almost half a mile (0.8 kilometers) along the River Seine, farther than two Eiffel Towers laid end to end. Its priceless works of art include the “Mona Lisa,” the “Venus de Milo,” and more than 20,000 other Greek and Roman antiquities.
Photograph by Catherine Karnow
Designer Jerome L'Huillier works with a model in his Paris shop. The city was a world fashion center long before Marie Antoinette made a habit of exceeding her annual clothing allowance of 120,000 gold livres. Today designers and fashion aficionados flock to the city each July and January to view the newest couture—which translates literally to “sewing”—collections.
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Napoleon commissioned the imposing Arc de Triomphe in 1806 to celebrate his army’s military victories. This architectural anchor of old Paris, at the crossroads of 12 streets, has been at the center of numerous victory marches, Bastille Day celebrations, and state funerals.
For centuries the Inuit have stacked rocks—sometimes into human forms—to create inukshuk, which act as guideposts for people traversing the vast tundra.
(Related: "Global Warming Changing Inuit Lands, Lives, Arctic Expedition Shows.")
The Vancouver 2010 emblem is dubbed Ilanaaq—"friend" in an Inuit language—and is an "eternal expression of the hospitality of a nation that warmly welcomes the people of the world with open arms every day," according to the Vancouver 2010 Web site.
But Ilanaaq has generated controversy among some First Nations—Canada's term for non-Inuit American Indian groups. The groups feel the symbol doesn't reflect the native art and culture of the Vancouver region and the rest of British Columbia, such as totem poles. (See pictures of totem poles made for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.)
Source: National Geographic
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