Koshiro Minamoto, the founder of BUGAKU and a Samurai martial arts instructor, performs BUGAKU, a composite Samurai Art of Japanese traditional martial arts and the traditional Japanese performing art Noh, as he poses for a photo before a performance in Tokyo, Japan, April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
The Rainbow Bridge and buildings are pictured during sunset in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Cast members Hitomi, Kashima and Chia-can, greet guests at 'At-home Cafe', a maid cafe which is a subset of cosplay restaurants, in the Akihabara district, in Tokyo, Japan, June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
A man rides a kayak in Okutama, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, May 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
A teamLab staff member poses for a photograph as he sits inside a digital artwork at teamLab Planets in Tokyo, Japan, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
People cross a road in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
The head of Godzilla is displayed on the 8th floor of Gracery hotel in Kabukicho, a nightlife area in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
A guard stands on Shibuya Sky, the observation deck of Shibuya Scramble Square, during sunset in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Seagulls fly near Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Shouko Totsuka, a Miko also known as a shrine maiden, poses for a photograph as she stands inside the tunnel of Red Torii Gate at the Hie-Jinja Shinto Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
A Yurikamome line train, a driverless automatic train system, travels past buildings in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2021. Picture taken with a slow shutter speed. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Visitors look at the skyline as they stand on Shibuya Sky, the observation deck of Shibuya Scramble Square, in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Shinto priests and shrine maidens guide a couple towards the wedding ceremony hall of Meijijingu shrine where the couple will get married in a traditional Japanese ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
A gardener makes wave-shaped patterns, known as 'samon', at Karesansui, a traditional Japanese Dry Landscape, at Takao Komagino Garden in Hachioji, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
The Tokyo Tower stands as it is pictured from the Sky Deck of Roppongi Hills in Tokyo, Japan, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
A bonsai tree is displayed near a traditional doll and a folding screen at Takao Komagino Garden in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Buildings stand in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Boats sail past the giant Olympic rings and the Rainbow Bridge on the waterfront area of Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Sakuradamon Gate of the Imperial Palace stands in front of high-rise buildings in Marunouchi business district in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Miniature fox figures bearing worshiper's wishes are placed next to a shrine building at the Hie-Jinja Shinto Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Vending machines stand in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Chikara Mizukami, the owner of Ikko-An, makes Wagashi, a traditional Japanese sweet, at his Wagashi shop in Tokyo, Japan, June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
People walk across the Shibuya crossing in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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