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JAPAN

Kusugibashi bridge by Kengo Kuma and Associates.

Architecture

Kengo Kuma rebuilds bridge

They go by a number of names—“snow monsters,” “ice monsters,” “shrimp tails,” but the unusual natural phenomenon known as juhyo which occurs on top of Mount Zao every winter is a strange sight to behold.

Culture

Japan’s snow monsters

The resort from above.

Architecture

Japan’s PokoPoko Clubhouse

Culture

Lake ice bubbles

Architecture

Kengo Kuma’s monolithic museum

Architecture

The Miho Museum

Architecture

Mount Fuji Heritage Center

Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel in Japan

Architecture

Kengo Kuma’s genius

Culture

Trip of a lifetime, as photographed by Eric Piasecki