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Here, three leading Western photographers present three contrasting visions of contemporary Japan: the traditional, the urban and the rural. JAPAN IS A PLACE OF BEAUTY AND MYSTERY. It is also a land where the modern and the ancestral combine in endlessly fascinating patterns. Through the creative camera work of three consummate photographers, Japanscapes sets out to explore this country of startling contrasts. American Ben Simmons captures the postmodern Blade Runner chic of urban Japan in a way rarely encountered on color film. With an uncanny eye for urban scenery