One thing that struck me about this article is that every single picture on it has the author's name on it. Iyer, Iyer, Iyer. It really is strange to see 5 seem

One thing that struck me about this article is that every single picture on it has the author's name on it. Iyer, Iyer, Iyer. It really is strange to see 5 seemingly unnecessary photos, especially since the photo captions are just explaining something or quoting something in the story, and aren't taken by the author. In any case, I feel this is a romanticized version of Japan that people really try to find when they visit. I've certainly had some magical moments in Japan -- Kyoto, especially Arahiyama, is very beautiful and some parts of it feel magical -- but in general having visited multiple times and currently staying here, I feel like Japan is an eastern Asian country with a separate language and potentially more indoctrinated politeness. I'm curious why people get so fascinated with Japan... Not that it isn't, but what makes it more fascinating than, say, Korea, or New Zealand? Also, is it common for things that aren't editorial or news to appear on BBC? It feels out of place.