Japan. Think Mount Fuji, ancient monasteries, beautiful rivers, bamboo forests. Canadian filmmaker Callum Snape has captured some of the freshest images we’ve ever seen from this visually striking country. Check out more of Callum’s photography in his amazing Instagram account.

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Arayashima really shows its beauty during Autumn.

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The Bamboo Forest in Kyoto is the perfect setting for some amazing portraits.

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The Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto is one of the most recognized spots of Japan.

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Kegon Falls in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.

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Mount Fuji at dawn.

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The scenery surrounding Kegon Falls.

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Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi compose this perfect Japanese landscape.

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A koi fish swims in a pond of the Nanzen-Ji Temple in Kyoto.

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The wildlife of Japan comes close in Nara.

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Zen gardens and temples are found all around Kyoto. This shrine is from the Nanzen-Ji Temple.

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Deer are one of Nara's biggest attractions.

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Shinkyo Bridge in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.