Sennen no Miyako
Kyoto, the Thousand-year capital (千年の都), a place to experience the omnipresent traditional culture. Japan, 2019.
Couple
Young couple wearing traditional Japanese wedding kimonos, Kyoto, Japan, 2019.
Lake Yamanaka
Mount Fuji (富士山), here seen from Lake Yamanaka (山中湖), the highest peak and volcano in Japan (3,776 meters). Yamanakako, Yamanashi, Japan, 2019
Lake Kawaguchi
Mount Fuji (富士山), here seen from Lake Kawaguchi (河口湖), the highest peak and volcano in Japan (3,776 meters). Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan, 2019.
Babasaki Moat
Babasaki-bori (馬場先濠), one of the moats of Edo Castle. Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.
Sumida River
Sumida-gawa (隅田川) flowing through the capital viewed from Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリ). Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.
Sumida
View of the city from Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリ), a broadcasting and observation tower. Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.
Sunrise over Wakayama
Rising Sun over Wakayama Castle (和歌山城), Japan, 2018.
Ginkaku-ji
Jishō-ji (慈照寺), Zen Buddhist Temple of Shining Mercy, commonly known as Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺), Temple of the Silver Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan, 2018.
Higashiyama
Higashiyama Ward (東山区) at night, Kyoto, Japan, 2018.
Torii
Torii (鳥居) in front of the Rōmon Gate (楼門) at the entrance to the Shinto shrine, Fushimi Inari-taisha (伏見稲荷大社), Kyoto, Japan, 2018.
Senbon Torii
Senbon Torii (千本鳥居), a thousand torii gates at the Shinto shrine, Fushimi Inari-taisha (伏見稲荷大社). All donated by individuals and companies, hence the two characters 奉納, hōnō, on each, meaning "offering". Kyoto, Japan, 2018.
Torii Gates
Torii gates (鳥居) at the Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社), Kyoto, Japan, 2018.
Rikshaw
Pulled rikshaw in front of a machiya (町屋), a traditional wooden townhouse, Kyoto, Japan, 2018.
Tatsumi Daimyōjin
Tatsumi Daimyōjin (辰巳大明神), a Shinto shrine located in Gion (祇園), Kyoto's most famous geisha district, Japan, 2018.
Shinran Shonin
Statue of Shinran Shonin (親鸞聖人), the founder of Jōdo Shinshū (浄土真宗), the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan. Shitennō-ji (四天王寺), Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings, Osaka, Japan, 2018.
Shitennō-ji
Shitennō-ji (四天王寺), Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings, dating back to the 6th century and rebuilt over the centuries, Osaka, Japan, 2018.
