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Kiyomizu-dera on its wooden stage above the city, the vermilion gates of Fushimi Inari climbing the hill, and the lanes of Higashiyama early in the morning.

Fushimi Inari's paths carry around 10,000 torii gates, each donated by a business or family.

Low clouds drift through a steep, forested gorge above the winding Hozu River near Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, with a solitary house perched on the hillside.
Misty forested gorge above the Hozu River near Arashiyama, KyotoLicensePrint
A quiet stone path winds through the towering green bamboo stalks of the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove near Kyoto, Japan, with soft light filtering through the canopy.
Empty stone path through the towering Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, KyotoLicense
A commuter train blurs past a railway crossing framed by dense green trees on a rainy day in the Kyoto area of Japan.
Motion-blurred train passing a forested railway crossing in JapanLicense
Traditional roofed wooden boats sit moored along the gravel bank of the Katsura River in Arashiyama, Kyoto, with riverside buildings across the water.
Traditional wooden boats moored along the Katsura River, ArashiyamaLicense
A tranquil Japanese garden pond bordered by moss-covered rocks and flowering shrubs sits beneath a mist-covered forested mountainside near Kyoto, Japan.
Misty mountainside pond garden with rocks and flowering shrubsLicense
A wet Japanese macaque sits on a wooden post at Iwatayama Monkey Park in Arashiyama, Kyoto, with layered misty mountains in the background.
Wet Japanese macaque perched on a post above misty mountainsLicense
Two wet Japanese macaques sit on a wooden railing beside a wire feeding cage at Iwatayama Monkey Park in Arashiyama, Kyoto, with green forest below.
Two wet macaques perched on a caged feeding platformLicense
Shoppers walk through a long covered arcade lined with illuminated storefront signs and glass-roofed archways in Kyoto, Japan.
Crowded covered shopping arcade with hanging signs, KyotoLicense
Morning sunlight bursts through a large red torii gate leading to the main hall of Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto, Japan.
Sunburst through the red torii gate at Fushimi Inari, KyotoLicense
Thousands of vermillion torii gates inscribed with donor names form a glowing tunnel along the path at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto, Japan.
Tunnel of vermillion torii gates at Fushimi Inari, KyotoLicense
Sunlight streams through a wooden torii gate framing stone steps and a small shrine building on the wooded hillside of Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto, Japan.
Backlit torii gate framing a hillside shrine, Fushimi InariLicense
A wooden torii gate glows in afternoon light beside a small shrine building and greenery on the hillside path of Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto, Japan.
Sunlit torii gate leading to a hillside shrine, Fushimi InariLicense
A wide panoramic view shows the dense Kyoto cityscape stretching to distant mountains, framed by a green forested hilltop in the foreground.
Panoramic view of Kyoto cityscape from a hillside overlookLicensePrint
Fushimi Inari, Kyoto - a white delivery van waits as a red and yellow train crosses the street beneath a tangle of power lines near shop signage advertising wagyu beef.
Delivery van and passing train near Fushimi Inari, KyotoLicense
The vermillion Nio-mon gate and adjacent three-story pagoda of Kiyomizu-dera temple rise above lush green hillside forest in Kyoto, Japan.
Nio-mon gate and pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera, KyotoLicensePrint
The layered three-story pagoda and main gate of Kiyomizu-dera temple stand atop stone terraces beneath a dramatic cloudy sky in Kyoto, Japan.
Three-story pagoda and gate of Kiyomizu-dera, KyotoLicense