In Kyoto, there is a wonderful and unexpected temple that weaves through an old bamboo forest.

Black and Gold - Nijo Castle, Kyoto 二条城

KYOTO HIGASHIYAMA JAPAN NIHON

Lotus flowers at Mimurotoji temple in Kyoto, Japan

Old village in Kyoto, Miyama

Fushimi Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi-Inari shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari, Kyoto, Japan

Gion Festival - Kyoto Japan

Castle Nijō, Kyoto, Japan

Jizo statues at Otagi Nenmutsu-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan

Fox Status at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.

Tulip Stairs, Kyoto, Japan (by afstracuzzi on Flickr)

Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district, located in the city center around Shijo Avenue between Yasaka Shrine in the east and the Kamo River in the west. This is where you're likely to see a real life Geisha heading to work.

Hiroshima, Japan-

Nanzen-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan - my favorite Japanese garden in Kyoto.

Asakusa 浅草, Tokyo, Japan.

Maiko Henshin japanese girl at Sannen-zaka street, Kyoto, Japan by Alex_Saurel, via Flickr Kimokame.com

Toh-shiya (Archery Contest) at Sanjusangen-do Temple, Kyoto, Japan

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Sakura Lanterns, with Japanese kanji characters.

Sakura (櫻花) means cherry tree in Japan, and this style of lantern is associated with the annual cherry blossom festival (hanami, 花見, lit. "flower viewing"). Hanami at night is called yozakura (夜桜, literally night sakura). In many places such as Ueno Park, these temporary paper lanterns are hung for the purpose of yozakura. [parts from Wikipedia]

Cherry Blossom River, Kyoto, Japan

Skeleton Trucker Hat
by Lovers88

Japan - Visit when the cherry blossom trees blom and go to Tokyo

to conquer and ready to win T-Shirt
by yaietokyo

yaie monster manga anime metal ornament
by yaietokyo

luminous japan-it is so beautiful in Japan during cherry blossom season, which is much too short. We were stationed in Iwakuni Japan for 9 years and enjoyed attending the Kintai bridge cherry blossom festivals.

Mount Haguro, Yamagata, Japan

The five story pagoda, Mount Haguro, Yamagata, Japan

Mt. Fuji, Japan

Mt. Fuji, Japan 富士山

Aokigahara, the forest at the bottom of Mt. Fuji, the top suicide area in Japan

Tateyama, Japan

A Shinto priest at the torii (gate) of Itsukushima Shrine at low tide on Itsukushima Island, Japan, 1955

Mt.Fuji and a man

Aino family in front of the entrance to a house, Japan

Ise-jingu Grand Shrine by Yoshio Watanabe

Hiroshi Hamaya (1915–1999)

✯ Cherry Blossoms - Mount Fuji, Japan

Terraced rice fields in Saga, Japan

punk girl notepad
by sophiemixedreality

Shirakawa, Hida

666 skull can cooler
by Lovers88

Japanese ascetic monk

to conquer and ready to win heart sticker
by yaietokyo

Rice planting festival (Tauebayashi Matsuri) in Iwami, Japan: photo by Ojisanjake

white roses flower T-Shirt
by yaietokyo

through the mist

Okuni shrine, Shizuoka, Japan 小國神社

Styles & Shapes of Bonsai Trees