The Ike-no-Niwa, or “Garden of the Lake,” in the grounds of the Imperial Palace at Kioto
The Ike-no-Niwa of the Imperial Palace at Kioto.
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The Great Bell at Chio-In temple, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.
Chion-in (monastery of Gratitude), in Higashiyama-ku, is the principal Buddhist monastery of the Jōdo sect.
Ginkakuji Garden in Kyoto, Japan.
The garden of the Silver Pavilion, known as the Ginkakuji Garden, is renowned for its beauty and tranquility.
Japan. Lotus blossoms in Kamakura.
The lotus is associated with the religion of Buddha.
Sacred Shinkyo Bridge at Nikko, Japan.
The Shinkyo Bridge (神橋, Shinkyō, “sacred bridge”) to Nikkō Futarasan Shrine.
The Inari Temple at Kyōto, Japan.
The Fushimi Inari-Taisha is a Shintō shrine in the Fushimi district of Kyōto city.
The garden of the Kinkakuji, Kyoto, Japan
The garden of the Kinkakuji, or Golden Pavilion, is one of the most historically interesting spots of the ancient capital, Kyoto.
Scenery of Ishiyama, Lake Biwa. Japan.
Japanese gardening finds its prototype and model in natural scenery.
Yomei-mon at Nikko, Japan.
This exquisitely beautiful structure called Yomei-mon is accounted the finest of its kind in all Japan.
Japan. The Bronze Buddha at Kamakura.
The Bronze Buddha at stands facing the sea on the deserted site of Kamakura.