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  • Photo= Apprentice geisha from Gion Kobu, scattering "Setsubun" beans towards shrine visitors (Yasaka Shrine, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    May Evil Go Away, May Happiness Come
    Lively "Setsubun" in Kyoto

     
    13 February 2017 - Tradition/Culture , Kyoto
  • Photo= (upper) The protective scaffolding and temporary roof being assembled around the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple during the renovation between 1964 to 1967 (Photo credit: Cultural Properties Division of Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education) (lower) The main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple which will be fully reroofed for the first time in half a century (Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    Protective Temporary Roof for Kiyomizu-dera Temple's Reroofing
    First Renovation in Half a Century Under Way

     
    13 February 2017 - Temples/Shrines , Kyoto
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    18 October 2015
  • Photo= Autumn leaves arching over the railway track section called "Momiji Tunnel" are illuminated (Eizan Electric Railway Kurama Line)

    Tunnel of Autumnal Foliage through Train Windows
    Illumination along Eizan Railway, Kyoto

    7 November 2015
  • Japanese Plums Already Blooming in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
    Fragrance of Spring Floats in December

    22 December 2015
  • No Sleep, No Food, No Water for Nine Days
    "Do-iri," Most Rigorous Ordeal of 1,000-day Marathon Pilgrimage in Mount Hiei

    13 October 2015
  • Artistic Goldfish Bowls Enchant Danmitsu
    Art Exhibition in Nijo-jo Castle, Kyoto

    23 October 2015
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