Buddha statue, Chion-in Temple, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Front view of Chion-in Temple’s main hall in Kyoto, featuring dark wooden architecture, a traditional incense burner, and multicolored Buddhist banners

Symmetrical view through wooden pillars toward a tree-lined stone path and Sanmon Gate at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto during early spring

Chion-in Sanmon temple gate, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Road leading to Chion-In Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Monks pulling ropes of big bell, Chion in temple, eastern hills, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Stone lantern, Chionin temple, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Japanese women with kimono at pagoda Amidado, Chion-in temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia