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

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