Autumn foliage and red Shinto temple, stone lantern at sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Autumnal foliage and red wooden Shinto temple, sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Stairs to Nemoto Nyoho Shinto Pagoda on sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Konpon-nyoho-Tower, Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Nemoto Nyoho Shinto Pagoda on sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Konpon-nyoho-Tower, Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Nemoto Nyoho Shinto Pagoda on sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Konpon-nyoho-Tower, Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Nemoto Nyoho Shinto Pagoda on sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Konpon-nyoho-Tower, Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Stone statue, autumn leaves on staircase, sacred Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Konpon-nyoho-Tower, Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, Yokawa, Honshu, Japan

Stone stairs leading up to Zen Buddhist temple of Enryaku-ji Temple, Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Kyoto area, Honshu, Japan

A serene fountain within the historic Enryaku-ji Temple complex, centre of Tendai Buddhism, on Mount Hiei, UNESCO, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

A majestic red gate leading to the Enryaku-ji Temple complex, surrounded by autumn trees, Mount Hiei, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Enryaku-ji, a beautifully preserved Zen Buddhist temple, surrounded by colorful autumn trees on Mount Hiei near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

A scenic view of historic Buddhist Enryaku-ji Temple, framed by red maple trees in autumn, Mount Hiei, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Traditional Shoro (bell tower) surrounded by vivid autumn foliage on Mount Hiei, near the historic Enryaku-ji Temple, Ohara, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Iconic red Shoro (bell tower) framed by vivid autumn leaves on Mount Hiei, near the historic Enryaku-ji Temple, Ohara, Honshu, Japan

Mt. Hiei and Enryaku-ji, Kyoto, Japan