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

Enryakuji Temple of Mount Hiei, sacred mountain, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Enryakuji Temple of Mount Hiei, sacred mountain, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Enryakuji Temple of Mount Hiei, sacred mountain, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Enryakuji Temple of Mount Hiei, sacred mountain, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Amida-do hall, Enryakuji Temple of Mount Hiei, sacred mountain, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Breathtaking view of forested mountains with autumn colors and distant hills, viewed from Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Kyoto area, Honshu, Japan

Buddhist monk in a yellow robe on stone stairs in front of a Buddhist Zen Temple, located on Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Kyoto area, Honshu, Japan

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

Mount Hiei (Hiei San), stairs leading up to a Shinto Pagoda in an autumnal forest on the sacred mountain, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

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

Traditional torii gates surrounded by vivid autumn foliage on Mount Hiei, a serene gateway to sacred temples in 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