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View of ema (small wooden plaques), Nishikubo Hachiman Shinto Shrine, 5 Chome, Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

Miko or shrine maiden (Young women serving in a Shinto shrine) at Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan

View of Torii Gate at Fushimi Inari Shrine at dusk, Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Mochi, traditional Japanese confectionery and tea in the Higashi Chaya District, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Picturesque view of mossy mounds, stone accents, and tranquil pond in Shuheki-en Garden near Sanzen-in Temple, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Tranquil Warabe-Jizo statue resting on mossy ground, topped with a red maple leaf and surrounded by autumn foliage, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

A traditional Japanese temple surrounded by gravestones and vibrant autumn foliage in sacred grounds of Koyasan (Mount Koya), Honshu, Japan

Golden lanterns under temple roof, glowing against backdrop of wooden beams, Zen Buddhist temple, Mount Hiei, Kyoto area, Honshu, Japan

Traditional Japanese Marriage Ritual at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine on Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Two monks during Za-Zen meditation in the Sodo or Zazendo hall, Elheiji (Eiheiji) Zen monastery, Japan, Asia

Women wearing kimono.Street scene in Hanamikoji dori street.Geisha's distric of Gion.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Fukukimi,'maiko' (geisha apprentice) from Ishihatsu okiya (house of geishas).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Okobo (tall wooden shoes).Detail of 'maiko' (geisha apprentice) from Ishihatsu tea house (o-chaia).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Fukuyu,geisha and Fukukimi,'maiko' (geisha apprentice) workimg in Miyaki tea house (o-chaia).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Oka san says goodbye to clients.Taxi in Hanamikoji dori street.Geisha's distric of Gion.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Fukuyu,geisha and Fukukimi,'maiko' (geisha apprentice). from Ishihatsu okiya (geisha house).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Fukuyu,geisha and Fukukimi,'maiko' (geisha apprentice)in taxi going to work.They say goodbye at Oka san. Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Geisha and 'maiko' (geisha apprentice) in Shijo dori street.geisha's distric of Gion, ,Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Show of Maikos,(geisha apprentices)they interpret Kyomai, is a Kyoto dance,at Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, geisha's distric of Gion, ,Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

woman inviting passersby to enter into her restaurant. Street scene in Hanamikoji dori street.Geisha's distric of Gion.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Detail of 'maiko' (geisha apprentice) from Ishihatsu okiya (house of geishas).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Detail of 'maiko' (geisha apprentice) from Ishihatsu okiya (house of geishas).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Fukuyu,geisha and Fukukimi,'maiko' (geisha apprentice)in taxi going to work.Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Fukuyu,geisha and Fukukimi,'maiko' (geisha apprentice) workimg in Miyaki tea house (o-chaia).Geisha's distric of Miyagawacho.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Fukunae,'maiko' (geisha apprentice)working in a tea house.Geisha's distric of Gion.Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Shrine maiden handing out holy sake, rice wine, for the participants of the procession from the Shimogamo shrine to the Mikage shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Archers kneeling in the Shrine courtyard after devotion at the archery ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Girl in a kimono, procession to the shrine festival Matsuri, Kintano Tenmango Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Archers at the archery ceremonial kneeling at shooting position in Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Yamabushi follower, mountain ascetics, Buddhist sect, priest invoking the deity at the fire, Iwakura, Japan, East Asia, Asia

Beginning of the procession from the Shimogamo to the Mikage shrine at Mt. Mikage, west of the Hie Mountain, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Saio dai, main character of the Aoi Festival, with extremely expensive Kimono, going to a Shinto ceremony in the Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Women and priests in kimonos of the Heian period during a Shinto prayer, Aoi Festival, in the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Shinto priests at archery opening ceremonial in Shimogamo Shrine, striding through entrance gate, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Yamabushi followers, mountain ascetics, Buddhist sect, pushing cedar branches off the fire with bamboo poles, Iwakura, Japan, East Asia, Asia

Return of the procession to the Shimogamo shrine, ritual dances in front of the Sacred Horse, Kyoto, Japan, Asia