A rugged stone lantern accents a moss garden at Sanzenin Temple in Ohara, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Tenryu-ji temple garden, large stone lantern amongst leafy trees with vivid blue hydrangeas in summer, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Stone lantern statues at Lingyin Temple Forest Park, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia

A photo of moss thriving on stone lanterns in Kasuga Temple garden in Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Two stone lanterns in the garden of a temple in Nara during autumn, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Stone lantern, cherry blossom, Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa city, Ishigawa prefecture, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Garden, Buddhist church, Betsuin, Japantown, San Jose, California, United States of America, North America

Ujigami Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Kasuga Taisha, Nara, Japan

Ujigami Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Stone Bridge The Japanese Garden Seattle WA USA

Garden of Temple Myomanji, Kyoto, Japon

Myomanji temple, Kyoto, Japan

Myomanji temple, Kyoto, Japan