People praying at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Japanese women in kimonos washing hands before entering the Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Stone lanterns at the entrance to the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

People praying at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Yoshino autuman l celebrations, Festival to pray for a good harvest at the Tenmangu of Kinpusen-ji temple. Buddhist monks in yellow cloths at the temple

Strong statue, Tenmangu jinja shrine, Onomichi town, Hiroshima prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Water ladles, shaku, Nishiki Tenmangu shrine, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan. Asia

Worshippers at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Worshippers at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Water ladles, shaku, Nishiki Tenmangu shrine, Kyoto city, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Traditionally dressed and made-up girls at a temple festival, Matsuri Festival, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

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