Shrines, Temples, Castles

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Kasama Inari Shrine|Scenery of pine trees and torii gate

This photo was taken at Kasama Inari Shrine, showing the pine trees and the shrine's torii gate.
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Kasama Inari Shrine|Fox Statue over the hedge

This photo was taken at the Kasama Inari Shrine, where a fox statue can be seen behind a hedge.
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Kasama Inari Shrine|Fox statue looking sideways

This photo was taken at the Kasama Inari Shrine, where a statue of a fox turns sideways between hedges.
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Kuizu Shrine (Koshigaya)|Lanterns and komainu (guardian dogs) in the precincts

This photo was taken at the Kuizu Shrine (Koshigaya), showing the lanterns and komainu (guardian dogs) of the shrine.
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The temple's approach to the temple and the scale of the temple interior

This photo was taken at Taiseki-ji Temple to capture the scale splendor of the temple interior and approach that spreads out as you enter through the large outer entrance.
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Minobu-san Kuon-ji Temple|Composition of the approach with impressive steep stairs

This photo was taken at Kuonji Temple on Mt. Minobu with an impressive steep staircase that seems to go on forever.
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Manmayama Kobo-ji Temple|Quiet scenery of cherry blossoms and temples before dawn

This photo was taken at Manmayama Kobo-ji Temple in the dim morning light with weeping cherry blossoms and the temple building.
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Mamayama Kobo-ji Temple|The impressive gate standing in the dark

This photo is one that captures the magnificent gate standing in the morning darkness at the Kobo-ji Temple on Mt.
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Kita-in Temple|Personalized Faces of Buddha Statues

This photo shows the unique statue of the Five Hundred Arhats at Kita-in Temple, where the head is touched.
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Kita-in Temple|The power of looking up at Buddha images

This photo is of the Five Hundred Arhats at Kita-in Temple, with the composition looking up from below to emphasize the Buddha image.
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Kita-in Temple|A sense of rhythm of Buddhist statues lined up in a row

This photograph is one of the Five Hundred Arhats at Kita-in Temple, showing a series of statues lined up in a row.
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Kita-in Temple|Pine trees and Buddhist statues

This photo was taken at the Five Hundred Arhats in Kita-in Temple, a combination of a Buddha statue and a pine tree.
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Kyuzanji Temple|Temple scenery with impressive expressions of stone statues

This photo was taken at Kyuzanji Temple to capture the beautiful expression of the stone statues on the temple grounds.
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Sensoji Temple|Nakamise Street and big paper lanterns at the back

This photo was taken at Senso-ji temple from a high vantage point at the end of the main approach to the temple where the Nakamise is located, with a composition that looks out to the large lantern at the end of the approach.
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Sensoji Temple|An impressive approach with decorations and lanterns

This photo was taken at Senso-ji Temple with a composition that focuses on the large lantern at the back of the temple, while keeping in mind the decorations of the stores on Nakamise-dori.
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Sensoji Temple|Nakamise Decoration and Depth of Blurred Lanterns

This photo was taken at Senso-ji Temple, focusing on the Nakamise decorations while blurring the lanterns in the back to create a three-dimensional effect.
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Senso-ji Temple|An approach to the temple with a distinctive presence of lanterns

This photo was taken at Sensoji Temple with the Kobunacho lanterns in focus and a larger composition so that the lanterns' presence would stand out.
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Senso-ji Temple|Temple and visitors seen from under the lanterns

This photo was composed at Sensoji Temple, looking up from under the lanterns of Kobunacho, with the temple building at the back, the lanterns, and the visitors together.
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Sensoji Temple|Close-up of powerful lanterns

This photo was taken at Sensoji Temple, with the Kobunacho lanterns placed in a large, full-screen arrangement to convey the power and presence of the lanterns.
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Sensoji Temple|Temple architecture with tiled roof and lanterns

This photo was taken at Senso-ji Temple to show the broad tiled roof of the magnificent temple while including the lanterns underneath in the composition to express the massive feeling of the building.
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