Kyoto

The head shrine of the Inari deity, famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates winding up the sacred Mount Inari.

The Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple whose gold-leaf-covered top floors are reflected in the surrounding mirror pond.

A historic hillside Buddhist temple famed for its large wooden stage overlooking Kyoto and the Otowa Waterfall below.

A scenic path in the Arashiyama district lined with towering bamboo stalks, one of Kyoto's most photographed landscapes.

Kyoto's most famous geisha district, preserving traditional wooden machiya houses and teahouses around Hanamikoji Street.

A five-block-long covered shopping street known as Kyoto's kitchen, packed with stalls selling local food and knives.