Temples in Kyoto

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

This statue of Buddha has a distinctive hairstyle meant to represent an unfathomably long period of meditation.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

The cemetery houses the remains of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, one of Japan's most famous novelists.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

When this massive wooden temple ran out of rope, they made one out of devotees' hair.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.