JAPANESE PATTERNS (29 images)

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  • Gates of Heian shinto shrine in Kyoto

  • Numerous Jizo statuettes at Hasedera temple

  • Crowd gathers along Wakamiya Oji Avenue leading to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shinto shrine in Kamakura

  • Fish in a tray with ice at Tokyo Tsukiji fish market

  • Planks with inscriptions displayed at the entrance of a Shinto shrine in Kamakura

  • Jizo (Bodhisattva) statues in Kanmangafuchi Abyss in Nikko, Japan

  • Tuna cut

  • Omikuji (fortunes sold at shinto shrines) with bad luck left at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shinto shrine in Kamakura

  • Display at electronic parts store in Akihabara Electric City

  • Rickshaw carts lining up on Wakamiya Oji Avenue in Kamakura

  • Geishas performing on stage, Kyoto, Japan

  • Paper lanterns at Meiji shrine in Tokyo

  • Flags along a pond at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shinto shrine in Kamakura during winter festival

  • Detail of a miniature pine tree at bonsai show in Nikko

  • Wall of sake barrels at Meiji shinto shrine in Tokyo

  • Stone path to a Shintoist sanctuary

  • Street food. Fried fish on skewers sold in Nikko, Japan.

  • Fuku fish fins on a board at restaurant in Asakusa area, Tokyo

  • Graves of self-immolation victims, Nikko

  • Calligraphy masterpiece at Tokyo National Museum

  • Fishmonger knives on sale at Tsukiji fish market

  • Numerous Jizo statuettes displayed at the entrance of Hasedera temple in Kamakura, Japan

  • Candle burning in a cave devoted to Benzaiten goddess worship at Hasedera temple

  • Japanese woman placing incense in the burner at Kotoku-in by the statue of Great Buddha in Kamakura

  • Autumn leaves in a pond at Imperial villa in Nikko

  • Japanese hieroglyphs on an electronic board with hotel names at Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan

  • Jizo statues in the backyard of a small Buddhist temple in Tokyo

  • Business people having lunch in a soba restaurant in Central Tokyo

  • Paper lanterns along Wakamiya Oji Avenue leading to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shinto shrine in Kamakura