Photos posted in November 2006

Some members were acting menacingly

The worshipers walked under the big lantern and entered the main hall

A steep staircase led up to the main gate of Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple

The couple was walking in the shade of the trees

Many small Torii were placed

A couple was passing through the endless torii gate of Fushimi Inari-Taisha shrine

The enormous number of Torii stood

The man was fishing in the river

The guardian dog widened its eyes

The hall has the complicated roofs

A real bird was circling above the phoenix mounted on the roof of Byodo-in Temple

Many electric wires were running in the air

Two women walked the lane together

The man walking the path alone

A figure was seen on the other side of the bush

The stairway was long

Two girls wore a costume of Maiko

The lanterns were hung from the eaves

A group of kindergarten children were walking in the precincts of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

A man was walking beside the halls

The statue seemed to nurse its wrath

The pagoda was towering above the trees

The water place was waiting silently

The cat was lying in front of the door

The Shinto priestesses were walking in a group in the silent precinct

Many people were coming and going around the gate

Some people were resting in front of the small hall

The arched bridge was spanned over the creek

The path ran in the woods

The hall was surrounded by the trees