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The moss garden at Saiho-ji Temple in Kyoto. (Roger Sherman)
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Pickled vegetables at the Nishiki Market in Kyoto. (Roger Sherman)
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The procession of Koyasan abbots. (Roger Sherman)
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Cherry blossoms on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. (Roger Sherman)
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A kimono-making studio in Kyoto. (Roger Sherman)
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The moss garden at Saiho-ji Temple. (Roger Sherman)
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Senso-ji Temple in Tokyo. (Roger Sherman)
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Koyasan, a Buddhist monastery village. (Roger Sherman)
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Kyoto restaurant Giro Giro. (Roger Sherman)
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Buddhist monastery in Koyoto. (Roger Sherman)
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Cherry trees in bloom at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. (Roger Sherman)
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Lodging in Kyoto: One of Iori's machiya. (Roger Sherman)
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Shita-machi street near Tokyo's Senso-ji Temple. (Roger Sherman)
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Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto. (Roger Sherman)
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Lincoln at Amanohashidate, overlooking the Sea of Japan. (Roger Sherman)
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