An early morning stroll through the iconic bamboo grove located in Arashiyama, Japan.

Illuminated only twice per year during the fall and spring, Kiyomizu-dera Temple is an iconic Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Shades of blue settle on the city at dusk as the temple ignites in the night.

In the midst of the springtime cherry blossom (sakura) bloom in the Kyoto area. A temple from Arashiyama is seen in the background.

Rakan, stone statues carved to be the disciples of Buddha, at the Otagi Nenbutsu-ji temple outside of Arashiyama, in the Kyoto prefecture.