Umbrella artwork adorns Kyoto temple garden in illumination

Umbrella artwork adorns Kyoto temple garden in illumination

KYOTO, Japan - Brightly colored traditional Japanese umbrellas in red, purple and white stand out under lighting at the Hashintei traditional dry-landscape garden in Kodaiji, a Buddhist temple in the ancient capital of Kyoto, western Japan, during an illumination test on Oct. 21, 2014, ahead of a special night-viewing period for autumnal foliage from Oct. 24 to Dec. 14.

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