Byodo-in Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan)

Byodo-in Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan)

Byodo-in, Byodo-in Temple, Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan), Minamoto no Yorimasa=22 December 2023, Place:Kyoto

Byodo-in Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan)

Byodo-in Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan)

Byodo-in, Byodo-in Temple, Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan), Minamoto no Yorimasa=22 December 2023, Place:Kyoto

Phoenixes removed for repairs

Phoenixes removed for repairs

KYOTO, Japan - The two phoenix figures are removed from the roof of Phoenix Hall of Byodo-in temple for repairs of the building in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2012.

Pop group AKB48 member to serve as Kyoto tourism ambassador

Pop group AKB48 member to serve as Kyoto tourism ambassador

Yui Yokoyama (R), a member of the Japanese girl pop group AKB48, poses with Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada in front of the Byodo-in Buddhist temple in Uji adjacent to Kyoto city on Feb. 24, 2015. Born in the western Japan prefecture, Yamada has been chosen as ambassador for promoting tourism in its southern Yamashiro region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pop group AKB48 member holds plate of Kyoto tourism ambassador

Pop group AKB48 member holds plate of Kyoto tourism ambassador

Yui Yokoyama, a member of the Japanese girl pop group AKB48, holds a plate in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 24, 2015, commemorating her appointment as ambassador for promoting tourism in the southern Yamashiro region of the prefecture. The Byodo-in Buddhist temple is behind Yamada, who hails from the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Replica of treasured doors shown at temple on World Heritage list

Replica of treasured doors shown at temple on World Heritage list

A pair of replica doors on the west side of the Hoodo Hall at Byodo-in Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, are shown to the press on Oct. 2, 2015, prior to their public display. The doors, designated as a national treasure by the central government, include a painting (L) on the back of one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kyoto temple on World Heritage list shows replica of treasured doors

Kyoto temple on World Heritage list shows replica of treasured doors

Byodo-in Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, shows the press a pair of replica doors on the west side of its Hoodo Hall on Oct. 2, 2015, before their opening to the public from the following day. The doors are designated as a national treasure by the central government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo