Incense burner, Senso-ji Temple, Tokyo

Visitor tying lucky charm at shrine, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto

Ema (wooden wish/prayer plaques), Senso-ji Temple, Tokyo

Left: Maiko (apprentice geisha), Kyoto   Right: Maiko nape make-up and distinctive red collar, Kyoto

Left: Garden at Gio-ji Temple, Arashiyama   Right: Bamboo grove, Arashiyama

Sampuru (plastic food displays) in a restaurant window

Left: Udon noodle soup   Right: Raked gravel, Ginkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto

A tunnel of vermilion torii gates, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto

Sumo outside Ryōgoku Kokugikan (sumo stadium) and sumo statue, Tokyo

Shinto wedding procession and bride wearing traditional uchikake kimono with top knot hairstyle, Meiji Shrine, Tokyo

Left: Woman in kimono standing outside Kabuki-za Theatre, Tokyo   Right: Youth culture, Harajuku, Tokyo

Geisha and maiko, Higashiyama, Kyoto

Taxi rank near the Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo