Japan, Kyoto, Traditional restaurant near Nishiki Market, entrance traditional New Year's front door decorations bamboo, pine boughs, flowers.

Japan, Kyoto, Nishiki Market, traditional New Year's front door decorations.

Japan, Kyoto, Yasaka jinja shrine, small shinto shrines in the shrine grounds.

Japan, Kyoto, Traditional style buildings in Gion area, narrow alley off Gion winds, side walls.

Japan, Kyoto, Traditional style buildings in Gion area, couple walks down narrow alley.

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Corridor of vermillion torii, the famous thousand toris.

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Corridor of vermillion torii, the famous thousand toris.

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Corridor of vermillion torii, the famous thousand toris.

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Corridor of vermillion torii, the famous thousand toriis, double corridor.

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, wooden plaques called ema with requests from worshippers, strings of origami paper cranes as offerings.

Japan, Kyoyo, Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, wooden plaques called Ema with requests from worshippers, strings of origami paper cranes as offerings.

Japan, Kyoto, Vermillion buildings at Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, offerings of bottles of sake , beer, soy sauce lined up in right building.