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Amorielli Vol. 1 · No. 04 · April 2025 Portfolio p. 22

Portfolio · Vol. 1 · No. 04 · April 2025

Kyoto in pictures

8 photographs from the cover story, Where to Stay in Kyoto, printed large. Photographs by Basile Morin, Yiannis Theologos Michellis, Martin Falbisoner, PLBechly, Balon Greyjoy, Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, Nacaru, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each image.

The Yasaka Pagoda rising above a sloping street of wooden machiya houses in Kyoto's Higashiyama district at dusk. — The Yasaka Pagoda over the old streets of Higashiyama, the district many first-timers choose as a base.

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A stone-paved lane in Gion at night, lit by lanterns under trees, with a red lacquered fence on the left and wooden buildings on the right — A lane in Gion at night, where wooden machiya houses and teahouses still line the street.

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The wooden stage of Kiyomizu-dera temple among red and orange maple trees in autumn, with the city of Kyoto spread out beyond — Kiyomizu-dera in November, when the maples turn and the crowds arrive with them.

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A tunnel of closely spaced vermilion torii gates on the path up Fushimi Inari shrine. — The torii gates at Fushimi Inari climb the mountain; go at dawn and you can nearly have them to yourself.

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A long, upward-sloping path lined with numerous orange torii gates and stone steps, surrounded by green trees. — This photograph shows torii gates lining a path at Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto, Japan.

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Four ladies wearing yukatas stand on a paved path in front of a large wooden temple gate with a tiled roof, with a stone lantern to the left. — Four ladies wearing yukatas stand in front of the North Gate of Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Japan.

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A curved path winds through a dense bamboo grove, with a low fence and stone wall bordering one side. — This photograph shows part of the trail through the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto, Japan.

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A three-story golden pavilion with dark roofs stands by a pond, surrounded by green and brown trees, with a forested hill in the background. — This photograph shows the Kinkaku-ji, a golden pavilion by a pond, as seen in February 2024.

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