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Kyoto 2016 15 photos of this spot

15 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Kyoto, spanning 2016. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

A street in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, the hillside area east of the city center known for its preserved lanes, temples, and traditional shops. Much of the district's wooden streetscape dates from the Edo and Meiji periods.

Kyoto 2016 A street in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, the hillside area east of the city center known for its preserved lanes, temples, and traditional shops. Much of the district's wooden streetscape dates from the Edo and Meiji periods.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 A view in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, Japan, home to some of the city's oldest streets and temple approaches, many of which have retained their traditional wooden storefronts for over a century.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 Kyoto's Higashiyama district, photographed in 2016 among the sloping lanes that lead toward the city's historic temples, a route walked by pilgrims and visitors for centuries.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 A 2016 photograph taken in Higashiyama, the eastern hillside district of Kyoto known for its traditional wooden architecture and its cluster of centuries-old temples and shrines.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 Kyoto served as Japan's imperial capital for over a thousand years and remains known for its dense concentration of Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, and traditional wooden townhouses. This photograph, taken in 2016, captures a corner of the city.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 A view within Kyoto, Japan, taken in 2016. The city was the imperial capital of Japan from 794 until 1868 and today draws visitors to its historic temples, shrines, and preserved old quarters.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 Kyoto, once the seat of the Japanese imperial court, is dotted with centuries-old temples and shrines alongside more modern streets. This image was taken in the city in 2016.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 This 2016 photograph shows a scene in Kyoto, Japan, a city whose long history as imperial capital left it with one of the country's richest concentrations of historic religious architecture.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 Kyoto, Japan, photographed in 2016. For more than a millennium the city functioned as Japan's capital, and its streets still mix traditional wooden buildings with contemporary urban life.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 A 2016 view of Kyoto, Japan. Known as the former imperial capital, the city is home to thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines scattered through its neighborhoods.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 Kyoto, Japan, captured in 2016. The city's centuries as Japan's political and cultural capital left a legacy of temples, gardens, and traditional architecture that still shapes its streetscape.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 This photograph, taken in Kyoto in 2016, shows part of a city that served as Japan's capital for over a thousand years and remains one of the country's cultural centers.

Kyoto 2016 Kyoto, photographed in 2016. Once Japan's imperial capital, the city is known today for its historic temples, shrines, and traditional wooden machiya townhouses.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 A 2016 image of Kyoto, Japan. The former imperial capital of Japan is noted for its many Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, several dating back centuries, tucked among more modern streets.

Kyoto, Japan 2016 Kyoto, Japan, in 2016. The city was Japan's capital for over a thousand years before the seat of government moved to Tokyo in 1868, leaving behind a dense heritage of temples and shrines.