An evening scene outside Dōgo Onsen Honkan, the main public bathhouse at the Dogo Onsen Hot Spring in Matsuyama on the southern island of Shikoku. With a history of more than 1,000 years, this is one of Japan’s oldest hot spring resorts, where guests can be seen wandering the streets in yukata robes after their bath.
Adding on to yesterday’s post, here are a few more photos from Takahata Fudoson Kongoji, a temple located on the western outskirts of Tokyo in Hino. In addition to a beautiful five-storied pagoda, the temple also features a pleasant hiking course through a forest, with 88 Jizō statues located along the trail.
A set of photos taken at a few traditional old townhouses (Machiya) in the Nakagyō Ward of Kyoto. During a “Kyotographie” photo festival a couple years back, these buildings served as venues for some smaller exhibitions. A typical Kyoto machiya is a long wooden home with narrow street frontage, stretching deep into the city block and often containing one or more small courtyard gardens.