Mount Takao – Part 2

Small red and white Japanese shrine nestled among trees and foliage.
Aerial view of Takao-san temple courtyard with several buildings and people.
Stone pathway leading to a Japanese temple gate with stone lion statues.
Teal incense sticks bundled and stacked in a container.
Intricate wood carvings on a Japanese temple's exterior, with visitors standing before it.
Incense burner with burning incense sticks at Takao-san temple; cost is 100 yen per bundle.
Burning incense sticks in a large, round, outdoor container at Takao-san temple.
Close-up of an orange wooden post with a black finial, part of a temple structure.
Close-up of intricately carved and painted red wooden corner of Takao-san temple.
Stone statue head wearing an orange knit hat and robe, seen through a wire fence.
Wooden structure with small white papers tied to strings, in front of a tree and red fence.
Row of small stone Buddha statues on a low wall at Takao-san temple.
Stone statues of seated Buddhas with coins on their heads.
Stone statue of a Japanese monk holding a fish, with coins on its head and lap.
Several dark-grey stone statues of Jizo are nestled amongst brown shrubs on a rocky hillside.
Man taking photo of Takao-san temple information booth with Japanese signage.
Intricately carved wooden temple sign with dragons and Japanese inscriptions.
Dark wooden temple doors with inscribed gold plaque and offering pot on small stool.
Close-up of a dark wooden wall with carved Japanese characters.
Close-up of budding branches in front of a blurred Japanese temple.
Wooden donation boxes with Omikuji (Japanese fortunes) at Takao-san Temple.
Wooden plaques with Japanese writing and drawings hang at Takao-san Temple.
Many small wooden Ema plaques with Japanese writing and drawings hang on a wall.
A red and gold statue of a Japanese deity, holding a fan, behind chicken wire.