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Kyoto is located in the Kansai region on Japan’s main island of Honshū and served as Japan’s imperial capital for over a thousand years. The city is renowned for its numerous temples, shrines, gardens, and traditional wooden houses. Famous landmarks include Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion), Fushimi Inari Shrine with its thousands of torii gates, and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Kyoto is considered the cultural heart of Japan and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Fushimi Inari Taisha – Paths of Light

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Fushimi Inari Taisha – Paths of Light and a Thousand Torii Gates in Kyoto
A walk through Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha – five kilometers of red torii, mountain light, and the quiet rhythm of a sacred path.

Color-Key pictures of plants

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Cherry blossom in Kyoto, Japan
If the photo already tells a good story, the color key technique can add another facet to the arc of suspense.

Kinkaku-ji the Golden Pavilion Temple in Kyoto

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Kinkaku-ji - the "Golden Pavilion Temple" near Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion, captured as a Colorkey photograph: the gilded façade shines in color while the surroundings fade into black and white.

Color-Key pictures of Kyoto

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Along the Kamo River in Kyoto, Japan
Highlighting details is the way that transforming a shot into a Color-Key pictures offers it.
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