A visitor to the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto, Japan, climbs steps through the shrine\'s gates. The shrine\'s main building sits within a minute of a train station, but a visitor could spend hours exploring the ancillary shrines situated along its pathways, with refreshment stops along the way. (AP Photo/Adam Geller) (credit:AP)
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A man pulls a rickshaw-for-hire down a narrow street in Kyoto, Japan, near the citys Kiyomizu Temple. The temple and surrounding neighborhood are a great place to explore for families with children, wholl find shops along the way giving away sample sweets. (AP Photo/Adam Geller) (credit:AP)
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Customers choose from a selection of fresh-baked rice crackers at a shop in the Nishiki-koji market arcade in Kyoto, Japan. The market, filled with vendors selling all sorts of snackable delicacies, is a fascinating place to explore. (AP Photo/Adam Geller) (credit:AP)
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A vendor mans a stand selling a wide variety of pickled vegetables in the Nishiki-koji market arcade in Kyoto, Japan. Many of the markets merchants offer free samples to entice customers. (AP Photo/Adam Geller) (credit:AP)
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An oarsman pilots an excursion boat down the Hozu River, just outside Kyoto, Japan, as he points out sights to his passengers. The two-hour ride down the river offers the chance to spot wildlife while threading rocks and rapids, and is an especially appealing outing for a trip with children. (AP Photo/Adam Geller) (credit:AP)
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Visitors scoop water from a fountain near the entrance to Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Such fountains are common at Japanese temples, used to wash hands and cleanse the mouth in a brief purification ritual. (AP Photo/Adam Geller) (credit:AP)
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang(07 of16)
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Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (center L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (center R) visit Kinkakuji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on November 19, 2011. Bhutan\'s royal couple is on a six-day state visit to Japan. AFP PHOTO / Jiji Press (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang(08 of16)
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Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (R) share a light moment with Chief Priest Raitei Arima (C) during the couple\'s visit to Kinkakuji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on November 19, 2011. Bhutan\'s royal couple is on a six-day state visit to Japan. AFP PHOTO / Jiji Press (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A woman holds a leaf of lotus to drink sake through a stem at a temple in Uji city in Kyoto prefecture, western Japan on July 11, 2008. Drink sake with lotus leaf is believed to be good for health and longevity as the lotus has curative power. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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TO GO WITH Japan-Kyoto-climate-warming-gardening,FEATURE by Shingo Ito This photo taken on June 28, 2008 shows landscapers working at Tenryu-ji temple, a World Heritage site, in western Kyoto. Kyoto, the city whose name is synonymous with the fight against global warming, is feeling the effects of climate change first-hand as the moss dries out in its celebrated gardens. AFP PHOTO / Shingo ITO (Photo credit should read SHINGO ITO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Jay Russell Visits Kyoto(11 of16)
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KYOTO, JAPAN - JANUARY 26: The Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto on January 26, 2008 in Kyoto, Japan. Film director Jay Russell visits Kyoto. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese hip-hop group Rip Slyme perform(12 of16)
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Kyoto, JAPAN: Japanese hip-hop group Rip Slyme perform during the Live Earth concert at the Toji temple in Kyoto, 07 July 2007. The Live Earth concerts around the world to highlight the dangers of global warming, supported by former US vice-president Al Gore, are expected to attract an audience of two billion people. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kyoto, JAPAN: Visitors enjoy watching the view from the Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, 07 July 2007. The Kiyomizu temple was nominated one of the 21 candidates of the new Seven Wonders campaign which will announce its sucessors in Lisbon July 07. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kyoto, JAPAN: Visitors enjoy watching view from the Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, 07 July 2007. The Kiyomizu temple was nominated one of the 21 candidates of the new Seven Wonders campaign which will announce its sucessors in Lisbon July 07. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Celebrate Coming-of-Age Day(15 of16)
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KYOTO, JAPAN - JANUARY 8: Japanese twenty-year-olds dressed in traditional kimonos visit the Heian-jingu Shrine as they celebrate coming-of-age January 8, 2007 in Kyoto, Japan. Once every year in Japan all 20-year-olds celebrate the fact of becoming officially a part of the adult community. At twenty, they are eligible to both vote and drink alcohol. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
People Enjoy Autumn Leaves In Kyoto(16 of16)
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KYOTO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 25: People enjoy the autumn leaves at Tofukuji Temple November 25, 2006 in Kyoto, Japan. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)