Kyoto bar and restaurant entrances. Woman walking past an izakaya entrance in Higashiyama, Kyoto
Photo: Alpgiray Kelem · Japan · 2026-06-12 · Editorial use
Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan - June 12, 2026: A woman walks past the entrance of an izakaya on a street in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The storefront is layered: a dark door with the word WELCOME painted vertically on its glass, a window with gold lettering reading IZAKAY and GION KY, half hidden behind a potted tree, and warm lamps glowing inside the bar. On the tiled step in front, an old folding chair holds a handwritten We are OPEN sign beside a wooden stand with a printed menu. A metal kettle stands on the tiles next to a brass basin filled with bottles. The woman, seen from behind in a striped top and wide jeans, carries a black shoulder bag, her steps blurred in motion.
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