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Kyoto: 13 photographs by Alpgiray Kelem, dated 2026, from Japan. 10 are editorial. All can be licensed.

Moss garden upkeep. Person sweeping stone steps beside bamboo fences in Japan, Japan 2026: Forest, Japanese Culture, Kyoto City. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Moss garden upkeep. Person sweeping stone steps beside bamboo fences in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Temple walk. Stone path along a tree-lined canal on the Philosopher's Path in Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan 2026: Japanese Culture, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Temple walk. Stone path along a tree-lined canal on the Philosopher's Path in Sakyo, Kyoto

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Man in yellow and orange walking down a narrow street in Japan, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Man in yellow and orange walking down a narrow street in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Kyoto bar and restaurant entrances. Woman walking past an izakaya entrance in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan 2026: City Life, Gion, Izakaya. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Kyoto bar and restaurant entrances. Woman walking past an izakaya entrance in Higashiyama, Kyoto

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Kyoto bar and restaurant entrances. Soba shop front with paper lanterns and potted plants in Shimogyo, Kyoto, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Japanese Food. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Kyoto bar and restaurant entrances. Soba shop front with paper lanterns and potted plants in Shimogyo, Kyoto

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Geisha culture. Maiko walking to work along a narrow residential street in Kyoto, Japan 2026: City Life, City Street, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Geisha culture. Maiko walking to work along a narrow residential street in Kyoto

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Curved double roof with gilded ornaments on a traditional building in Japan (low angle view), Japan 2026: Architecture, Japanese Culture, Kyoto City. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Curved double roof with gilded ornaments on a traditional building in Japan (low angle view)

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Curved tiled roofs of traditional wooden halls against a cloudy sky in Japan, Japan 2026: Architecture, Japanese Culture, Kyoto City. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Curved tiled roofs of traditional wooden halls against a cloudy sky in Japan

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Kyoto bar and restaurant entrances. Noren curtain and festival charm above a doorway in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Kyoto City. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Kyoto bar and restaurant entrances. Noren curtain and festival charm above a doorway in Higashiyama, Kyoto

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Kyoto bar entrances. Neon-lit pub entrance with parked car and motorcycles in Shimogyo, Kyoto, Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Kyoto City. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Kyoto bar entrances. Neon-lit pub entrance with parked car and motorcycles in Shimogyo, Kyoto

Editorial · Japan · 2026License

Bowl of soup with beaten egg and halved boiled egg on a black tray in Kyoto, Japan 2026: Food, Food and Drink, Japanese Culture. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Bowl of soup with beaten egg and halved boiled egg on a black tray in Kyoto

Japan · 2026License

Clouds and trees reflected in a still pond under an overhanging branch, Japan 2026: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Algae. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Clouds and trees reflected in a still pond under an overhanging branch

Japan · 2026License

Koi carp swimming in a streetside stream in Kyoto, Japan (high angle view), Japan 2026: City Life, Japanese Culture, Kyoto City. Photo by Alpgiray Kelem

Koi carp swimming in a streetside stream in Kyoto, Japan (high angle view)

Japan · 2026License