Travel to Mount Hiei in Kyoto, Japan

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Mount Hiei is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788 and rapidly grew into a sprawling complex of temples and buildings that were roughly divided into three areas:

Badlands pictures in Mount Hiei

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Shot with a ILCE-9. Exposure: 1/80, Aperture: 3.5, Focal Length: 55.0, ISO: 200