Photograph of bicycle parking in Tokyo, Japan. A row of bikes leads from foreground to background. A pedestrian walkway is visible to the right of the bicycle parking. The walkway passes rows of shops.

Photograph of a house in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The outer gate of the house is visible in the foreground. Behind the gate, trees are visible in front of the house.

Photograph of the Honno-ji Temple compound in Kyoto, Japan. A wall is visible in the foreground with a large entrance in the center. The roof over the entrance is decorated with a large purple banner. Trees and roofs are visible behind the wall.

Photograph of a shop in the Nakagyo-ku district of Kyoto, Japan. A detail of the shop facade is visible in the foreground. A door is visible in the lower foreground. A sign is visible under the roof. The wall of the shop is decorated with driftwood and plants.

Photograph of the Japanese food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman is talking with children; they are standing behind a table piled with traditional Japanese food. Festival participants and other booths are seen in the background.

Photograph of the entrance gate to the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The gate resembles traditional Japanese entry gates and has tall wooden doors, a upper level with a fenced balcony and shoji screens, and a tiled pagoda-like roof. Banners hang from the balcony's fences and are posted in front of the gate, reading "WELCOME", "KONNICHIWA", and "good day" in Japanese. The entry gate is flanked on both ends with walls.