23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
a rock garden in a shrine in Kyoto, Japan

I've always loved the neat, meticulous lines drawn in these peaceful rock gardens. There were many people visiting this particular Kyoto shrine when I visited, but everyone was silent, some photographing the scene like me but others just taking it all in.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Kyoto, Japan
Camera: NIKON D40X
Copyright: © Sydne Aguilar