Higashi Otani Mausoleum is a Buddhist graveyard in Kyoto, which offers some good views of the city from the grounds. It was not open in the evenings during the Higashiyama Hanatouro, but the gate was lit up for the event. Usually the graveyard is open in the day time. In the summer during Obon (a Buddhist festival for the departure of the spirits of the dead held in mid August) the graveyard is open and lanterns are placed on the tombstones.

Not all graveyards in Japan are open to the public like this one is, please be respectful if you visit as family members regularly visit to pay their respects to departed ancestors. It is located almost due east of Yasaka-jinja (Yasaka Shrine). From the South gate of the shrine cross over the road and soon after you'll see a pathway on your left. The pathway leads up to the gate in this photo.

I processed the RAW (.NRW file) in DxO Optics Pro and converted it to Black and White. I then exported it to the Gimp and applied split toning to give it a brown colour, which is similar to the actual colour of the gate.

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