F. Gonçalves

Japan

6 photographs. 2025

Kyoto and the hills north of Osaka in late October, as the maples began to turn. Vermilion pagodas seen from below, a temple roof in the mist, and a pile of daruma at the temple of winning.

  1. The dark tiled eaves of a temple with a hanging bronze bell, framing a forested hillside softened by mist, with yellow maple leaves at the top.

    01 Eaves in Mist, Kyoto. 2025

  2. The corner of a vermilion pagoda roof with a small bell at its tip, against a white sky, with the sun shining through leaves at the top of the frame.

    02 Eaves and Sun, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto. 2025

  3. The pointed vermilion roofs of a three-storey pagoda rise into a blue sky with white clouds, a small bell hanging below the lowest eave.

    03 Kiyomizu-dera Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto. 2025

  4. Looking up at the vermilion tiers of the Kiyomizu-dera pagoda from beneath a tree, the sun flaring through the leaves.

    04 Pagoda under Leaves, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto. 2025

  5. The vermilion roof tiers of a pagoda seen from directly below, stacked against a blue sky with white clouds.

    05 Three Tiers, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto. 2025

  6. Hundreds of red daruma dolls marked with the character for victory are piled together, one large daruma in the centre looking straight at the camera.

    06 Daruma, Katsuo-ji, Minoh. 2025