A bedroom of a middle class Japanese home in Kyoto, Japan. Elder daughter of a Japanese family makes Japanese style bed on the matted floor. She keeps a pillow and a quilt on the bed. The daughter is dressed in a colorful sleeping garment. She goes to sleep.
A bedroom of a middle class Japanese home in Kyoto, Japan. Younger daughter of a Japanese family plays traditional stringed instrument 'Koto'. She sits on the matted floor. A table kept near her. A box and a case kept on the table. A book placed in front of the daughter.
A kitchen of a middle class Japanese home in Kyoto, Japan. A Japanese mother prepares food for the family. She cuts vegetables for the meal. She washes the vegetables in utensil kept under running tap water.
A middle class Japanese home in Kyoto, Japan. A Japanese boy stands near a water pump. He pumps water into a pan. He picks up the pan. He performs his pre-mealtime ritual of washing his face and hands. He wipes his face and hands with a towel.
A garden in the Ginkakuji Pavilion, also known as the Silver Pavilion (2 Ginkakujicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8402, Japan) in Kyoto, Japan. Three Japanese women take a walk. They walk to edge of a pond where their image is reflected in water. Maiko girls talk and laugh. The women are Geisha and Maiko, professional performance artists trained in traditional Japanese performing art styles, from the Gion district of Kyoto.
The entertainment section of Kyoto, Japan. A large sign stretched across from one side of a sidewalk to the other. The sign reads 'Kiyamachi-Dori' in Japanese. Cyclists and pedestrians walk in the foreground. Pedestrians walk on the bridges over a winding small stream. They walk to Kiyamachi-Dori. Three Japanese women wear kimonos. A view of a store in a street. Pedestrian traffic on street and an arched bridge.