Looking across a pond to Bentendo Hall with an vermilion arching bridge at the Daigo-ji temple in Daigo, Japan in early fall, surrounded by foliage.

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Walking around the grounds of the Daigoji Temple I came across this iconic Japanese scene of the building and bridge reflected in a small lake. It was early in the season when the leaves turn color, but the orange paint made up for the lack of fall colors.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Daigo, Japan
Photo credit: © Susan Heller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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