A man is reflected in candles at a Temple in Nara October 15, 2017.

Tokuju Suzuki, chief priest of Choko-ji Temple in Hanno, Saitama prefecture, turns toward Akio Sashima, who he is meeting with for the first time since 1996. Sashima organized a visit to Reading, Pennsylvania, with Suzuki to see a bell that is placed was Reading from Hanno in 1907.

A man carries a "flower umbrella" in the Hanno Festival parade November 5, 2017.

Children dressed in Kimonos prepare for the Hanno Festival parade on Sunday, November 4.

People burn incense in memory of lost loved ones or for prayer at Today-ji in Nara October 15, 2017.

A scene from Nara, October 15, 2017.

Deer stalk people in Nara, October 15, 2017. Hundreds of deer can be seen eating and interacting with people in Nara because of the deer park, which is a popular tourist attraction.

A woman walks through the rain in Tsukiji fish market September 13, 2017.

Streets are full in typhoon season, September 13, 2017.

A man drives his scooter through Tsukiji Fish Market September 13, 2017.

Nagano Prefecture, Japan, October, 2017.

Pottery with Tokeru Kodaira Nagano Prefecture, Japan, October, 2017.

The sun sets at a full moon festival in Mukojima Hyyaken park, Tokyo, October 5, 2017.

A group of people wakes up with sunrise yoga at Taiyo-ji Temple, Chichibu, September 14, 2017.

Noriko Shibusawa serves lunch at Taiyo-ji Temple in Chichibu, Japan, October 11, 2017.

Dinner is served at Taiyo-ji Temple. Osho-sang, or the chief-priest, makes dinner on his own for all of the guests at the Temple. He can host up to fifty at once.

Shibuya is in some ways, the "center city" of Tokyo. It is home to the largest and most populated intersection in the world.

A man sleeps on the train in Shin-Daita, Tokyo, September 30, 2017.

Sotatsu Asami, chief-monk at Taiyo-ji Temple in Chichibu, Japan, performs an early morning ritual for guests at the temple October 11, 2017.

It is common to hear people generalized as "foreigners" if they don't look or dress Japanese. Linh Than's blue hair and camouflage backpack makes her stand out in Tokyo.

A man hangs of a Dashi in a parade at the Chichibu Fireworks Festival, December 3, 2017. The festival is an annual Shinto celebration.

Fireworks explode during a two-hour fireworks show at the Chichibu Fireworks Festival, December 3, 2017.

Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, in the morning December 4, 2017.

Sunrise in Chichibu, December 4, 2017

A woman serves konyaku along Iwadatami Dori shopping street in Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture, Sunday, November 19, 2017.

Keita Hara, actor in "An Occurrence" stands on rocks next to the Arakawa River Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture, Sunday, November 19, 2017.

A man cooks fried mushrooms in Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture, Sunday, November 19, 2017.

The sun sets over Tokyo Thursday, November 9, 2017.