A big old wooden gate stands at the main entrance of Zojo-Ji. This gate is called 'SANGEDATSU MON'. Fortunately, it was not destroyed by the US air raids during WWII. The gate has been figuring prominently in modern Tokyo.
The air raid resulted in massive destruction of not only the factories and houses but also historical architectures. The firebomb could put the wooden Japanese buildings on fire like taking candy from a baby.
When I stood under the gate built in 1622, I saw two figures passing through it.
Sep 2015 ARCHITECTURE TOKYO | |
GATE PILLAR RED SHIBA TEMPLE |
No
9509
Shooting Date
Sep 2015
Posted On
September 26, 2015
Modified On
October 3, 2023
Place
Shiba, Tokyo
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
SIGMA DP2 MERRILL