ARCHITECTURE (3/13) - Photo with Essay

It Is Said That Tile Roofs Are Becoming Less Common Due To Cost Rather Than Earthquake Protection

The Plaque Of Ashikaga School, The Oldest School In Japan, Simply Says School

Mizuya-mon Gate In Toshogu Shrine

Closed Shin-mon Gate At Yasukuni Shrine

The Shimizu-mon Gate Of Edo Castle Is A Square Gate With A Koraimon And A Turreted Gate

The Bicycle Was Parked At The End Of A Hallway In An Old Apartment

The Room With Round Windows In The Former Asakura Residence Is Called The Round Window Room As It Is

Behind The Glass Doors Stood A Magnificent Japanese-style Structure

The Name Suga Jinja Shrine Is Named After A Word

Shinagawa Shrine, Which Once Sat Close To The Coastline, Enshrines A Nautical Deity

Omori Sanno Hie Shrine Stands Near Omori Shell Mound

The Exterior Of The Shin-Yurakucho Building Is A Little Old, But It's Cool

The Storehouse, Designed By Kengo Kuma And Built In 2018, Stands Next To The Main Hall Of Zuisho-ji

Among The Gongen-zukuri Main Hall And Other Buildings, I Think The Most Assertive Is The Roh-mon Gate

Compared To A University Library, The Sutra Repository At Suwasan Kichijo-ji Temple Seems A Bit Small

Beyond The Large Lantern Of The Hozo-mon Gate, The Large Lanterns Of Kannon-do Can Be Seen

The Ebara Jinja Shrine Enshrines The Not-so-major Deity Taka-okami In The Center Of The Shrine

Looking At The Torii In Hatomori Hachiman Jinja, I Thought Of Sanchi In India.

The Glass Of Ginza Maison Hermes Is So Thick That It Is Difficult To See What Is Going On Inside From The Outside, Which Is A Perfect Balance

Kenkun Shrine, Dedicated To Oda Nobunaga, Was Built About 300 Years After Nobunaga Died At Honno-ji

Ihokuken In Kotoin Is A Relocated Version Of Sen No Rikyu's Former Residence, Shoin

Visiting Kotoin, A Temple Of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, Does Not Feel Like A Buddhist Temple, But More Like Visiting A Traditional Japanese House

While Most Of Daitoku-ji's Pagodas Are Closed To The Public, Kotoin Is One Of The Few That Can Be Visited By The General Public

The Precincts Of Myoken-ji, One Of The Head Temples Of Nichiren Shoshu, Were Deserted, With Only A Wooden Pillar Standing Alone

In The Kyoto Imperial Garden, There Remains A Residence Shrine That Was Built On The Site Of A Former Court Noble's Residence

Until The Capital Was Moved In The Meiji Era, The Kyoto Imperial Gardens Were Lined With The Residences Of Nobles

There Are Only Two Bridges Leading To The Main Citadel Of Nijo Castle, And Across The Bridges Are Turrets In Case Of Attack

Ninomaru Palace Is Where Yoshinobu Tokugawa Presented His Request To The Emperor Meiji To Return Power

Historically, There Are Four Castles Called Nijo-jo Castle

Sumiya, Once A Bustling Ageya, Now Just Stands Quietly On A Street Corner

Shimabara Is Hanamachi That Was Visited By Saigo Takamori And Members Of The Shinsengumi

It Is Difficult To Distinguish Between Nishi Hongan-ji And Higashi Hongan-ji

The Roof Of The Goeido Hall, With Over 170,000 Tiles, Is Lovely To Look At From Below

Compared To The Gigantic Goeido Of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Humans Are Like Peas In A Pod

The Current Jakarta-Kota Station Building Was Built Nearly 100 Years Ago, In 1929

The Gate Of A Venerable Chinese Temple Called Jin De Yuan Was Also Painted In Colorful Shades

Monas Is A Spindly Tower 137 Meters High, Built To Commemorate Indonesia's Independence

The Watchtower Has Been On Watch Ever Since Batavia's Time

While Some Places Like Phraeng Phuthon Road Still Have Old Streets, Most Of The Buildings In The Center Of Bangkok Are Modern

The Whiteness Of The Stupa At Wat Arun Seems To Embody Purity, The Cleansing Of All Evil Karma And The Suffering Of Afflictions