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a japanese temple |
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unlike korea, japanese cities are full of temples for buddhism and shrines for shintoism. shinto shrines tend to be dedicated to a specific god (studying, business, etc) and there are hundreds.
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more pretty kyoto!
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higoshi temple compound, which you can sort of make out here, was originally built to rival nigoshi temple, and is only a 10 minute walk away. |
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this is a temple from downtown kyoto, whose name i cannot remember... nigoshi? i had it to myself, that's all that matters. |
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unfortunately, there are no longer hundreds of monks available for maintenance, so most temples have netting around the intricate eaves, to prevent pigeons from becoming the new painters. |
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this gate (nigoshi) is a national treasure, and on the other side is a fairly old university, built in English-style buildings. |
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