JAPAN
These are shots from my 3-week trip to Japan in September, 2002
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| -- GALLERY 15 -- JAPAN These are shots from my 3-week trip to Japan in September, 2002 |
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| Nijo-jo in Kyoto, which was originally built in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, but was reconstructed in the 1930's. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An example of shrine art, from a shrine in Oita prefecture. This example dates from about 1700. The damage is the result of exposure to the elements. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| An example of some early Buddhist art from Oita Prefecture. Buddhist tradition in Kyushu is somewhat different from the rest of Japan, being a blend of Buddhist and Shinto elements. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Usa shrine, in Kyushu. Usa is the principal shrine of 40,000 Hachiman shrines throughout Japan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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