Comments on: That’s a Buddhist temple? http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/ Japan from the inside out Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: David http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1665 David Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:45:54 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1665 "Japan has a lifetime of surprises in store for anyone who lives here–including Japanese." Absolutely! I couldn't agree more, and that is why I always discover something interesting when I travel to Japan. If it's not a building, it's a cultural trait, some little-known historical information, or a fascinating person, on and on and on... Regards, “Japan has a lifetime of surprises in store for anyone who lives here–including Japanese.”

Absolutely! I couldn’t agree more, and that is why I always discover something interesting when I travel to Japan. If it’s not a building, it’s a cultural trait, some little-known historical information, or a fascinating person, on and on and on…

Regards,

]]> By: ampontan http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1658 ampontan Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:35:35 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1658 That's an excellent photo, Francis! That’s an excellent photo, Francis!

]]> By: Francis http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1656 Francis Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:44:39 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1656 Kanazawa has the Oyama Jinja with a similarly odd juxtaposition of traditional (the shrine itself) and western (the entrance gate). I just uploaded some of my pictures to my flickr account - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtydingus/474473737/ Kanazawa has the Oyama Jinja with a similarly odd juxtaposition of traditional (the shrine itself) and western (the entrance gate). I just uploaded some of my pictures to my flickr account – http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtydingus/474473737/

]]> By: The Marmot’s Hole » Japanese early-modern architecture/Asmara http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1651 The Marmot’s Hole » Japanese early-modern architecture/Asmara Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:26:00 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/thats-a-buddhist-temple/#comment-1651 [...] is why I love stuff like this post over at Ampontan. Linked to his post is this site chock full of early modern architectural [...] [...] is why I love stuff like this post over at Ampontan. Linked to his post is this site chock full of early modern architectural [...]

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