Cool Structures page 8

Entrance to Nijo	[ index| x010000 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Nijo Entrance to the inner structures at Nijo, the home to the shogun (not the emporer) although for a time both resided in Kyoto (see the photos of the Imperial palace)

Gate	[ index| x010000 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Nijo I think this is the very elaborate and lovely western gate.

All good things need a moat	[ index| x010000 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Nijo The neat thing about this moat is that even today its huge and basically green with life. Its continually maintained and stocked with koi and large goldfish. I think i have a picture of them lying around somewhere...

Skyline	[ index| x010000 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Nijo This photo was taken from what i suppose was a former lookout station, paved over for tourists. Since I was not allowed to take photographs on the inside of the compound buildings i thought I would at least grab the skyline. In fact this photo is still missing several of the buildings at the front of the compound.

Nijo	[ index| x010000 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Nijo WARNING ____JAPANESE SIGN___ WARNING

Big Dog	[ index| x010000 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto I think the huang family should replace the lions outside their house with these fellas, they are about man-sized.

Bridge in the Garden	[ index| x010001 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Imperial Palace Cool old timey bridge in the imperial gardens. The sign says, please do not enter.

Chrysanthemum	[ index| x010001 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Imperial Palace The Chrysanthemum was the symbol of the imperial family and adorns the end of all the roof tiles in the imperial compound.

Protected Tapestry	[ index| x010001 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Imperial Palace One of the few tapestries one is able to photograph in japan. This was outside of the emporers throne room.

Silver Sand	[ index| x010001 , 150912 ]
City: Kyoto Location: Ginkakuji Another view of the combed silver sand structure at the Silver Pavilion.

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