#shojuin

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[iwillbemother]

正寿院: 風鈴まつり: ひわまり風鈴小径

[tanuki-kimono]

Summer in Shojuin temple (seen on). This temple near Uji is very well known because of its inome mado (猪目窓, heart-shaped window)

[kawa-akari]

Feeling of summer by Tomohiro Matsuoka

[kyotodreamtrips]

[kyotodreamtrips]

[kyotodreamtrips]

The Sokuten-no-ma hall has a window called Inome-mado. Inome is a traditional Japanese pattern that resembles a heart shape and has been handed down since ancient times. It has been used everywhere as an architectural decoration for temples and shrines for about 1,400 years and is said to ward off misfortune and bring good fortune.

[kyotodreamtrips]

The Sokuten-no-ma hall has a window called Inome-mado. Inome is a traditional Japanese pattern that resembles a heart shape and has been handed down since ancient times. It has been used everywhere as an architectural decoration for temples and shrines for about 1,400 years and is said to ward off misfortune and bring good fortune.