More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

Unusual Ema in Japan Ema, votive plaques, can be found at many shrines and temples and nowadays are usually a standard size and shape, t...

Kawara, ceramic rooftiles originally introduced from Korea for early temple roofs gradually spread to palaces and other major buildings. ...

Something Ive only seen a few times, and always on the Pacific Coast, is plaster used, Im guessing, to hold the rooftiles together. I...

The next chapter in my photo galleries of kawara, Japanese rooftiles. All of these exhibit the aesthetics of old kawara... ...

The original kawara, rooftiles, in Japan were I believe black, as are most of them nowadays. You can find a few bright blue examples which a...

More photos of traditional rooftiles in the context of large roofs. many of these are temples, but there are some modern buuildings....