Thursday, December 07, 2006

The tatami mat for the Emperor

Sennyuji Temple, Kyoto sightseeing
The Emperor used to sit on this tatami at annual events.

He sat on a higher place, a thicker tatami mat, and it is edged with wider belt than usual.

These mean that the tatami is for high-ranking people.
Location by Google Map

3 Comments:

At 12/08/2006 5:31 AM, Blogger Ming the Merciless said...

Macky, how far is Kyoto from Tokyo?

 
At 12/08/2006 5:56 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Ciao, ming!
It takes about two and half hours from Tokyo to Kyoto by express train, called Shinkansen. I think Tokyo is just like NYC and Kyoto is just like Boston.

 
At 12/13/2006 7:53 PM, Blogger Kris said...

the details is so pretty! yet to me its simple for high-rank personnel

 

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