A glimpse of a traditional house, Sumiya House

Decorative gate, Nishi-Honganji

Papered sliding door, Ninna-ji Temple

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Fusuma, a sliding papered door, Tenryuji Temple

Between pillars inside a wooden house are set sliding papered doors and they divide rooms.

The doors are usually closed and they are open or got off when a large room is needed.

The houses are very flexible.

PS. this is a 200th post. I will continue this blog till it reachs 1000th post.
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Senja-fuda, Ishiyama-dera Temple

At the upper of gates of some temples are put many seals. Seals read one's names and address.

This seal is called "Senja-fuda(千社札)" and is put on buildings in temple. Visitors put the seals to wish their luck and also to leave their traces behind. The higher they can put the seals, the more they are believed to get happiness.

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The norms of wood's beauty

Of all the parts in a traditional wooden house, the best wooden is used at the pillar of Tokonoma.

This partly-cut pillar is just the same as the one used at Tokonoma, and the surface is partly cut to show guests how the annual growth ring is and how nice the wood is.

It is said that the more dense the lines are, the better the wood is.

The theme day, "What really annoys you in your city"

This is the inside of Kyoto Station and built in 1990s but like the architecture in post modernism style, in fashion from 1970s to 1980s. Now this kind of architecture is just a dinosaur.

This was decided by design competition and talented architects worldwide joined in the competition. But in fact the design was decided under the table. The competition was merely nominal.

It is the dark side of Kyoto....

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