Tuesday, August 30, 2011

[jules' pics] New old gate

New gate at Kenchoji

The Karamon gate at Kenchoji got refurbished. Last year it looked more like this:



New gate at Kenchoji


[Not our photo - clicking on the image will hopefully take you to the source]

How nice that someone still has enough money to do things properly.... at least I assume it's not a plastic veneer...

And on other side of the gate? Zen central...

Kenchoji


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Posted By jules to jules' pics at 8/30/2011 02:47:00 PM

4 comments:

skanky said...

For some reason, the place reminds me of Lords.

jules said...

Yes, it is just the same. A place of pilgrimage. With grass and puddles.

http://pickturs.blogspot.com/2010/08/pakistan-v-england-at-lords-originally.html

David B. Benson said...

Gate better before.

James Annan said...

Wait a few centuries then...