隣の寺 (my neighbor, temple)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 25 March 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.

perhaps one of the first books that people read when they come to Japan (or when they're deciding whether to come!) is Dave Berry's commentary on this society. his observations are quite keen-- and i think that his book has one of the most amazing descriptions of how buildings are arranged in japan: that there is no arrangement per se.

as a result, we can see unique pairings of structures-- and such isn't limited to tokyo, either: in Kamakura, across from gokurakuji temple lies another smaller temple, shown here. for some reason, this pair really typifies how kamakura feels: both ancient and new.

photo location
35°18'34.11"N
139°31'45.23"E

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