ueno park monument

Posted by timothy (Tokyo, Japan) on 31 March 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.

上野公園でこの不思議な建物が有りました。
i've seen this rather unusual structure in Ueno Park (near toshogu shrine) quite a few times before, but for whatever reason it really stood out today-- the way the light struck its surface made me it was some kind of relic, something ancient and taken for granted-- and nearly forgotten. on the inside of the structure is a buddha statue and quite a few candles, but as they are in a near-hermetical environment, with the sole light being from the flickering candles-- such really lends to the mysterious atmosphere.

on the outside of the structure is a kind of insignia in the shape of a ship's wheel; i have seen this insignia on a few other structures that i ascribe with a religion; i reckon it's that of a buddhist sect-- can anyone clarify? :)

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