The founder of this garden was also able to salvage some old shrines that were planned for demolition. I am glad that he saved these structures for future generations, and attempted to retain the original details and parts of the structure as much as possible.
We are fortunate now to have fully grown trees surrounding these structures, which now gives them the appearance of having always been here. This may have been what the structures looked like in their original settings.
I can't resist taking shots of moss covered rocks. I can never get enough.
On the far end of the garden at the top of a small hill is a pagoda. This pagoda has a mixture of both Buddhist motifs and other design features found in Shinto shrines as well.
Love how the Japanese have incorporated different parts of other traditions and cultures and melded them into something new and different that can now be truly called Japanese.
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