One of two wooden Kongorikishi guardian statues holding a “diamond club” at the entrance of a Buhhdist temple in the neighborhood. (Toyoyama Endai-in Temple in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan.)
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/125 sec. @ f/1.8
#ToyoyamaendaiinTemple #東耀山円大院 #BuhhdistTemple #御寺 #Yokohama #Kongorikishi #金剛力士
Copper roof of Toyoyama Endai-in Temple and wooden eaves of temple entrance gate.
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/1000 sec. @ f/4
#Toyoyamaendai-nTemple #東耀山円大院 #BuhhdistTemple #寺 #Yokohama
A metal rokuyou (rokuyou kanamono 六葉金物) used to conceal a nail head (kugikakushi 釘隠) with a protruding cask cap (taru-no-kuchi 樽の口)
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/125 sec. @ f/1.8
#ToyoyamaendaiinTemple #東耀山円大院 #BuhhdistTemple #寺 #Yokohama
Decorative metal work fitting (hassou kanamono 八双金物) bent around the hinged edge of a door leaf.
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/125 sec. @ f/1.8
#ToyoyamaendaiinTemple #東耀山円大院 #BuhhdistTemple #寺 #Yokohama
Ornamental metal fittings called “kazarikanagu” (飾金具) wrapped around the base of structural pillar, presumably to hinder the wood from rotting.
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/250 sec. @ f/2.2
#ornamentalfitting #東耀山円大院 #飾金具 #寺 #JapaneseArchitecture
Decorative roof tile at ends of the main ridge of the roofing usually found on a Buddhist temple. Originally used prevent leaks and weathering. From the late 12th century, become more decorative and “onigawara” (鬼瓦) motifs become more common to ward off evil and fire.
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/350 sec. @ f/3.7
#onigawara #鬼瓦 #Oniita #鬼板 #JapaneseBuddhistTemple #JapaneseArchitecture
Dragon to protect the temple carved out of the wooden support beam holding up the temple gate roof.
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/60 sec. @ f/2.65
#dragon #竜 #JapaneseBuddhistTemple #JapaneseArchitecture #東耀山円大院
Large bronze tank to catch rainwater in the shape of a lotus bud and seedling.
Sony HDR-GW77V 1/125 sec. @ f/2.4
#lotus #蓮のつぼみ #JapaneseBuddhistTemple #JapaneseArchitecture #東耀山円大院
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