The roof is the dominant feature of a buddhist temple.
Japanese temple roofs.
The gorintō 五輪塔 lit.
It is also called gorinsotōba 五輪卒塔婆 five ringed stupa or goringedatsu.
Buddhist architecture in japan is not native but was imported from china and other asian cultures over the centuries with such constancy that the building styles of all six dynasties are represented.
Kinkaku ji shiny golden pavilion roof in a beautiful autumn nature scenery.
This style relies on simplicity and is derived from old japanese style of building its roots dating back to the kofun period 250 538.
Five ring tower is a pagoda found almost only in japan and believed to have been first adopted by the shingon and tendai sects during the mid heian period.
Japanese kawara roof tiles on a temple roof kyoto japan tourists sit and observe the spring cherry trees of ryoan ji temple in kyoto japan.
Mca s oriental japanese clay roof tile is a unique interlocking high quality tile made in the japanese tradition.
Built with unfinished wood shinmei zukuri shrines are furthermore distinguished by the gabled roof with decorative logs called chigi and katsuogi as well as the raised floor.