Friday, February 19, 2016

Kew Gardens Japanese Gateway


The Japanese Gateway is the easy way to say Chokushi-Mon, translated as Gateway of the Imperial Messenger. Built in 1910 and refurbished in 1994-95, it's a replica of a temple in Kyoto.

 The Japanese cypress wood carvings were incredible.
Surrounding the temple were Japanese-style gardens. People respectfully stayed off the raked sand, which resembled waves of water.

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