The roof is the dominant feature of a buddhist temple.
Japanese temple roofs.
It is also called gorinsotōba 五輪卒塔婆 five ringed stupa or goringedatsu.
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.
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.
It is used as a tomb marker or as a cenotaph and is therefore a common sight in buddhist temples and cemeteries.
This style relies on simplicity and is derived from old japanese style of building its roots dating back to the kofun period 250 538.
Japanese temple roof architecture agains a blue sky japanese traditional roof with cherry blossoms at yoshino mountain sakuramotobou temple in nara japan red japanese temple roof japanese temple roof background japanese architectural details of the red roof of a japanese temple gate japanese traditional building abandoned ceramic roof tile of a japanese temple roof of japanese house with the colorful of maple at autumn season traditional cityscape view from enkoji temple in kyoto japan.
Mca s oriental japanese clay roof tile is a unique interlocking high quality tile made in the japanese tradition.
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.
The gorintō 五輪塔 lit.