This Japanese temple has been rebuilt every 20 years throughout its history as a...

This Japanese temple has been rebuilt every 20 years throughout its history as a part of the Shinto belief of the death and renewal of nature and the impermanence of all things.





Shinmei-zukuri Architecture, Japan

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This Japanese temple is 1,300 years old. It’s the oldest existing timber frame structure in the world.

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