Tokyo Photogallery Index, Ueno Toshogu

A good example of gold foil used in decoration. This is the front of the Haiden (the Karamon is down the stairs to the left, visitors enter through the rear), the Mizu-Gaki is visible in the background. The newspaper seen on the corridor is to protect against damage from bird droppings - it is thought better to use newspaper than to poison the birds. Click here or on photo to return to previous page.

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