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#Shoganji

Still in #Kōnosu #Saitama #Japan, the #MemorialMount at #Shōganji #日本 #埼玉県 #鴻巣 #勝願寺 #供養塔

A cone-shaped stone structure with the top half intentionally missing. It's tiered and lined with similar sized relief stones, not dissimilar to western gravestones. There are seven levels of this, all in all about I'm out 24ft tall. If I understand it correctly, these towers or mounts house the remains or the memory of those whose graves cannot be attended to by their descendants. The sun is blocked mostly by the trees that shade the structure.

The bell tower at #Shōganji in #Kōnosu #Saitama #Japan #日本 #埼玉県 #鴻巣 #勝願寺

A Buddhist bell tower, a wooden gazebo with an ornate wooden roof, sits on a slightly elevated stone foundation. It's mostly in shadow so the tubular bell is only a contour against the sky. There are trees around it, some of them still bare, and to the left in front of it is a stone icon with flower offerings.

At #Shōganji in #Kōnosu #Saitama #Japan #日本 #埼玉県 #鴻巣 #勝願寺

A large gate the size of a two-storey building made of wood that's withstood the test of time and weather thus far. It is framed by trees to either side and a cemetery on the left as well. The gate itself is placed more to the left as if it and the trees all formed a unit that had to be centered.

#Shoganji #Buddhist #temple in #Kōnosu #Saitama #Japan #日本 #埼玉県 #鴻巣 #勝願寺

Photo taken from quite a distance on an adjoining street (and over a wall that isn't in this shot). Roughly at the center sits the roof of the main temple. It is partly obscured by a bamboo grove on the left and flanked by some other trees on the right. One of them is still completely bare giving a clue as to the season. It's all bathed in warm afternoon sun.

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