Genre: Architectural Photography General view of one of the temples: 'The temples at Kamakura, which form the subject of two of the pictures in this number, are a group, erected on the same domain, and surrounded by large grounds, the principal of them being dedicated to Hatchiman, the god of w...
Group of temples, Kamakura, Japan. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of temple group at Kamakura, with Japanese figures posed in the foreground in front of a flight of steps.
The Temple od Dzu Djiau Ji [Tokyo]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the building: 'This temple is the great temple at Shiba, immediately adjoining the shrine alluded to; and a noble edifice in every respect … It is erected in honour of Gongensama, although his actual sepulchre is far away. The aristocratic name o...
Genre: Portrait Photography View of a priest standing beside a bell hanging in a thatched shelter in the precincts of a temple near Yokohama: 'It is the Sintoo temple Mio-kioji. Our bell is that attached to this temple.'
The Temple of Guini-Ten, Homoko. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking towards the tree-shaded temple: 'From the earliest days of residence of foreigners in Japan, this picturesque temple has been one of the most common goals for pedestrians to bend their steps when only a walk of an hour or two was desired. It...