JAPAN 2004/09 archtrltopic  
     
traditnl architecture tour (all in Kyoto and its surroundings):    
     
 
the affinity for details    
     
 
not only straight lines    
     
   
Tanuki   ...and other fellows...
     
   
    ... (lespedeza)
     
   
always a reason (here: thermic and privacy)   comlums based on stones
       
   
(monastery)   (strange balcony!)  
     
 
gates + entrance situations..    
     
 
(Shintoist)   (Buddhist)
     
 
     
     
 
being small   being tall
     
 
lotus    
     
 
this floor sings ('nightingale')   and that's why
     
   
the traditional door handle    
     
 
short excerpt from 'japanese gardens'..    
     
   
of COURSE, every lantern has it's specific meaning    
     
 
like 'Riven', or 'Myst'   (!)
     
 
behaviour rules -   (- you can stress it either this or that way)
     
 
sth. for the spiritual.. (sutras on cemetery)   ...and for the secular power (royal milk tea)