EXIF info:
Nikon Df
Lens: 24-70mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/2000s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200Hakamagoshi bell tower at Horyu-ji, Nara
The oldest bell towers of the Japanese Buddhist temples were double-storied structures, with the bell hanging on the top floor. The style photographed here at the Horyu-ji temple in Nara was developed at the end Heian period: the base of the tower is shaped like a Japanese hakama, hence the name of this tower style, hakamagoshi.