EXIF info:
Nikon Df
Lens: 24-70mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 28mm
Aperture: F/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/640s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 640The roofs of Izumo Taisha
Used only at Shinto shrines (although not mandatory) the chigi X-shaped roof terminations are always used in pairs, on both sides of the roof. Either simple, wooden-made, like the ones photographed here at the Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine, or complex decorated in metal, the chigi are always indicating that the building is a sacred place.