I wrote some time ago about the kirizuma type of roof, the simplest roof in the Japanese traditional architecture.

At the opposite end is Irimoya, the most complex and expensive style, a type of hip-and-gable roof. Of course, Irimoya is also the most aesthetic, being used at Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples or palaces.

Setsumatsusha, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto

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Yesterday’s Japan Photo: March 3rd, Happy Hina Matsuri