Shugaku-in: Spring is Here – a Visit to an Imperial Villa
Spring has arrived one week early this year. Kyoto is already blooming with snow willows and plums. I saw the first cherry blossoms today, along the Kamo River. I have…
Read morePilgrimage to 1500-year old Ise Grand Shinto Shrine
The Wedded Rocks, due east of Ise–a sacred site for the Japanese. It was a sunny Sunday morning, today, at Ise Grand Shinto Shrine, located two hours by train from…
Read moreChurch of Light by Ando Tadao: Comments by Architect Charles Bernstein, AIA
Charles Bernstein, A.I.A. This poetically designed church was completed in 1995 on a low budget, and won Ando the Pritzker Award. The relatively small structure is located in a suburb…
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