ok - so ive finally started uploading photos from my trip to japan (more than a year ago
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i thought i;d start by showing the difference between Shinto Shrines and Buddist Temples ( you never get shinto temples or buddist shrines - even though some shrines are as big as temples)
first off; Shrines!
Shinto shrines have a distinctive look; with atleast one large red Torii gate :
the actual shrines are often quite small and cute; often mafe of natural materials;
but the entire complex can be HUGE...
they also have statues to the dieties that teh shrine is dedicated too :
all these photos were taken by me; at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto ^^