The “floating” Torii gate at Miyajima or Itskushima (“Island of Light”)
The “floating” Torii gate at Miyajima, Japan
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Tatsu. The Dragon. Mythological Japan.
A fitting representation of power, symbolical of sovereignty, mysterious and omnipotent in its influence, is Tatsu
Wistaria Blossoms at Kameido, Japan.
Josiah Conder describes the beloved Wistaria as the first popular summer flower celebrated in Japanese gardens.
Kiku. The Chrysanthemum. Mythological Japan.
The chrysanthemum is the flower of autumn and is sometimes referred to as the national flower of Japan
The Seven Patrons of Happiness & the Japanese Treasure Ship.
The Shi chi fuku Jin (七福神 shichifukujin) or seven Patrons of Happiness.