On a rainy day I was walking through Hachioji when suddenly something blue caught my attention. It was the roof of Shinsho-in. The roof tiles have a very bright color; perhaps they are even more striking on a gray day. The graveyard of the temple extends a bit uphill and from there you have an even better view of the roof, which has golden decorations on top that go well with the blue tiles.
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Shinsho Temple
A blue-roofed temple in Hachioji
By Maren Pauli
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Param Pon
8 years ago
Classy! BLUE is Classy! any history behind that?
Justin Velgus
8 years ago
Any ideas why the roof is blue? It is very rare indeed!
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