“Fortune favors a house filled with laughter.”
I took this candid photo of three Japanese school girls posing for their official photographer. It was when we were at the Bamboo Forest/Shinto shrine. There is a difference between a shrine and a temple but it is subtle and not obvious to the casual observer. It may also not be important.
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Asking ChatGPT for differences is illuminating:
“In Japan, shrines and temples are both important religious sites, but they belong to different religions and have distinct features, purposes, and atmospheres.”
Chatty even gave me a chart with details.
ChatGPT good idea. I was surprised by how small some of the shrines were.
good photo