Although typically wooden and painted in vermillion red, some Shinto shrines are also made of stone, which I assume require less maintenance and more

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Although typically wooden and painted in vermillion red, some Shinto shrines are also made of stone, which I assume require less maintenance and more resilient against the many earthquakes and typhoons that rack the islands of Japan.

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Size: 5814px × 3866px
Location: Maioka, Yokohama, Japan
Photo credit: © Daisei Iketani / Alamy / Afripics
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