The roof of Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine, with chigi (forked roof finials) and katsuogi (short horizontal logs), both common shrine ornamentations. S

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The roof of Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine, with chigi (forked roof finials) and katsuogi (short horizontal logs), both common shrine ornamentations. Shingu. Wakayama. Japan

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Size: 4246px × 2831px
Location: Wakayama, Japan
Photo credit: © Sergey Pristyazhnyuk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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