Day 221 - End caps

 
22 October 2010- I got a little bit obsessed with snapping the various end caps on roof tiles at different temples and buildings, but at Himeji I hit the jackpot. Usually a building would have almost ntirely the same endcap- a family crest for the original builder. At Himeji there were many caps, representing the different lords who had built and repaired this castle, so I took a lot of pictures. And look, only inflicting one on the wider world!

Day 215 - Rooftops

 
16 October 2010- We visited a house preservation museum (they have old style houses from the region in one small area.) Somehow I managed this shot of the rooftop and the various grasses- pretty good considering these are three story houses!