"Capital of Japan" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to be the most remarkable sight in Japan. It is not huge and massive, like the Buddhist temple in Kioto, the old capital of Japan. It is somewhat small, but both outside and inside it displays unusually exquisite artistic skill. Granite steps lead up to it. A torii, or portal, is artistically carved in stone, and another is so perfect that the architect feared ...
— From Pole to Pole - A Book for Young People • Sven Anders Hedin |
