Matsuyama Coastal + Religious Pictures

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• Asia
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Artistic portrayals of heaven and hell are separated by a pair of charming corridors that run through this 1,300-year-old temple.

Artistic portrayals of heaven and hell are separated by a pair of charming corridors that run through this 1,300-year-old temple.

Picturesque cherry blossom trees form a different kind of moat around a three-story feudal castle with views extending across Matsuyama.

Linked to the development of the Japanese haiku, this ancient temple is perched on a forested hill and provides stunning vistas.

Linked to the development of the Japanese haiku, this ancient temple is perched on a forested hill and provides stunning vistas.

Artistic portrayals of heaven and hell are separated by a pair of charming corridors that run through this 1,300-year-old temple.

Linked to the development of the Japanese haiku, this ancient temple is perched on a forested hill and provides stunning vistas.

Artistic portrayals of heaven and hell are separated by a pair of charming corridors that run through this 1,300-year-old temple.

Artistic portrayals of heaven and hell are separated by a pair of charming corridors that run through this 1,300-year-old temple.

Linked to the development of the Japanese haiku, this ancient temple is perched on a forested hill and provides stunning vistas.

Linked to the development of the Japanese haiku, this ancient temple is perched on a forested hill and provides stunning vistas.