Mca s oriental japanese clay roof tile is a unique interlocking high quality tile made in the japanese tradition.
Japanese temple roofs.
Built with unfinished wood shinmei zukuri shrines are furthermore distinguished by the gabled roof with decorative logs called chigi and katsuogi as well as the raised floor.
It is used as a tomb marker or as a cenotaph and is therefore a common sight in buddhist temples and cemeteries.
It is also called gorinsotōba 五輪卒塔婆 five ringed stupa or goringedatsu.
The roof is the dominant feature of a buddhist temple.
Kinkaku ji shiny golden pavilion roof in a beautiful autumn nature scenery.
This beautiful tile is available in grayish smoked and various glazed colors and will keep its distinctive appearance while withstanding constant exposure to any weather condition.
Buddhist architecture in japan is not native but was imported from china and other asian cultures over the centuries with such constancy that the building styles of all six dynasties are represented.
Japanese temple roof architecture agains a blue sky japanese traditional roof with cherry blossoms at yoshino mountain sakuramotobou temple in nara japan red japanese temple roof japanese temple roof background japanese architectural details of the red roof of a japanese temple gate japanese traditional building abandoned ceramic roof tile of a japanese temple roof of japanese house with the colorful of maple at autumn season traditional cityscape view from enkoji temple in kyoto japan.
This style relies on simplicity and is derived from old japanese style of building its roots dating back to the kofun period 250 538.