Friday, July 17, 2015

Hakodate - Churches and Temples

There is a singular lack of dedicated religious buildings on Hokkaido, as far as I can see, only one or two temples have we passed in over 1,000 miles.  But here on a rise from the harbour are a Roman Catholic Church, an Anglican church, a Russian Orthodox church and a Commemorative Temple.

Some of the older architecture here looks to me  French, lots of pointed towers,

 whilst this building seems to have both French and Russian influences.

Very Chinese but with a curved roof instead of a pointed profile.

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