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anese drawings from the London album, are one of the
most important sources for the History of the wealthy
Genroku period (1688-1704).
The Gion is a quarter in Kyoto built to serve the visitors of the Yasaka Shrine, but devel-
oped lateron into an amusement district.
Ishiyama-dera is a remarkable monastery in Ötsu at the Lake Biwa. To the left, the temple
itself can be noticed, raised on a wooden substruction. To the right, the small building is
the Tahōtō, which was lateron transformed into a double-roof pagoda.
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