Matsuyama Museum + Religious pictures

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As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

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

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

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

As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

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

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

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.

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

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

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.