Three stories that stones tell us
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A castle town in the period of Warring States and a religious town in the medieval age built with stones
A huge religious town was constructed in Hakusan Heisenji Shrine by using stones in a planned manner. A castle town was developed in Ichijodani as well by utilizing stones.
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Relationship between stones and town planning of in recent times
Technique related to stones in Hakusan Heisenji Shrine and Ichijodani was passed down to recent times and supported formation of castle towns which has led to modern townscape.
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Aesthetic sense and faith of Japanese that stones tell us
Stones also reflect various thoughts of people such as aesthetic feeling they have about beautiful gardens, repose of souls of the people infused into stone Buddha images, the symbol of power, etc.