Could be protecting plants from the January snows. They also do this to capture "bugs" that want to set up housekeeping. The captured can just be tossed away. No, I don't know what is under there.
Grounds of Ninomaru Palace, Kyoto, Japan 2009
"Take time to wonder as through this world you wander. Never hurry by an open door, for we live in a universe full of miracles galore......"
Very Odd! I love the dishevelled "hairdos" at the top.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting... I did a double take myself of that tree through the roof ... and then wished the place had been open .. I so want to see the inside
ReplyDeleteThe tops look like Jr's cowlick.
ReplyDeleteQuite interesting.
ReplyDeleteOdd and intriguing! They look like brooms all stacked up. Did you find out what they really were?
ReplyDeleteI think they are homes for palace fairies. Thanks for sharing.
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