"Hajime Yoshida Architecture completes Shrine of Triskele in Toga, a mountain village in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, a structure conceived as a meditative land art project that occupies a clearing in the forest where the ground once held a river. The three-dimensional triskele form emerges at the center, rising as a geometric symbol of strength, while its outer skin blends with the earth, recalling the pit dwellings of Japan's Jomon period."
"The chosen site at the foot of the mountains is defined by dense trees and a wide depression at its center. Vegetation grows thickly, reaching upward in unison toward the open sky above. Within this hollow, Japanese architect Hajime Yoshida introduces a structure that mirrors the forces of the landscape, earth rising and swirling, converging to support itself while carving out a void of light above."
The Shrine of Triskele sits in Toga, a mountain village in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The structure occupies a forest clearing where the ground once held a river and places a spiraling three-dimensional triskele at the center. The triskele rises as a geometric symbol of strength while its outer skin blends with the earth, recalling pit dwellings from Japan's Jomon period. The form mirrors landscape forces, rising and swirling to converge and support itself while carving a void of light above. The small interior connects ground and sky and invites visitors to sit, listen, and quietly reflect within the surrounding forest. Vegetation, rivers, and seasonal cherry blossoms frame the passage of time around the shrine.
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