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Japan-US Peace Monument - Bundo SHUNKAI

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Japan-US Peace Monument - Bundo SHUNKAI

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2. Lands End Beach – Sutro Baths Ruins loop from Seacliff

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3. Baker Beach – Coastal Trail - Land's End loop from Sunset District

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🕊️ 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓

June 11, 2017

Bundo SHUNKAI, Great Nature, 1984 granite column: Overlooking the ocean, below the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, on El Camino del Mar, Lincoln Park. A large stone inscribed with Japanese calligraphic characters designed by the artist and translated to mean "Great Nature." This monument to world peace commemorates amity between the United States and Japan. archive.org/stream/sanfranciscocivi00arts/sanfranciscocivi00arts_djvu.txt

This piece is owned by the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department. According to a Japanese Encyclopedia, Bundo Shunkai (1878-1970) was a Calligrapher and Buddhist monk, Sojo (bishop) of the Tendai sect. He was a student of Nishikawa Shundo. His style was flexible yet firm. artandarchitecture-sf.com/108.html

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Location: San Francisco, United States

Japan-US Peace Monument - Bundo SHUNKAI

1. Lands End Trail loop — Golden State National Recreation Area

2. Lands End Beach – Sutro Baths Ruins loop from Seacliff

3. Baker Beach – Coastal Trail - Land's End loop from Sunset District

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