Japanese Showa Houanden Temple Photograph Vtg Imperial Shrine Black White PH87 mug Details: This is a vintage

Details: This is a vintage Japanese teacup or Japanese mug from Japan

Kanji reading: Yokojo or Ojo Namazu yama

22 cm wide x 23 cm tall

It has small vertical kanji

Japanese Showa Houanden Temple Photograph Vtg Imperial Shrine Black White PH87 mug Details: This is a vintageVintage Japanese Houanden Temple Photograph This is an original vintage early Showa Era black and white photograph of a Houanden temple, also known as an Imperial Shrine. Pre WWII, these shrines were commonly found at schools and other educational institutions and interred a photograph of the current Emperor and Empress as well as a copy of "The Imperial Rescript on Education" (a Meiji Era document that is meant to be a philosophical and moral guide