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Chapel on the Water

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Chapel on the Water
Chapel on the Water. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Church on the Water (Japanese: ) also known as Chapel on the Water is a privately owned wedding chapel in Tomamu, Shimukappu on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. The chapel faces a large reflecting pool visible through a large floor-to-ceiling window in the Japanese architectural tradition of shakkei. The building is a notable project of Japanese modernist architect Tadao Ando who designed the structure in 1985.

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