The National Diet Building, the legislature of Japan's parliamentary democracy, is located just south of the Imperial Palace in Tōkyō. Completed in 1936, its unusual architecture reflects elements of German, East Asian, and ancient Mideastern monumental architecture. From the outside it was surprisingly difficult to get a good photo of it, but I edited this one to get a closer view.
In central Tōkyō to help our younger son, security was very tight at the U.S. Embassy, and rather light around the Diet. The building is not gray like it usually appears in photos, but more like sandstone.
"Before beginning to study the sacred texts and constantly singing the sutras, the student should learn to read the love letters sent by the snow, the wind, and the rain."