Translation? Language? Chinese or Japanese

[venice1day]

Can anyone here give me a translation for these characters? I'm not sure of the language -- Japanese or Chinese? Any assistance would be most appreciated. And what is this building?  thank you

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[lacemaker3]

@venice1day 

If you do a google images search with google lens, it can do character recognition and text translation automatically.

From top left, clockwise:

Japanese	English
法隆 隆寺金堂	Golden Hall of Horyuji Temple  or Horyu-Ryu-ji Temple Golden Hall
不許複製	No copying allowed
郵便はがき	Post card
便利堂印刷	Benrido printing

[yuzuha]

Confirming all of this as a Japanese speaker!

[ckimodog]

@venice1day 

Looks like Japanese.  I have a friend who's from Japan and still writes in Japanese characters...especially when we go grocery shopping.  

[venice1day · Accepted solution]

Thank you sooo much. 

[venice1day]

Thank you.