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Comment: Hair ropes made from hair of the followers of the temple were used during the construction of the hall of Higashi Honganji Temple. They were used for transporting and hanging the huges beams used in the construction.
deer-park-nara-1 * the Deer Park @ Nara, the first permanent capital of Japan * the Deer Park @ Nara, the first permanent capital of Japan * 766 x 1024 * (395KB)

deer-park-nara-2 * the Deer Park @ Nara * the Deer Park @ Nara * 766 x 1024 * (369KB)

street-riders * Street riders at Nara * Street riders at Nara * 1024 x 766 * (377KB)

P5040274c * Kangen (wind and string, or instrumental concert pieces), one of the gagaku (sacred music) genre. * Kangen (wind and string, or instrumental concert pieces), one of the gagaku (sacred music) genre. * 1024 x 766 * (251KB)

higashi-honganji-1 * Higashi Honganji, the Mausoleum of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of Shin Buddhism. It is also the mother temple of the Shnishu Otani-ha, one o fthe largest Buddhist denominations in Japan. * Higashi Honganji, the Mausoleum of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of Shin Buddhism. It is also the mother temple of the Shnishu Otani-ha, one o fthe largest Buddhist denominations in Japan. * 766 x 1024 * (186KB)
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higashi-honganji-2 * Higashi Honganji, the Mausoleum of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of Shin Buddhism. It is also the mother temple of the Shnishu Otani-ha, one o fthe largest Buddhist denominations in Japan. * Higashi Honganji, the Mausoleum of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of Shin Buddhism. It is also the mother temple of the Shnishu Otani-ha, one o fthe largest Buddhist denominations in Japan. * 1024 x 766 * (209KB)

higashi-honganji-3 * Higashi Honganji, the Mausoleum of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of Shin Buddhism. It is also the mother temple of the Shnishu Otani-ha, one o fthe largest Buddhist denominations in Japan. * Higashi Honganji, the Mausoleum of Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of Shin Buddhism. It is also the mother temple of the Shnishu Otani-ha, one o fthe largest Buddhist denominations in Japan. * 766 x 1024 * (290KB)

shosei-en-taka-ishigaki * Taka-ishigaki wall at Shosei-en garden at Kyoto, which has been put together with stones/rocks recycled from other structures * Taka-ishigaki wall at Shosei-en garden at Kyoto, which has been put together with stones/rocks recycled from other structures * 1024 x 766 * (353KB)

shosei-en-pond * pond at Shosei-en garden, Kyoto * pond at Shosei-en garden, Kyoto * 1024 x 766 * (444KB)

shosei-en-calkin-ki * Shosei-en garden * Shosei-en garden * 1024 x 766 * (409KB)
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