Higashi Honganji is the name of the head temple of
Otani-ha in Kyoto.
It is just 7 minutes' walk from the Kyoto station.
You can see
Kyoto Tower over there.
Go into 阿弥陀堂門(Amida-dō Mon).
Next is 御影堂門(Goei-dō Mon).
Calm and tasteful!
Disaster relief money box for
the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Tada~!
This is
御影堂(Goei-dō ; The Founder's Hall).
So huge and solemn.
A chōzuya(手水舎) is a religious water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as temizu.
Internal photography cannot be performed.
Actually, the site is very wide.
Higashi Honganji 東本願寺
Tel : +81-75-371-9181
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Karasuma Shichi-jō Agaru, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto 600-8505, Japan
Hours : Mar–Oct. 5:50 AM – 5:30 PM, Nov–Feb. 6:20 AM – 4:30 PM
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