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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6884]

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2009, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2009, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto.

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2015, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away worldly desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell cast in 1636, which is 3.3 meters high, 2.8 meters in diameter and weighs 70 tons, is one of the largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of Buddhist priests toll the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27 in a rehearsal for the New Year's Eve ceremony to ring out the old year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with the ones at Todaiji temple in Nara and Hokoji temple in Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The big bell of Hokoji Temple placed on stone blocks is viewed from the east. A wooden fence surrounds the bell, and two men are standing nearby. The Nishiyama mountains are faintly visible in the background. The big bell was made at the time of the reconstruction of the temple by Toyotomi Hideyori in 1614. It is said to have been 4.5m high, 2.8m in diameter, 28cm thick and about 8.3 tons in weight. This was taken by photographer Usui Shuzaburo of Yokohama sometime before July 1882.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number94‐19‐0]

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The big bell of Hokoji Temple placed on stone blocks is viewed from the southwest. Two men are trying to wrap their arms around the bell, while three children stand between them. Frames for fans are drying in the foreground. The big bell was made at the time of the reconstruction of the temple by Toyotomi Hideyori in 1614. It is said to have been 4.5m high, 2.8m in diameter, 28cm thick and about 8.3 tons in weight. The two-story Buddha Hall in the photograph burnt down in 1973.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐41‐0]

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The big bell of Hokoji Temple placed on the stone blocks is viewed from the south. Two men in kimono are holding the bell. The big bell was made at the time of the reconstruction of the temple by Toyotomi Hideyori in 1614. It is said to have been 4.5m high, 2.8m in diameter, 28cm thick and about 8.3 tons in weight.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐12‐0]

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

Hoko-ji temple was established by Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Shogun) in Higashiyama-ku,Kyoto-city and was imitated Nara Todai-ji Daibutsu-den. There was a great statue of Buddha, 20 meters in height, several earthquakes and thunderbolts had wreaked havoc on it. And also Daibutsu-den (the Hall of\r\nthe Great Buddha) had lost by fire in 1973. There is the Bonsho (a buddhist temple bell) inscribed Kokka Anko (May the State be peaceful and prosperous) and Kunshin Horaku (May the lord and\r\nvassal be rich and delight) in the precincts. It was the biginning of Osaka no Jin (the Siege of Osaka) and is designated as a National Important Cultural Property today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number106‐32‐0]

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2009, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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Rehearsal at Kyoto temple to ring out the old year

KYOTO, Japan - A team of 17 Buddhist priests rings the huge bronze bell at the Chion-in temple in Kyoto on Dec. 27, 2009, in a rehearsal for a New Year's Eve ceremony to sweep away desires accumulated over the course of the year. The bell, which is 3.3 meters high and weighs 70 tons, is one of the three largest temple bells in Japan along with those at Todaiji in Nara and Hokoji in Kyoto. (Kyodo)