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Yoga event in Tokyo

People practice yoga at event held at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on June 21, 2025, the United Nations-designated International Day of Yoga.

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Yoga event in Tokyo

People practice yoga at event held at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on June 21, 2025, the United Nations-designated International Day of Yoga.

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Snowboarding rail contest held in Osaka

A snowboard rail competition is held on a special course at Honganji Tsumura Betsuin temple in Osaka on Nov. 23, 2024. Two rails were installed on the stairs leading to the temple's main hall for the rail slide competition, a discipline certified by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation last season.

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Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)

Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6883]

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Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)

Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6879]

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Kyoto temple's summer lanterns

Families visit their ancestors' graves at Otani Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2024. The annual summer event featuring some 10,000 illuminated lanterns is called "Mantoue."

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Kyoto temple's summer lanterns

Families visit their ancestors' graves at Otani Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2024. The annual summer event featuring some 10,000 illuminated lanterns is called "Mantoue."

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Kyoto temple's summer lanterns

Families visit their ancestors' graves at Otani Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2024. The annual summer event featuring some 10,000 illuminated lanterns is called "Mantoue."

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Kyoto temple's summer lanterns

Lanterns illuminate the grounds of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2024. Some 10,000 lanterns are featured in an annual summer event called "Mantoue."

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Kyoto temple's summer lanterns

Families visit their ancestors' graves at Otani Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2024. The annual summer event featuring some 10,000 illuminated lanterns is called "Mantoue."

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Folding screen picture drawn by Takehiko Inoue

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - A folding screen picture drawn by manga artist Takehiko Inoue, titled "Shinran," the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism, is shown to the press at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on March 26, 2011.

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850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

Buddhist monks hold a memorial service at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on March 25, 2023, to mark the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

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850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

Buddhist monks hold a memorial service at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on March 25, 2023, to mark the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

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850th anniv. of Shinran's birth

Buddhist monks hold a memorial service at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on March 25, 2023, to mark the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

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Para powerlifting event in Japan temple

Hiroshi Miura, who competed in the Tokyo Paralympics, takes part in a para powerlifting invitational event held at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2023.

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Para powerlifting event in Japan temple

A competitor takes part in a para powerlifting invitational event held at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2023.

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Year-end cleanup at Kyoto temple

People beat the dust out of the straw-mat floor during year-end cleaning at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Dec.20, 2022.

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Year-end cleanup at Kyoto temple

People beat the dust out of the straw-mat floor during year-end cleaning at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Dec.20, 2022.

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Monks at Kyoto Buddhist temple hold ritual

KYOTO, Japan - Monks at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, hold a ritual on Nov. 28, 2014, chanting sutras in chorus while intensively rocking their upper bodies.

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Cartoonist paints monk Shinran on folding screen

KYOTO, Japan - A painting by cartoonist Takehiko Inoue of Shinran, a famous 13th-century Buddhist monk, drawn on a "byobu" folding screen is shown to the press at a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2014. It will go on display at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple from Nov. 1 along with the famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors.

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Munakata's 50-year-old paintings on sliding doors shown

KYOTO, Japan - The famed late woodblock print artist Shiko Munakata's paintings on "fusuma" sliding doors are shown to the press on Oct. 28, 2014. The paintings, drawn some 50 years ago on 44 doors, will be displayed at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji temple on Nov. 1-3 for the first time.

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Rooftop of Kyoto temple's Amitabha hall renovated

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated rooftop of the Amitabha hall of Higashi Honganji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is shown to the press on Sept. 12, 2014, after the fixing of some 108,000 clay tiles to the roof with stainless nails to reduce the total weight by about 400 tons.

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Newly found remains show expansion of 15th-century temple

KYOTO, Japan - A staff member of the Kyoto municipal office shows the remains of a building site and drains newly found inside the ruins of Yamashina Honganji temple's earthen mounds in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014. The remains show the history of expansion of the temple built in the 15th century.

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New leader of 'Jodo Shinshu' Buddhist sect gives speech

KYOTO, Japan - New "Monshu" or leader Kojun Otani of the Honganji-ha sect of the "Jodo Shinshu" (True Pure Land) Buddhist school delivers a speech during a leadership change rite at its Nishi Honganji head temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 6, 2014.

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'Jodo Shinshu' Buddhist sect holds rite to have new leader

KYOTO, Japan - The Honganji-ha sect of the "Jodo Shinshu" (True Pure Land) Buddhist school holds a ceremony to usher in its new "Monshu" or leader at its Nishi Honganji head temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 6, 2014, with new Monshu Kojun Otani sitting in the middle of a chancel in front of an altar.

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Decor on famous gate at Kyoto temple has antiseismic structure

KYOTO, Japan - Decorative muntins adorning the transom of an old gate at Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, are found in a recent survey by experts to be not just for decoration but for earthquake resistance. The Goeidomon Gate, as photographed on Feb. 19, 2014, is one of the three most famous gates in the ancient Japanese capital.

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Funeral for Nagisa Oshima

TOKYO, Japan - Film director Yoichi Sai arrives at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo, the venue of the main funeral service for Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima held on Jan. 22, 2013. Oshima, known for directing "In the Realm of the Senses" and "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence," passed away at the age of 80 on Jan. 15.

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Funeral for Nagisa Oshima

TOKYO, Japan - The main funeral service for Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima is held at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013. The film master, known for directing "In the Realm of the Senses" and "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence," passed away at the age of 80 on Jan. 15.

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Kabuki master's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kankuro (C), son of the late Kabuki master Nakamura Kanzaburo (in portrait at top), speaks during a funeral for Kanzaburo at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2012. At R is Kanzaburo's other son, Shichinosuke, and at L is Shochiku Co. Chairman Nobuyoshi Otani. (Pool photo)

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Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices line up for group photos at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011, after attending a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks earlier in the day. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

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Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A young boy makes a droll gesture with his rosary beads before a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become a Buddhist monk at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

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Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices attend a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

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Little monks in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young apprentices attend a Tokudo ordination ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji, mother temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, on August 4, 2011. One hundred and thirteen elementary school and junior high school students were among the 153 men and women aged nine to 65 from across Japan who attended the ceremony.

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Followers clean Higashi-Honganji Temple for new year

KYOTO, Japan - Followers of the Higashi-Honganji Temple in Kyoto beat the dust out of the tatami mats in the temple with bamboo sticks and huge paper fans on Dec. 20, 2009, a traditional year-end ritual in preparation for the new year.

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Followers clean Higashi-Honganji Temple for new year

KYOTO, Japan - Followers of the Higashi-Honganji Temple in Kyoto beat the dust out of the tatami mats in the temple with bamboo sticks and huge paper fans on Dec. 20, 2009, a traditional year-end ritual in preparation for the new year.

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Child monks at Higashi Honganji temple

KYOTO, Japan - Children aged from 9 to 15 line up for a photo at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Aug. 5 after they had their heads shaved at a ceremony to become Buddhist monks.

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'Tokyo Bouz Collection' held to promote attraction of Buddhism

TOKYO, Japan - Monks from eight Buddhist sects hold a fashion show-like ceremony during the ''Tokyo Bouz Collection'' at Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tokyo on Dec. 15. At the ceremony, 36 monks and nuns performed ''shomyo'' religious music of each Buddhist school, wearing red, green and yellow robes. ''Bouz'' means monk in Japanese.

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Higashi-Honganji Temple cleaned for new year

KYOTO, Japan - Followers of the Higashi-Honganji Temple in Kyoto sweep out the dust in the temple with sticks and a huge paper fan Dec. 20 for the coming new year.

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Takeshita's coffin carried from funeral hall

TOKYO, Japan - The coffin of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita is carried at the end of a memorial service at Tokyo's Tsukiji Honganji Temple on June 21.

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Funeral of former Prime Minister Takeshita held

TOKYO, Japan - Mourners arrive at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo to attend the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita on June 21.

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Wake for former premier Takeshita held

TOKYO, Japan - A wake for former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita is held at Tokyo's Tsukiji Honganji Temple on June 20. Takeshita died of respiratory failure on June 19 at age 76.

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Fans of rock group throng to funeral service

Fans of the disbanded rock group X Japan attend a funeral service at Tokyo's Tsukiji-Honganji Temple on May 7. Hideto Matsumoto, former lead guitarist in the X Japan group, hanged himself in his Tokyo condominium May 2. Apparently shocked by the death of the rock star whose stage name was Hide, several fans have attempted to commit suicide.

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Young Buddhist monks in Japan

Children wearing face masks amid the novel coronavirus pandemic are pictured after attending a Buddhist ordination ceremony at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Aug. 4, 2022.

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Young Buddhist monks in Japan

Children wearing face masks amid the novel coronavirus pandemic head to attend a Buddhist ordination ceremony at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Aug. 4, 2022.

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Buddhist ritual in Kyoto

Buddhist monks sway their bodies while chanting during a ritual held at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2021, to commemorate the 759th anniversary of the death of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

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Buddhist ritual in Kyoto

Buddhist monks sway their bodies while chanting during a ritual held at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2021, to commemorate the 759th anniversary of the death of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

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Buddhist ritual in Kyoto

Buddhist monks sway their bodies while chanting during a ritual held at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2021, to commemorate the 759th anniversary of the death of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism.

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Higashi-Honganji Temple cleaned for new year

KYOTO, Japan - Followers of the Higashi-Honganji Temple in Kyoto sweep out the dust in the temple with sticks and a huge paper fan Dec. 20 for the coming new year. (Kyodo)

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Year-end cleaning at Kyoto temple

People wearing coverall aprons and masks beat tatami mats with springy bamboo sticks during a "Susuharai" end of year cleanup event at Higashi-Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 20, 2015, with a big fan blowing away the dust that accumulated over the past year. The traditional event has been conducted for more than 500 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist monks hold ritual in commemoration of Shinran

Buddhist monks chant a mantra and Buddhist hymn while swaying their bodies during a ritual at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 28, 2015, the death anniversary of Shinran, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu school of Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo