Tokyo scene: "Robe-hanging pine" by Senzoku Pond

Tokyo scene: "Robe-hanging pine" by Senzoku Pond

A "robe-hanging pine" stands imposingly at Myofukuji temple by the Senzoku Pond in Tokyo's Ota district on July 10, 2015. Edo-era Buddhist monk Nichiren Shonin, founder of the Nichiren school of Buddhism, is said to have washed his feet at the pond after hanging his robe on the pine before visiting Ikegami Honmonji temple, the citadel of the school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

An image of Buddha at Shinkoji Temple

An image of Buddha at Shinkoji Temple

The Great Buddha of Shinkoji Temple, taken in the mid- to late-Meiji Period. The bell tower is on the far left, and the side gate on the right. The temple had been a famous place of worship since ancient times and also a tourist attraction, but everything but the mausoleum of Ippen Shonin was destroyed by fire as a result of 1945 air raids. The main temple building was later reconstructed.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐33‐0]

A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

This is the mountain road to Takino'o Shinto Shrine following the course of Inari River from Kaizando, on the northeast side at Sannai area of Nikko. The road seems well groomed, not just the stone center, but the edges as well. There are many historical sites along the road, among them the tomb of Shodo Shonin, the founder of Mt. Nikko and Kitano Shinto Shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐32‐0]

Shinkoji Temple

Shinkoji Temple

The Great Buddha in the lotus pond in front of Shinkoji Temple, probably taken in the mid-Meiji Period. The Omon (Great Gate) rebuilt in 1827 is to the left, and the bell tower, rebuilt in 1772, is on the far right. The mausoleum of Ippen Shonin is located to the south in the temple precincts. The five-story stone pagoda (Nanboku Dynasty), said to mark the grave of Ippen, is designated as a Prefectural Important Cultural Asset.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐2‐0]

Shinkoji Temple

Shinkoji Temple

The Omon (Great Gate) rebuilt in 1827 and the Great Buddha built in 1760. Probably dated in the mid-Meiji Period, the photograph captures the solemn atmosphere of the temple. Shinkoji is a famous temple of Buddhist Jishu Sect located in Hyogo Ward. The patriarch of Jishu, Ippen Shonin, died here, and his mausoleum is on the temple grounds.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number55‐27‐3]