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Nara Sansai-style tiles unearthed in Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Fragments of Nara Sansai (tricolor) -style tiles with a unique wave design unearthed at Toshodaiji temple in Nara, western Japan, are displayed in Nara on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Nara Sansai-style tiles unearthed in Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Fragments of Nara Sansai (tricolor) -style tiles with a unique wave design unearthed at Toshodaiji temple in Nara, western Japan, are displayed in Nara on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Takenaka opens new carpentry museum in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A real-size dummy pillar of Toshodaiji Temple's main hall is exhibited at Takenaka Corp.'s Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, during a press preview. Official inauguration is scheduled for Oct. 4.

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Paper-fan throwing ritual at Nara's Toshodaiji Temple

NARA, Japan - A monk throws heart-shaped paper fans, believed to drive away evil spirits, from the drum tower of Toshodaiji Temple in Nara toward people in the temple precincts on May 19, 2014. The ceremony in memory of Kakujo, a priest of the temple, is held on May 19, his death anniversary.

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Buddhist service quake victims in Nara

NARA, Japan - Buddhist priests, including visiting monk Neng Xiu (4th from L) from Daming Temple in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, take part in a Buddhist service to console the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, on March 30, 2011.

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Nara's Toshodaiji temple opens Golden Hall

NARA, Japan - Visitors look up at Buddhist statues in the Kondo (Golden Hall) of the temple Toshodaiji in Nara on Nov. 3, 2010, during the first public showing since the hall was presumably built in the eighth century.

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Nara's Toshodaiji temple opens Golden Hall

NARA, Japan - Visitors look up at Buddhist statues in the Kondo (Golden Hall) of the temple Toshodaiji in Nara on Nov. 3, 2010, during the first public showing since the hall was presumably built in the eighth century.

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Nara's Toshodaiji temple opens Golden Hall

NARA, Japan - Photo shows the Rushanabutsu zazo in the Kondo (Golden Hall) of the Buddhist temple Toshodaiji in Nara on Nov. 3, 2010. The statue was shown to public for the first time since the hall was presumably built in the eighth century.

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Golden Hall of Toshodaiji to be opened for 1st time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2009, shows the inside of the Golden Hall, known as ''kondo,'' at Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture. The temple plans to open the hall, a national treasure, for one day only on Nov. 3, 2010, the first time it will be shown to the public.

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Japan emperor, empress in Nara

NARA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look up at part of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Oct. 9, 2010.

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Japan emperor, empress in Nara

NARA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look up at part of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Oct. 9, 2010.

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Monks dust Buddhist statues at Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Monks carefully dust Buddhist statues using 5-meter-long sticks topped with thin strips of Japanese paper in the main hall of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Dec. 15, 2009. Due to restoration work in the main hall, the annual cleaning of the Buddhist statues took place for the first time in 10 years.

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) is briefed by priests of Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10 in front of the grave of Jingzhen, a Chinese Buddhist priest, known as Ganjin in Japanese. The Chinese priest spent over 10 years trying to travel to Japan in order to teach Buddhist precepts and founded Toshodaiji in 759. (Pool photo)

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Tibetans and Japanese rally outside Toshodaiji Temple

NARA, Japan - A group of about 50 people, including Japanese and Tibetan students, gather outside Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10, holding Tibetan flags and a large banner reading ''Free Tibet,'' as Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the temple.

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) poses for photos with Nara Gov. Shogo Arai (2nd from L) and transport minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R) in Nara, Nara Prefecture, on May 10 after presenting the prefecture with a bust of Jingzhen, a Chinese Buddhist priest, known as Ganjin in Japanese. The Chinese priest traveled to Japan to teach Buddhist precepts and founded Toshodaiji Temple in the prefecture in 759.

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (front) pays respect at the grave of Jingzhen, a Chinese Buddhist priest, known as Ganjin in Japanese, at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10. The Chinese priest spent over 10 years trying to travel to Japan in order to teach Buddhist precepts and founded Toshodaiji in 759. (Pool photo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with priest Shunkai Matsuura of Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10 after presenting the temple with a miniature ''ship of friendship.'' (Pool photo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (background L) listens to traditional Japanese court music at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10. (Pool photo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd from L) and his wife Liu Yongqing (2nd from L) listen to traditional Japanese court music at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10 with temple priest Shunkai Matsuura (2nd from R). (Pool photo)

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Parts of 1,200-yr-old paintings found unweathered in Nara

NARA, Japan - Parts of 1,200-year-old paintings of flowers (front) have been found unweathered on wooden doors at the Toshodaiji Buddhist temple in Nara, the Nara prefectural education board said Aug. 24.

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Parts of 1,200-yr-old paintings found unweathered in Nara

NARA, Japan - Parts of 1,200-year-old paintings of flowers have been found unweathered on wooden doors at the Toshodaiji Buddhist temple in Nara, the Nara prefectural education board said Aug. 24.

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Emperor, empress visit Toshodaiji Temple exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) approach the dry-lacquer statue of Birushana-Butsu, or Buddha Vairocana, a national treasure, displayed at the Toshodaiji Temple exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno on Feb. 25. (Pool photo)

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8th century Buddha image gets face-lifting

NARA, Japan - Preparations are under way Sept. 6 to give the Buddha Rushana in the main hall of Toshodaiji temple in Nara its first face-lifting in nearly 100 years. The Buddhist temple was founded in 756 in Nara by Chinese monk Jianzhen.

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Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery to undergo restoration

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the main hall of the Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery in Nara which, along with two of its statues, all national treasures, will undergo a decade of restoration beginning in fiscal 2000. The Chinese monk Jianzhen, known as Ganjin in Japanese, founded the monastery in the ancient capital Nara in western Japan in 759. The main hall is believed to have been built around 776 and was last repaired in 1898.

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Emperor, empress visit Toshodaiji Temple exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) approach the dry-lacquer statue of Birushana-Butsu, or Buddha Vairocana, a national treasure, displayed at the Toshodaiji Temple exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno on Feb. 25. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with priest Shunkai Matsuura of Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10 after presenting the temple with a miniature ''ship of friendship.'' (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (front) pays respect at the grave of Jingzhen, a Chinese Buddhist priest, known as Ganjin in Japanese, at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10. The Chinese priest spent over 10 years trying to travel to Japan in order to teach Buddhist precepts and founded Toshodaiji in 759. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) poses for photos with Nara Gov. Shogo Arai (2nd from L) and transport minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R) in Nara, Nara Prefecture, on May 10 after presenting the prefecture with a bust of Jingzhen, a Chinese Buddhist priest, known as Ganjin in Japanese. The Chinese priest traveled to Japan to teach Buddhist precepts and founded Toshodaiji Temple in the prefecture in 759. (Kyodo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (background L) listens to traditional Japanese court music at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd from L) and his wife Liu Yongqing (2nd from L) listen to traditional Japanese court music at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10 with temple priest Shunkai Matsuura (2nd from R). (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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China's Hu visits Nara on last leg of official visit to Japan

NARA, Japan - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) is briefed by priests of Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10 in front of the grave of Jingzhen, a Chinese Buddhist priest, known as Ganjin in Japanese. The Chinese priest spent over 10 years trying to travel to Japan in order to teach Buddhist precepts and founded Toshodaiji in 759. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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8th century Buddha image gets face-lifting

NARA, Japan - Preparations are under way Sept. 6 to give the Buddha Rushana in the main hall of Toshodaiji temple in Nara its first face-lifting in nearly 100 years. The Buddhist temple was founded in 756 in Nara by Chinese monk Jianzhen.

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Monks scatter fans at Nara temple ceremony in western Japan

People try to catch heart-shaped fans thrown by Buddhist monks from the balcony of a drum tower at Toshodaiji, a temple in Nara city, western Japan, during a traditional ceremony on May 19, 2015. The fans are said to be able to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monks scatter fans at Nara temple ceremony in western Japan

A Buddhist monk throws heart-shaped fans from the balcony of a drum tower at Toshodaiji, a temple in Nara city, western Japan, to people below during a traditional ceremony on May 19, 2015. The fans are said to be able to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monks scatter fans at Nara temple ceremony in western Japan

Buddhist monks distribute heart-shaped fans from the balcony of a drum tower at Toshodaiji, a temple in Nara city, western Japan, to waiting worshippers during a traditional ceremony on May 19, 2015. The fans are said to be able to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nara temple, Toppan Printing unveil digitized Toseiden handscroll

A digitized image of the "Toseiden Emaki" (Illustrated Handscroll of the Eastern Journey of Monk Jianzhen), made in the Kamakura period, is shown to the press by Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, and Toppan Printing Co. on Oct. 20, 2015, in the western Japan city. The handscroll, totaling five volumes and a combined length of 83 meters, is a government-designated important cultural property. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parts of 1,200-yr-old paintings found unweathered in Nara

NARA, Japan - Parts of 1,200-year-old paintings of flowers (front) have been found unweathered on wooden doors at the Toshodaiji Buddhist temple in Nara, the Nara prefectural education board said Aug. 24. (Kyodo)

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Parts of 1,200-yr-old paintings found unweathered in Nara

NARA, Japan - Parts of 1,200-year-old paintings of flowers have been found unweathered on wooden doors at the Toshodaiji Buddhist temple in Nara, the Nara prefectural education board said Aug. 24. (Kyodo)

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Tibetans and Japanese rally outside Toshodaiji Temple

NARA, Japan - A group of about 50 people, including Japanese and Tibetan students, gather outside Toshodaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture on May 10, holding Tibetan flags and a large banner reading ''Free Tibet,'' as Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the temple. (Kyodo)

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Golden Hall of Toshodaiji to be opened for 1st time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2009, shows the inside of the Golden Hall, known as ''kondo,'' at Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture. The temple plans to open the hall, a national treasure, for one day only on Nov. 3, 2010, the first time it will be shown to the public. (Kyodo)

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TOSHODAIJI TEMPLE

This was built by the Chinese priest Ganjin in 759 when he came to Japan after many difficulties of travel. Within the compounds are the Golden Temple, the Hall, the treasure storage, and the drum tower. The statue of Ganjin placed in the Mikagedo is especially famous.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number30‐4‐0]

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Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery to undergo restoration

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the main hall of the Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery in Nara which, along with two of its statues, all national treasures, will undergo a decade of restoration beginning in fiscal 2000. The Chinese monk Jianzhen, known as Ganjin in Japanese, founded the monastery in the ancient capital Nara in western Japan in 759. The main hall is believed to have been built around 776 and was last repaired in 1898.

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Buddhist service quake victims in Nara

NARA, Japan - Buddhist priests, including visiting monk Neng Xiu (4th from L) from Daming Temple in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, take part in a Buddhist service to console the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, at Toshodaiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, on March 30, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nara Sansai-style tiles unearthed in Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Fragments of Nara Sansai (tricolor) -style tiles with a unique wave design unearthed at Toshodaiji temple in Nara, western Japan, are displayed in Nara on Oct. 9, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Nara Sansai-style tiles unearthed in Toshodaiji

NARA, Japan - Fragments of Nara Sansai (tricolor) -style tiles with a unique wave design unearthed at Toshodaiji temple in Nara, western Japan, are displayed in Nara on Oct. 9, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Takenaka opens new carpentry museum in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A real-size dummy pillar of Toshodaiji Temple's main hall is exhibited at Takenaka Corp.'s Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, during a press preview. Official inauguration is scheduled for Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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Nara's Toshodaiji temple opens Golden Hall

NARA, Japan - Visitors look up at Buddhist statues in the Kondo (Golden Hall) of the temple Toshodaiji in Nara on Nov. 3, 2010, during the first public showing since the hall was presumably built in the eighth century. (Kyodo)

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Nara's Toshodaiji temple opens Golden Hall

NARA, Japan - Visitors look up at Buddhist statues in the Kondo (Golden Hall) of the temple Toshodaiji in Nara on Nov. 3, 2010, during the first public showing since the hall was presumably built in the eighth century. (Kyodo)

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Nara's Toshodaiji temple opens Golden Hall

NARA, Japan - Photo shows the Rushanabutsu zazo in the Kondo (Golden Hall) of the Buddhist temple Toshodaiji in Nara on Nov. 3, 2010. The statue was shown to public for the first time since the hall was presumably built in the eighth century. (Kyodo)

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Japan emperor, empress in Nara

NARA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look up at part of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Oct. 9, 2010. (Kyodo)