Traditional lantern. Higashi Honganji Temple of Pure Land Buddhism sect. Kyoto. Japan

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Traditional lantern at Higashi Honganji Temple of Pure Land Buddhism sect. Founded in 1602 on land donated by Tokugawa Ieyasu (1st Shogun of Edo Period). The present building were completed in 1895 after the original structures were lost through fire. Kyoto. Kinki (Kansai) Region. Japan. Date picture: October 2004.

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Size: 5200px × 3480px
Photo credit: © Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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