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Tokyo Tower behind Inuki-mon: the bronze gate was originally for the mausoleom of sixth Shogun Ienobu; now it is the gate to the common graveyard of Shoguns and their family members.
Graveyard of six Tokugawa Shoguns
Graveyard of six Tokugawa Shoguns at the Buddhist Zōjō-ji temple n Tokyo, Japan
Jizō statues at the cemetery of Zōjō-ji , a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. These are "care guardian deities of children". They are dedicated for the safety growth of children and grandchildren, as well as for the memorial service for still birth or miscarried children. To protect and keep wrm their heads, "red hat", "red apron" and "windmill" were dedicated to the guardian deity of children image.
Jizō statues at the cemetery of Zōjō-ji , a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. These are "care guardian deities of children". They are dedicated for the safety growth of children and grandchildren, as well as for the memorial service for still birth or miscarried children. To protect and keep warm their heads, "red hat", "red apron" and "windmill" were dedicated to the guardian deity of children image.
The main hall (hondo) of the Zōjō-ji Temple and the Tokyo tower
Daibonsho, a giant 15 ton bell cast in 1673, tolled six times twice a day at the Zōjō-ji Temple in Tokyo, Japan
Daibonsho, a giant 15 ton bell cast in 1673, tolled six times twice a day at the Zōjō-ji Temple in Tokyo, Japan
Entrance of the Zōjō-ji temple
The red street level entrance of the Zōjō-ji temple in Tokyo, the main temple of the Jōdo-shū ("Pure Land") Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region.