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Kyoto,Japan - 21 August 2017: Higashi Honganji is one of two dominant sub-sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Honganji.

Kyoto, Japan - May 13, 2015: A view of Kiyomizu-dera, Japanese Buddhist temple, Kyoto. Crowded with tourists.

$Kyoto, Japan - April 7, 2024: Bonshō (梵鐘, Buddhist bells), also known as tsurigane (釣り鐘, hanging bells) or ōgane (大鐘, great bells) are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan, used to summon the monks to prayer and to demarcate periods of time. \nThey play an important role in Buddhist ceremonies, particularly the New Year and Bon festivals. In modern times, bonshō have become symbols of world peace. \nKyoto, officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.\nKyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu.$