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Posted in Temples with tags on September 16, 2007 by samokan

Pagoda @ Toji Temple Kyoto Circa Spring 2007 

Tou-ji  Temple ( 東寺) . It’s Kanji or Chinese characters means East Temple. This pagoda of Tou-ji stands 57m high and is the
tallest wooden tower in Japan. It dates from Edo period, when it was rebuit by order of the third Tokugawa Shogun, Iemitsu.
It has and continues to a symbol of Kyoto. Entrance into the pagoda itself is permitted only a few days a year.

Source: Toji Temple