Construction workers are seen during restoration work on a section of the Higashi-Honganji Temple on September 5, 2015 in Kyoto, Japan. The famous...
Tourists view a map amid restoration construction at the Higashi-Honganji Temple on September 5, 2015 in Kyoto, Japan. The famous city of Kyoto is...
Children with shaven heads wearing 'kesa', monk costumes pose for photographs after attending a 'Tokudo-Shiki' ceremony to become Buddhist monks at...
Children with shaven heads wearing 'kesa', monk costumes pose for photographs after attending a 'Tokudo-Shiki' ceremony to become Buddhist monks at...
Boy touches his freshly shaven head prior to attend a 'Tokudo-Shiki' ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji temple on August 4, 2015...
Parishioners hit tatami mat in line during the annual dusting at Higashi Honganji Temple on December 20, 2011 in Kyoto, Japan.
Incoming chief of the Otani-Ha Shin Buddhism Choyu Otani speaks during a press conference at Higashi Honganji Temple on April 22, 2015 in Kyoto,...
Incoming chief of the Otani-Ha Shin Buddhism Choyu Otani speaks during a press conference at Higashi Honganji Temple on April 22, 2015 in Kyoto,...
Main front of Higashi Hongan-ji, largest Buddhist temple in Japan, Kyoto, 1904. The Mie-do of the temple, built in 1895. Stereoscopic card. Detail.
Buddhist monks and practitioners attend the annual dusting at Higashi Honganji Temple on December 20, 2014 in Kyoto, Japan. The dusting is in a...
Buddhist monks chant with their heads shaking, during the Ho-On-Ko, memorial service to commemorate Shinran, founder of their Buddhist sect Jodo...
Buddhist monks and practitioners attend the annual dusting at Higashi Honganji Temple on December 20, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. The dusting is in a...
Children with shaven head wearing Kesa, monk costume attend a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji temple on August 5, 2014 in...
Japanese boys and their parents attend the Tokudo Shiki ceremony at Higashi-Honganji temple in Kyoto, 07 August 2003. During the ceremony, all male...
Japanese boys attend the Tokudo Shiki ceremony at Higashi-Honganji temple in Kyoto, 07 August 2003. During the ceremony, all male had their heads...
Japanese children pose for photo after the Tokudo Shiki ceremony at Higashi-Honganji temple in Kyoto, 07 August 2003. During the ceremony, all male...
Japanese boys walk during the Tokudo Shiki ceremony at Higashi-Honganji temple in Kyoto, 07 August 2003. During the ceremony, all male had their...
Japanese walk after the Tokudo Shiki ceremony at Higashi-Honganji temple in Kyoto, 07 August 2003. During the ceremony, all male had their heads...
Lanterns illuminate the grounds of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14 the opening day of the three-day summer...
Lanterns illuminate the grounds of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14 the opening day of the three-day summer...
Lanterns illuminate the grounds of Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 14 the opening day of the three-day summer...
Boys with shaven heads wearing Kesa, monk costumes attend the Tokudo-Shiki, a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji Temple on August...
Boys with shaven heads wearing Kesa, monk costumes attend the Tokudo-Shiki, a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi Honganji Temple on August...
Boys with shaven heads wearing Kesa, monk costume chant a Sutra after attending the Tokudo-Shiki, a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi...
Boys with shaven heads wearing Kesa, monk costume pose for photographs after attending the Tokudo-Shiki, a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at...
Boys with shaven heads wearing Kesa, monk costume chant a Sutra after attending the Tokudo-Shiki, a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi...
Boys with shaven heads wearing Kesa, monk costume chant a Sutra after attending the Tokudo-Shiki, a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi...
Boys with shaven heads wearing Kesa, monk costume chant a Sutra after attending the Tokudo-Shiki, a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi...
View of the pond and landscaped grounds at Shosei-en Garden, a traditional Japanese garden associated with Higashi Hongan-ji temple,.
Monks chant sutras while swaying their bodies back and forth and side to side on November 28, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
Monks chant sutras while swaying their bodies back and forth and side to side on November 28, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
Monks chant sutras while swaying their bodies back and forth and side to side on November 28, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
Monks chant sutras while swaying their bodies back and forth and side to side on November 28, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
Monks chant sutras while swaying their bodies back and forth and side to side on November 28, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
Monks chant sutras while swaying their bodies back and forth and side to side on November 28, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
Monks chant sutras while swaying their bodies back and forth and side to side on November 28, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
The children pose for a commemorative photo after the ordination ceremony, with their heads freshly shaved at Higashi Honganji Temple on August 4,...
The children pose for a commemorative photo after the ordination ceremony, with their heads freshly shaved at Higashi Honganji Temple on August 4,...
The children immediately begin their duties in their brand new kesa robes at Higashi Honganji Temple on August 4, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
The children immediately begin their duties in their brand new kesa robes at Higashi Honganji Temple on August 4, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
The children immediately begin their duties in their brand new kesa robes at Higashi Honganji Temple on August 4, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
The children pose for a commemorative photo after the ordination ceremony, with their heads freshly shaved at Higashi Honganji Temple on August 4,...
The children who participated in the ordination ceremony move to the Amida Hall in their brand new kesa robes at Higashi Honganji Temple on August 4,...
Satoko Otani, formerly known as Princess Satoko Kuni, poses at Higashi Honganji Temple circa 1966 in Kyoto, Japan.
Prince Kuniaki Kuni and Prince Toshihiko Higashikuni attend the Gakushuin school trip at Higashi Honganji Temple circa May 1940 in Kyoto, Japan.
Children with shaven heads with face masks, wearing 'Kesa,' monk costumes attend 'Tokudo-Shiki' a ceremony to become Buddhist monks at Higashi...
Finance Minister Chuzo Mitsuchi makes a support speech at the ruling Rikken Seiyukai, Association of Friends of Constitutional Government, speech...
Prime Minister and President of ruling Rikken Seiyukai, Association of Friends of Constitutional Government, makes a support speech as the general...
Disciples tap tatami mats at the soot clearing at Higashi Hongwanji Temple on December 20 in Kyoto, Japan.
They drive out the dust that rises with big fans at the soot clearing at Higashi Hongwanji Temple on December 20 in Kyoto, Japan.
Disciples tap tatami mats in unison on cue at the soot clearing at Higashi Hongwanji Temple on December 20 in Kyoto, Japan.
Junior high school students tap tatami mats in unison on cue at the soot clearing at Higashi Hongwanji Temple on December 20 in Kyoto, Japan.
Junior high school students tap tatami mats in unison on cue at the soot clearing at Higashi Hongwanji Temple on December 20 in Kyoto, Japan.
