Ikegami Honmonji Temple 池上本門寺
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Way to Ikegami Honmonji Temple. Belonging to the Nichiren Sect, this is one of Tokyo's major temples.
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Somon Gate, the first gate you pass through to enter the temple and one of the few structures which were not destroyed during World War II. 総門
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Stone steps to the temple amid cherry blossoms. 此経難持坂
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Map of temple grounds. There are both traditional and modern buildings.
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Niomon Gate 仁王門（三門）
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Soshido Main Hall, Ikegami Honmonji. The original Main Hall was burned during an bombing raid in April 1945. 大堂（祖師堂）
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The hall was reconstructed in 1964 financed by donations from all over Japan. It is a ferro-concrete structure. 大堂（祖師堂）
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Incense burner
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大堂（祖師堂）
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Inside Soshido Hall, view of left side. 大堂（祖師堂）
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Inside Soshido Hall, view of right side. 大堂（祖師堂）
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Soshido Hall altar 大堂（祖師堂）
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Hanamatsuri, Buddha's birthday on April 8. A small statue of the baby Buddha is in a miniature temple called Hanami-do (花御堂). This is Ikegami Honmonji temple in Tokyo.
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Hanamatsuri, Buddha's birthday. When the Buddha was born, he walked seven steps and said, "I am my own Lord through Heaven and Earth," and pointed one hand to Heaven and the other to Earth.
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See the baby buddha's hands pointing to Heaven. Sweet tea is poured over a statue of a baby buddha. According to legend, sweet rain (or perfumed water) fell when the Buddha was born.
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People line up to pour sweet tea over the baby buddha. 大堂
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Side view of Soshido Hall. 大堂
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Roof of Soshido Main Hall 大堂
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Doors of Soshido Main Hall 大堂
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Back of Soshido Main Hall
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Five-story Pagoda and cherry blossoms. 五重塔
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Five-story Pagoda was another structure which escaped war damage. 五重塔
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Five-story Pagoda built in 1607, Tokyo's oldest pagoda. 五重塔
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五重塔
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Sign pointing the way to wrestler Rikidozan's grave.
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Rikidozan's grave, the temple's most famous grave.
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Rikidozan's grave
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Rikidozan's gravestone
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Statue of Rikidozan who was famous for his "karate chop" during the 1950s and early '60s. This famous postwar "Japanese hero" was actually Korean.
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Statue of Rikidozan (1924-1963) at his grave at Ikegami Honmonji temple, Tokyo. He was a sumo wrestler until 1950 before becoming a pro wrestler.
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Behind the pagoda are many graves.
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Tea ceremony
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Nitchodo Hall 日朝堂
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Bell tower 鐘楼堂
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Treasure House 霊宝殿
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Kyozo houses Buddhist scriptures. 経蔵
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Altar in Kyozo 経蔵
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Gate to Honden
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Honden and temple office on right. 本殿、客殿寺務所
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Honden Hall 本殿
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Spring festival site with food and entertainment.
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Hoto tower 宝塔
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Hoto tower built on the site where Nichiren was cremated. 宝塔
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Hoto means "Treasure Tower." A beautiful building. Ikegami Honmonji, Tokyo 宝塔
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Built in 1828 and made of wood. It is the only tower of its kind in Japan placed outdoors. 宝塔
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宝塔
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Hoto tower 宝塔
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Graves near Hoto tower
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Statue of Nichiren 日蓮聖人像
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Hanamatsuri Parade on April 8, Buddha's birthday.
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Hanamatsuri Parade on April 8, Buddha's birthday.
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Hanamatsuri Parade on April 8, Buddha's birthday.
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Hanamatsuri Parade on April 8, Buddha's birthday.
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White elephant is usually present during Hanamatsuri. On the day before the Buddha's mother Queen Maya gave birth, she dreamed that a white elephant entered her womb.
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White elephant for Hanamatsuri
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Car for Hanamatsuri
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Hanamatsuri parade
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Marker for the temple.
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Poster for the temple's spring festival which includes Hanamatsuri.
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Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line which starts in Gotanda.
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Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line
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