koya-san II: kongobu-ji

10Jun06

Kongobu-ji is the headquarters for Shingon Buddhism, and it doubles as the residence of Koya-san’s abbot. It was originally built in 1593 in honor of the memory of Toyotomi Hideyoshi‘s mother. Inside the main hall there are beautiful Kano-school paintings of cranes, as well as the famous Willow Room (Yanagi-no-ma) which features paintings of trailing […]

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