Higashi Honganji Temple
Location: Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
This live HD streaming takes you to Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan , situated on the island of Honshu. The webcam displays Higashi Hongan-ji (東本願寺), one of the two head temples of Shin Buddhist in the world; the other one is Nishi Higashi. Honganji Hongan-ji, originally built in 1658, is also known as the Eastern Temple of the Original Vow, and popularly called Ohigashi-san in Kyoto. The Founder's Hall, at the centre of the temple, is one of the world's largest wooden structures presenting a wooden image of Shinran, the founder of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism. Within Higashi Honganji there is a mausoleum from the 12th century containing the ashes of Shinran. Around the Buddhist temple there is a beautiful garden filled with flowers throughout the year. To find the location of Higashi Hongan-ji in Kyoto - please scroll down the page to use our map.
