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Just north of the tower are the headquarters of two schools of the Jodo-Shinshu (“Pure Land”) sect, the Nishi-Honganji and Higashi-Honganji temples.
There is much more to see in nearby Nishi-Honganji, an outstanding example of Japanese Buddhist monumental architecture, combining a bold, dramatic silhouette with rich ornamentation.
Most of Higashi-Honganji is closed to the public, but the main hall and founder’s hall, rebuilt in 1895 after repeated fires, are notable for the rather gross ropes of human hair fashioned from donations by female worshippers to haul the temple’s pillars into position.
The latter was built by Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa to split and counteract the powerful influence of Nishi-Honganji, which had attracted thousands of followers with its free-wheeling Buddhism: it allowed priests to marry and have children, permitted the eating of meat, and renounced traditional ascetic practices.