This is one of many hair ropes used during the reconstruction of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple in 1895 in Kyoto. As there was no rope strong enough to hoist the temple's massive wooden

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Temples 寺院 - My favorite sight at Higashi Hongwanji in Kyoto is these giant ropes made of donated human hair. The ropes were used to reconstruct the temple during dire times.

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