Japan Trip: Toji Temple Shingon sect Kobo Daishi symbolic 5 story pagoda, Kyoto 064

Japan Trip: Toji Temple Shingon sect Kobo Daishi symbolic 5 story pagoda, Kyoto 064

Toji Temple, literally "East Temple", was established at the beginning of the Heian Period just after the capital was moved to Kyoto in the late 700s. It once had a partner, Sai-ji (West Temple) which is no longer exist, and, together, they stood alongside the gate to the Heian capital and served as the capital's guardian temples. Toji Temple was designated as one of UNESCO world heritage sites along with several other treasures in Kyoto.

About thirty years after the temple's establishment, Kobo Daishi, the founder of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism, was put in charge of Toji. The temple became one of the most important Shingon temples besides the sect's headquarters on Mount Koya. Kobo Daishi also built many additional large wooden buildings currently standing on the grounds.

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