Tô-ji, the “East Temple”, a complex belonging to the Buddhist Shingon school of Kôbô Daishi, served as a protective temple for the capital Kyôto, then Heian-kyô, at the beginning of the Heian period (794-1192). The temple complex was largely destroyed in the 15th century. In 1603, TOYOTOMI Hideyori, son of TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi, had the main hall built, and a few decades later TOKUGAWA Iemitsu, grandson of TOKUGAWA Ieyasu, built the country’s tallest pagoda at 56 metres. In 1994, UNESCO designated the complex a World Heritage Site.
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