Higashi Honganji Temple

東本願寺大師堂を境内南東側から北西に望む｡大師堂前には見事な枝振りの松の木が植えられている｡木の下には複数の男性が立っている｡大師堂は大谷光勝法主の発願により15年の歳月を要して明治28年(1895)に竣工した｡重層で入母屋造､本瓦葺､正面76m､側面56m､高さ38m､建築面積3800mの世界最大の木造建築である｡The Taishi-do of Higashihonganji Temple is viewed from the southeast. Men stand under magnificent looking pines in front of the building. The Taishi-do took 15 years to build. It was completed in 1895 according to the wishes of the head priest, Otani Kosho. Built in single-story "irimoya" style with a tiled roof, it is 76m wide, 56m deep, 38m high, and covers 3,800 square metres. It is the largest wooden structure in the world