2009.12.31 Kyoto New Year

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Channel: LatinoSan · 2010 · Travel & Events

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The temple complex was built / started around the 1230's.  
This video is of the bell that was rung 108 times, which is said to be the heaviest in Japan.  It take a group of about 15 monks to ring the bell during the New Year to ward off the 108 temptations of man.

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