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Honji

TIME : 2016/2/17 14:16:41

Further into Tōshō-gū's precincts, to the left of the drum tower, is this hall known for the painting on its ceiling of the Nakiryū (Crying Dragon). Monks demonstrate the hall's acoustical properties by clapping two sticks together. The dragon 'roars' (a bit of a stretch) when the sticks are clapped beneath its mouth, but not elsewhere.