15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Sacred Bell (bon-sho) and wooden log (Shu-moku) at Byodo-In Temple

This five-foot, three-ton, brass sacred bell (bon-sho) is part of the Byodo-In Temple, which commemorates the first Japanese immigrants in Hawaii. Visitors ring the bell before entering the temple by pulling and releasing the wooden log (shu-moku).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © Salvatore Lanzilotti