Higashi Honganji is one of the two dominant sub-sects of shin buddhism in japan, and contains one of the world's largest wooden buildings -- Amidado Hall, where the image of the buddha is enshrined. Presently, it is under renovation and the entire hall building is encapsulated within a huge white metallic tent for repair and restoration. High steel scaffolding and working platforms are constructed around the temple, without violating the interior space of the temple and at the same time drawing reference to the tectonics of the existing temple; the slots and panels of the roof, perforated facade, and even the steel columns (carefully wrapped with wood planks) seem to recreate and emulate the structure it encloses, taking up the shape of the structure, while hiding the chaotic repairs taking place in the inside. Like the original structure itself, it is more extravagant in the interior. Not only is the mega tent a protective shed-- a box for a box, and a functional supplement to the original structure, it also becomes a symbol of grandeur and scale of the temple. It is an attempt to update the identity of the temple that is under renovation, employing modern building technologies and aesthetics.