This tower is called Gion-kaku and it is on the grounds of Daiunin Temple. I didn't actually go inside since they aren't always open to the public, but I got a view of it while walking from Kiyomizudera towards Yasaka Shrine in Gion. Through Google searches, I found out that when it is open to the public, you can go up the tower and get a nice view of the Higashiyama district. The walls inside are decorated with paintings. It is a relatively new structure (built around 1928), so it looks a bit different from the older temples that are present in Kyoto. The roof is bronze, and even the color of the wood looks kind of new.
There's not much information about Daiunin Temple in English, but here's the
TripAdvisor site. Here's a google map of the temple:
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