Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple
About
Tsukiji Hongan-ji, sometimes archaically romanized Hongwan-ji, is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple located in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan. Tsukiji Hongan-ji's predecessor was the temple of Edo-Asakusa Gobo (江戸浅草御坊), built in Asakusa in 1617 at the behest of the 12th monshu, Junnyo Shōnin. The temple burned during a city-wide fire in 1657, and the shogunate refused to allow it to be rebuilt in Asakusa due to a prior project there.
LessRatings & Reviews
This temple was very close to our hotel so we visited it a couple of times. There is a lot of stained glass inside as well as a pipe organ. The exterior really doesnt look like your normal temple.
We had a great time at this temple and we were lucky to be part of it! Went to the Tsukiji Fish Market afterwards and ate a ton of delicious foods!
Worth a stop if you’re in the area as it is such a unique temple architecture. We were not there at night, but you can see so many interesting details in daylight.