While in Tokyo, we briefly stopped at the Tsukiji Hongwanji Buddhist Temple which is located in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo. Tsukiji Hongwanji 築地本願寺 (also called Tsukiji Hongan-ji) is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple.
The current building was designed by Itō Chūta of the University of Tokyo. wikipedia It was completed in 1934 although the history of the temple dates back to 1617 (The temple burned down several times and moved location).
The architecture is unique and unlike most Japanese temples. It more closely resembles temples from South Asia.
The inside was interesting and I was able to take a few photos. We observed the Buddhist doing their rituals and listening to a sermon.
Inside
I grabbed a brochure from the temple on the way out. It has some more information on the Tsukiji Hongwanji and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism:
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