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  • Temples and Towers

    Temples and Towers

    Our hotel, next to Shontimicho station was in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo. It’s just a short walk from Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple. It’s a prominent Buddhist temple belonging to the Jodo Shinshu sect. Its full name is “Nishi Hongan-ji,” with “Nishi” meaning “west” to differentiate it from the “Higashi Hongan-ji”…