I've never been to the Taj Mahal, but I felt as if I had been there.
This is Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple (whose website is only in Japanese) in Tsukiji, Tokyo. It was first built in 1617 but rebuilt in 1934 after being burned down in a fire in 1923. It was based on a design by Chuta Ito, a Japanese architect who studied Indian architecture. So, it is no wonder that I was reminded of the Taj Mahal when looking at this Japanese temple.
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple is one of more than 10,000 temples across Japan belonging to the Jodo Shinshu school—the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan, with Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto serving as the head temple.
Kyoto has several Hongwanji temples, including the two most famous ones: Nishi Hongwanji Temple (the head temple) and Higashi Hongwanji Temple. They have an interesting background, as outlined in the table below the pictures of Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple. The term "nishi" means west, while "higashi" means east.
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| 2020/1/17 Japanese Taj Mahal? タージマハル？ |
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Name of temple |
Location |
Founded
in |
Founded
by |
Key
supporter |
|
Nishi
(western) Hongwanji temple |
Shichijo
Horikawa, Kyoto |
1591 |
Kennyo |
Hideyoshi
Toyotomi; the second unifier of Japan |
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Higashi
(eastern) Hongwanji temple |
East of
the Western Hongwanji |
1602 |
Kyonyo,
Kennyo's eldest son |
Ieyasu
Tokugawa; the third and last unifier of Japan |
In short, the eastern temple is the product of a conflict between a father and son, intertwined with the samurai rivalry between Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1537–1598) and Ieyasu Tokugawa (1543–1616). Hideyoshi was the second of the three key samurai warriors who contributed to the unification of Japan, while Ieyasu was the last, founding the Edo period which spanned over 260 years from 1603 to 1868.
* Nobunaga Oda (1545–1582), Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and Ieyasu Tokugawa.
After years of fighting against Nobunaga—who was Hideyoshi’s master—the father, Kennyo, accepted a peace agreement and established the western temple with Hideyoshi's support. However, his eldest son, Kyonyo, insisted on continuing the fight. This internal battle within the Buddhist family resulted in the son breaking away from his father's faction to establish a separate temple, the eastern Hongwanji temple, with support from Ieyasu.
From the 1960s to the 1980s, however, the eastern temple sect further split into four sub-sects due to religious and financial disputes. Three of the resulting four head temples are now located in Kyoto, while the fourth is in Asakusa, Tokyo. Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple, on the other hand, is completely unrelated to these four, as it belongs to the western (Nishi) Hongwanji temple group.
Of these Hongwanji temples, I have only visited Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple in Tokyo and Nishi (western) Hongwanji Temple—the father’s temple—in Kyoto. Though the "Taj Mahal" of Tokyo looks completely different from the traditional wooden head temple in Kyoto, both are definitely worth a visit.
Nishi (western) Hongwanji Temple is a five-minute walk, and Higashi (eastern) Hongwanji Temple is a seven-minute walk from Kyoto Station.
Meanwhile, Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple is located in Tokyo and is easily accessible on foot from the following four stations:
- Tsukiji Station (Hibiya Line) – 0-minute walk
- Higashi-ginza Station (Hibiya Line) – 5-minute walk
- Shintomicho Station (Yurakucho Line) – 5-minute walk
- Tsukiji-shijo Station (Toei Oedo Line) – 5-minute walk
Needless to say, in Tsukiji, you can visit the historic Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple and also enjoy Japanese delicacies like sushi, ramen, and wagyu beef!
築地本願寺は京都の西本願寺直轄の寺だとのこと。そこでいつも気になっていることを調べてみました。西本願寺と東本願寺ってどう違うの？すると以下のことが分かりました。
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名称 |
創建年度 |
創健者 |
庇護者 |
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西本願寺 |
1591 |
顕如 |
豊臣秀吉 |
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東本願寺 |
1602 |
教如（顕如の長男） |
徳川家康 |
京都の西本願寺と築地本願寺にしか行ったことはありません。見た目は全然違いますが、両方とも見る価値のある寺だと思います。
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