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10/19/2010
03/03/2021

Tsukiji Honganji Temple

If you visit Tsukiji, you will see many tourists. More than half of them came for Tsukiji Fish Market, and the others came to visit?Tsukiji Honganji Temple (膀???井????絲?). Tsukiji Honganji Temple is a temple of Jodo-shinshu (羌???????絎?, Shin Buddhism).? It is a branch of Nishi Honganji (茱炊????絲?) in Kyoto. Tsukiji Honganji Temple was first built near Asakusa in 1617.? After it was burnt down in 1657, it was moved to Tsukiji in 1679.? The word Tsukiji literally means “built-up land”, pointing to the fact that this district was obviously reclaimed land.? When the Hondo (?????, Main Worhip Hall)?was built on this land, the temple came to be called Tsukiji Gobo (膀???医勝???). The present architecture of the temple was completed in 1934.? As with most other buildings in Tokyo, the previous grand wooden temple building was lost in the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. The present ferro-concrete temple building was completed in 1934.The style of the cathedral ceiling is of ancient India, where Buddhism was born. — Higherground Co.,Ltd. 2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL:03-6459-2230 HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/ TOP PAGE:?https://livingtokyo.net/

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10/06/2010
03/01/2021

Apartment near Ginza, Tokyo

Nichirei Higashi Ginza Residence #2207??????Finished/腟?篋???? Agent commission 50% OFF! No Key Money! Bed Rooms: 3 Floor Area: 96.4 sqm / 1037.67 sqft Address:? 21-19-6, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Access:?8 minutes walk?to?Tsukiji Station /?Hibiya Line 11 minutes walk to Tsukiji-shijo Station / Oedo Line Completion: Jan. 1991 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY270,000/month Common Service?Fee: JPY40,000/month Key Money: JPY0 Deposit:?2 months Parking: Available Pets: Not Allowed Nichirei Higashi Ginza Residence is an apartment in Tsukiji (膀????), near the Tsukiji Fish Market (膀???医?????) and Tsukiji Honganji Temple (膀???井????絲?).? There are many sushi bars and other seafood restaurants in the neighborhood 🙂 Entrance and lobby. Room entrance. 3 bedrooms with same layout (one is opposite left-right). Rest room. Powder room. There are storages on both sides of the mirror. A drying tumbler above the space for washing machine. Bath room. Taps and shower is rather old-looking, with some signs of water stain… Living dining room. View of Tsukiji Fish?Market and Tsukiji Honganji Temple. From this window, you will get a great view of fireworks at the Sumida river in summer! *windows do not open. Kitchen. A dish washer, and 3 induction cookers. Balcony for emergency use. ???散???鐚???????????ゆ?演??綺с???吾????潟?? 莖????鐚?270,000 ??件?霚若??鐚?2/0 篁俄???????井??50% Off Thank you for checking […]

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09/02/2010
03/01/2021

Where Sushi comes from: Tsukiji fish market

Maybe you have heard of this gigantic (23 hectare!) fish market in central Tokyo.? Tsukiji fish market (膀???医?????)?is gaining fame from foreigners these days. Tsukiji fish market is located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.? About 900,000 tons of products,?worth 55o billion Yen, are dealed per annum.? Not only marine products, but also fruits, vegetable, chicken, etc. are dealed. Seven?wholesale dealers?and about 1,000 middle traders work on ‘Seri (腴吟??)’ here.? ‘Seri’ means bidding.?This unique?Japanese style?of bidding, and the huge tunas lying on the floor,?is amusing many foreigners. However, we must not forget that Tsukiji fish market is a work place for many professionals, though it is an interesting tourist attraction.? Just walking around and taking pictures might block their communication, or damage the fish. The fun of Tsukiji fish market is not just watching the huge tuna fish and the?auctions.? There are many places where you can eat the fish which were bidded in the early morning. In the numerous?Sushi restaurants , you can eat fish which were brought to dry land only?a few hours ago!? But remember, all restaurants are always?crowded, especially?in the early morning and around noon, so this dining won’t be very elegant.? Well, being jolsted in the crowd is […]