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Tsukiji Honganji-2015 Night Party-

[Nojinya] January 2, 2016 14:00

On the night of December 31st, I went to the nearby Tsukiji Honganji night removal party.Honganji1.jpg

At 22:45, when we arrived in front of the main gate, a bonfire was already lit on the premises, and the ancient Indian style architecture, the main hall (completed in 1934), a national important cultural property, is lit up as bright as daytime. Honganji2.jpg"amazake and Cocoa are"

How about it! "Would you like to serve hot drinks for free. While warming up in amazake for a while, you will see the lights of candle art and peace depicting the Tsukiji Honganji logo and the letters 2016 PEACE.Honganji3.jpg

The calm music of the pipe organ that had been flowing until then is over, and Buddhist memorial service by manners begins at 23:00 "Sambutsuge". After the performance of Gagaku and the statement lasted for about 30 minutes, Yugen Yasunaga, chief of the affairs department of Tsukiji Honganji, spoke. Mr. Yasunaga has not always been to the Buddhist gate, but after graduating from university, worked for a city bank for 22 years and launched a management consulting company, and was selected as the chief of the sect of Tsukiji Honganji in July 2015. Person who was done. I was able to listen to easy-to-understand stories based on my experience in the real world.Honganji4.jpg

The countdown is over and it is finally 2016. This year's character "Kokorozashi" was shown by Mr. Yasunaga. "I want to make great progress if I notice it by solving small issues one by one while firmly holding" aspirations (= goals) ". Honganji5.jpg[Tsukiji Honganji]

Location 3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, 104-8435, Japan

Phone: 03-3541-1131

Visiting time in main hall: 6:00 to 17:00 (from April to September to 17:30)