築地本願寺： TSUKIJI HONGANJI

(English follows Japanese)

Shorinはここ数年は日本に幽閉されております。　 海外も大好きなのですが、機会に恵まれず。。。(涙)　

そんなShorinにつかの間の異国情緒を味あわせてくれる美しい建物がご近所にあり、海外旅行のかわりに、時々散歩に出かけるのを楽しみにしています。　

かの有名な　「築地本願寺」　浄土真宗本願寺派の別院で、1934、伊藤忠太の設計によるものです。　伊藤忠太は、京都東山の祇園閣を設計したことでも有名な建築士であります。

いつ見てもとても癒されますが、夏の日の夕方はため息がでるような美しさです。

Though I love oversea trip for sightseeing, sadly I have not had a chance for a few years and have been being confined in Japan. 　

There is a beautiful temple which has some exotic atmosphere and I enjoy walking around it instead of going abroad. :)
　
The Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple is a branch temple of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha denomination, of which the Mother Temple, or Honzan, located in Kyoto. Built in 1934, designed by ITO CHUUYA. Ito CHUUYA is also famous as designer of the GION-KAKU, in KYOTO HIGASHIYAMA.

It is always so soothing to see this and is breathtakingly beautiful on early evening of a summer day.