Tsukiji Honganji Tsukuda Building: Temple and Seniors’ Residence Under One Roof

The Tsukiji Honganji Tsukuda Building is adjacent to Tsukishima Station on Tokyo Metro’s Yūrakuchō Line and the Toei Ōedo Line.

The sub-temple prayer hall on the building’s second floor. The altar is flanked by likenesses of Shinran, founder of the Jōdo Shinshū school of Buddhism, on the right and Rennyo, often referred to by Jōdo Shinshū Buddhists as the restorer of the sect, on the left.

Clockwise from top: Rooms at Tsukishima Dormy Seniors’ Residence are fitted with AI sensors that can detect if a person has had a fall, and beds are equipped with mats that measure sleep quality; a mechanical bath to aid those with physical disabilities; the facility’s dining room is bright and spacious.

The 18-item Buddha Bowl delights the taste buds with delectable ingredients from shops around Tsukiji.

The Tsukishima branch of Tsumugi Café. The stairs on the right lead up to the Tsukudajima sub-temple.

The “Temple at Tsukiji,” from a collection of prints depicting scenes of Edo, created by Utagawa Hiroshige and printed between 1850 and 1867. At the time, the temple faced southwest, and the road in front was near the present-day Tsukiji Outer Market’s Namiyoke-dōri. This print shows how close the temple was to the waters of Edo Bay. (Courtesy of the National Diet Library)

The inhabitants of Tsukudajima played an important role in establishing the historic Tsukiji Honganji.