This is the online Japanese dictionary developed by Free Light Software. With our tool, you can find easily an equivalent Japanese word from English, or send queries to Japanese search engines without knowing Japanese translation. Click on a Japanese word to browse in Japanese search engines. Click on a globe icon to find the position of a locality on Japanese map (maybe take a few seconds to display). The dictionary of Japanese general terms is available at Online Japanese dictionary. | French version | |
Tsukiji Honganji Temple築地本願寺 本願寺築地別院alternative words: Tsukijihonganji temple, Tsukiji-honganji temple, Tsukiji honganji, Tsukiji-honganji keywords: temple , tokyo related topics: Nishi Honganji Temple , Tokyo Prefecture related web sites: http://www.hongwanji.or.jp/tsukiji/index.htm explanation: Temple built in 1617 at Tokyo as a "child temple" of Nishi Honganji of Kyoto. Initial building was at Asakusa district but moved to the actual place of Tsukiji (Tsukiji means "reclaimed land") after being burned down by a great fire of 1657. After a destruction by the "Great Earthquake of Kanto" in 1923, it was rebuilt in 1934 with a flavor of Indian style. | |