It was New Year’s day 2017. We had planned to meet our friends for lunch at Odaiba. We started early to visit a temple at Tsukiji. I came across this temple on the internet and I’ve wanted to visit it for a long time. New Year’s Day was perfect!
Tsukiji Hongwanji temple is a Buddhist temple very close to the famous Tsukiji market. It’s exterior is made of stone unlike other Buddhist temples in Japan. The stone exterior is based on ancient Indian architecture.
People lining up in front of Tsukiji Hongwanji temple on New Year’s day
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple
The interior is just like any other Buddhist temple in Japan. I’ve seen the crowd in shrines and temples on New Year’s Day. But this temple was not very crowded. We waited for just about 5 minutes to get inside.
Interior of Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple
諦 (tai) means to see it attentively, or to see it as it is. It is a translation of the Sanskrit word, Satya for truth. How rich we can be at mind and heart by seeing ourselves, others, objects and events: everything as it is! I’d like to take this point of view to my heart at this very beginning of the new year. – Yugen Yasunaga the Director-general, Tsukiji-hongwanji
Card of January [ Calligraphy for the New Year ] – 諦
Finally, my favorite click!
Life...!!! It goes on... 
Sun placement in the last photo !..!