Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple

Love this quaint temple! We had bishop Ito marry my husband and I, and we love Rev. Enoki. We go here often and everyone is so nice and welcoming. The only reason it isn’t more crowded is the lack of marketing. I kind of love how uncrowded it can be, but at the same time, wish others new about this fantastic place!

Nice little temple tucked away in the ghetto part of Costa Mesa. Not really sure how to rate a temple so I’ll just rate the «bazaar» that they held.
The people running the sparse booths were super nice and helped out the kid with the carnival like games (kingyo sukui, yo-​yo fishing). Unfortunately, due to the probable lack of marketing, the event was dead. I think there was only one other person walking around with us.
A lot of the stalls were selling goods that would benefit the people in the tsunami struck areas of Japan, which was great. So we were willing to make our donation by buying a soda.
All in all, probably a nice place for Buddhist worshiping, but they need help with their festival planning.