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Yushima Tenmangū

Yushima Tenman-gū is a Shinto shrine located in the ward of , . Established in 458, it is now devoted to Tenjin, the kami of Learning.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—7:30 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Yushima Tenjin” and “Yushima Tenman-gū”
  • Address: 1, 3丁目, 文京区

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyu-Iwasaki-Tei Garden and Tokyo National Museum.

Garden
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Kyū-Iwasaki-tei Garden is located in Taitō, Tokyo. It is the former estate of the Iwasaki clan who were the founders of . The premises have three buildings: a Western-style house designed by British architect Josiah Conder, a Japanese house and a billiard house, and cover an area of about 17,000 square metres. is situated 200 metres north of Yushima Tenmangū.

Museum
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The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the ward of , Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. is situated 1½ km northeast of Yushima Tenmangū.

Museum
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The is the premier public art gallery in specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in , central . It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016. is situated 1 km northeast of Yushima Tenmangū.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yushima and Hongō.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a district of located in , due north of the and west of .

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If you want to get a feel for old , in the district is a good place to start. Entirely lacking in high-rise condos or whiz-bang shopping malls, by Tokyo standards it's distinctly downmarket, in contrast to places like , but that means that eating, shopping and drinking are all affordably priced.

Yushima Tenmangū

Latitude
35.70768° or 35° 42′ 28″ north
Longitude
139.76786° or 139° 46′ 4″ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XPQ59+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 516751953
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
8504839
Wiki­data ID
Q335606
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Yushima Tenmangū” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد يوشيما تينمان”
  • Chinese: “汤岛天满宫”
  • Chinese: “湯島天滿宮”
  • Chinese: “湯島天神”
  • Dutch: “Yushima Tenman-gū”
  • French: “Yushima Tenman-gū”
  • German: “Yushima Tenjin”
  • German: “Yushima Tenman-gū”
  • German: “Yushima Tenmangu”
  • German: “Yushima Tenmangū”
  • German: “Yushima-jinja”
  • German: “Yushima-Schrein”
  • Japanese: “ゆしまてんまんぐう”
  • Japanese: “湯島天満宮”
  • Japanese: “湯島天神”
  • Japanese: “湯島神社”
  • Korean: “유시마 텐만구”
  • Persian: “معبد یوشیما-تنمان”
  • Persian: “معبد یوشیما-تنمانگو”
  • Polish: “Yushima Tenjin”
  • Turkish: “Yushima Tenman-gū”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yushima Tenmangū”. Photo: Aramaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.