Sōji-ji

Sōji-ji is one of two daihonzan of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui Prefecture. Fodor's calls it "one of the largest and busiest Buddhist institutions in Japan".

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Yokohama, Japan
Also known as: “Soji Ji”, “Sōji Ji”, “Sōji-ji Temple”, and “Sojiji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tsurumi Station and Kokudo.

Tsurumi Station

Railway station

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Tsurumi Station is a railway station in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Tsurumi Station is situated 490 metres east of Sōji-ji.

Kokudo

Railway station

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Kokudō Station is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kokudo is situated 770 metres southeast of Sōji-ji.

Keikyū Tsurumi Station

Railway stop

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Keikyū Tsurumi Station is a passenger railway station located in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū. Keikyū Tsurumi Station is situated 650 metres east of Sōji-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nisshincho and Kōhoku-ku.

Nisshincho

Neighborhood

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Nisshincho is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km northeast of Sōji-ji.

Kōhoku-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 332,488, with 156,198 households and a population density of 10,588.79 persons per km2. Kōhoku-ku is situated 3½ km west of Sōji-ji.