Kappa-dera

Kappa-dera, officially known as Sōgen Temple, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in the area of . It is named after the kappa, a Japanese folklore figure, and Kappa, a vendor in the retail corridor.
sogenji.jp
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Jeanjung212, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Tokyo
  • Also known as
    “Kappa-dera Temple”
    “Sōgenji”
    “曹洞宗 曹源寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kappabashi Kitchenware Town and Tokyo National Museum.

Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi… is situated 250 metres southeast of Kappa-dera.

Museum
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the ward of , Japan. is situated 1 km northwest of Kappa-dera.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Higa4, CC0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi Asakusa and Senzoku.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a quarter.

Quarter
Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter.

Quarter
Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter.

Kappa-dera

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
35.7154° or 35° 42′ 55″ north
Longitude
139.78643° or 139° 47′ 11″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPQ8P+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1138633157
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
11776740
Wiki­data ID
Q22119178

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Kappa-dera” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Soqen məbədi (Tokio)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Soqen məbədi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كابا ديرا”
  • German: “Sōgen-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kappa-dera”
  • Japanese: “かっぱ寺”
  • Japanese: “曹源寺” (historical)
  • Turkish: “Sōgen-ji”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Matsugaya and Matsugaya 3-chome.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 理容イナガキ and Makino.

Tokyo: Highlights

Notable places include Minato and Shinjuku.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.