Kappa-dera
Kappa-dera, officially known as Sōgen Temple, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in the Kappabashi area of Tokyo. It is named after the kappa, a Japanese folklore figure, and Kappa, a vendor in the retail corridor.
- Buddhist temple
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: Buddhist temple in Tokyo
- Also known as“Kappa-dera Temple”“Sōgenji”“曹洞宗 曹源寺”
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Kappa-dera
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Latitude
35.7154° or 35° 42′ 55″ north
Longitude
139.78643° or 139° 47′ 11″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPQ8P+5H
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Kappa-dera” goes by many names.
Soqen məbədiAzerbaijani
Soqen məbədi (Tokio)Azerbaijani
كابا ديراEgyptian Arabic
Wihara Kappa-deraIndonesian
かっぱ寺Japanese
曹源寺 (historical)Japanese
Sōgen-jiTurkish
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