Tensojinja

Tensojinja is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Tensojinja is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Ryugenji Shrine, as well as near the quarter Bunka.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: “Kameido Tenso Jinja”, “Koto Tenso Shrine”, “Koto Tenso-jinja”, and “Tenso-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Ryugenji Shrine.

Tokyo Skytree

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Tokyo Skytree, also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 m in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa. Tokyo Skytree is situated 1 km northwest of Tensojinja.

Ryugenji Shrine

Buddhist temple

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Ryugenji Shrine is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Tensojinja.

Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Kameido Tenjin Shrine is a Japanese Tenman-gu shrine located in Kameido, Koto Ward, Tokyo. The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, a 9th-century Japanese scholar. Kameido Tenjin Shrine is situated 430 metres south of Tensojinja.