Shōhō-ji Temple
Shōhō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo. Shōhō-ji Temple is situated nearby to the park 台東区立吉野公園, as well as near Asakusa High School.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Taitō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Shoho-ji” and “Shōhō-ji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Imado Shrine.
Tokyo Skytree
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0.
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 1½ km southeast of Shōhō-ji Temple.
Imado Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Imado Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 210 metres southeast of Shōhō-ji Temple.
Atsuta Shrine
Shinto shrine
Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 160 metres northeast of Shōhō-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Imado and Higashi-Asakusa.
Imado
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Imado is a former township located today in Asakusa, eastern Tokyo. A maneki-neko legend of an old woman takes places in Imado. Imado dolls come from there. Imado ware also originates from there.
Asakusa
Asakusa is a part of Tokyo's downtown Taito district, best known for its many temples, particularly Sensō-ji, Tokyo's largest Buddhist temple.
Shōhō-ji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Taito, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.7202° or 35° 43′ 13″ northLongitude
139.80156° or 139° 48′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XPRC2+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 10314076038OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q30929015
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Shōhō-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shōhō-ji”
- Japanese: “正法寺”
- Japanese: “誠向山正法寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 台東区立吉野公園 and Asakusa High School.
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