Saikyo-ji

Saikyo-ji is a Buddhist temple in Bunkyo, Tokyo. Saikyo-ji is situated nearby to the metro station Tōdaimae Station, as well as near the Buddhist temple Gangyo-ji.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: building in Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: “Saikyō-ji” and “Saikyō-ji Temple”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tōdaimae Station and Tokyo National Museum.

Tōdaimae Station

Metro station

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Tōdaimae Station is a subway station in the Tokyo Metro network on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line. It is located in Bunkyo, Tokyo. The station is numbered N-12 and is the nearest station to Yayoi campus of the University of Tokyo.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 1½ km east of Saikyo-ji.

Gangyo-ji

Buddhist temple

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Gangyo-ji is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 110 metres north of Saikyo-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yayoi and Nezu.

Yayoi

Quarter

Photo: みそがい, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yayoi is a neighbourhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues.