Kanchi-in Temple

Kanchi-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo. Kanchi-in Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Yohsen-ji, as well as near Eikyū-ji Temple.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Yanaka, Taitō-ku
Also known as: “Kanchi-in”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and Yohsen-ji.

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 1 km southeast of Kanchi-in Temple.

Yohsen-ji

Buddhist temple

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Yohsen-ji is a Buddhist temple.

Kohzen-ji

Buddhist temple

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Kohzen-ji is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yanaka and Nezu.

Yanaka

Quarter

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Yanaka is a sector of Taito, Tokyo, Japan and, along with nearby Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in Bunkyo ward, together called Yanesen, is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt.