Sokenji Temple
Sokenji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo. Sokenji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Kakushoji Temple, as well as near Taisho-ji Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple in Ikenohata, Taitō-ku
- Also known as: “Sōken-ji” and “Sōken-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ueno Zoo and Tokyo National Museum.
Ueno Zoo
Zoo
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The Ueno Zoo is a 14.3-hectare zoo, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is Japan's oldest zoo, opened on March 20, 1882. Ueno Zoo is situated 420 metres northeast of Sokenji Temple.
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 northeast of Sokenji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ikenohata and Yayoi.
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.
Sokenji Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Taito, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.71339° or 35° 42′ 48″ northLongitude
139.7666° or 139° 45′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XPQ78+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5456685317OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q29526349
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Sokenji Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Sōken-ji”
- Japanese: “宗賢寺”
- Turkish: “Sōken-ji”
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