Sokenji Temple

Sokenji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo. Sokenji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Kakushoji Temple, as well as near Taisho-ji Temple.

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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 Kakushoji Temple.

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.

Kakushoji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Kakushoji Temple is a Buddhist 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 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.

Ikenohata

Quarter

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Ikenohata is a quarter.

Yayoi

Quarter

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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.