Shogyoji Temple

Shogyoji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo. Shogyoji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Saizenji Temple, as well as near Komyoji Temple.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo
Also known as: “Shōgyō-ji” and “Shōgyō-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saizenji Temple and Komyoji Temple.

Saizenji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Saizenji Temple is a Buddhist temple.

Komyoji Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Komyoji Temple is a Buddhist temple.

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 2 km east of Shogyoji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishikata and Yayoi.

Nishikata

Quarter

Photo: 多摩に暇人, CC BY 3.0.

Nishikata 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.