Chōsen-ji Temple

Chōsen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo. Chōsen-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Genryū-ji Temple, as well as near the museum Gallery Shin.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Higashi-Ueno, Taitō-ku
Also known as: “Chōsen-ji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and Myōsei-ji 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 northwest of Chōsen-ji Temple.

Myōsei-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Myōsei-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.

National Museum of Western Art

Museum

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The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in Taitō, central Tokyo. It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016. National Museum of Western Art is situated 1 km west of Chōsen-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi Asakusa and Ueno.

Nishi Asakusa

Quarter

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Nishi Asakusa is a quarter.

Ueno

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If you want to get a feel for old Tokyo, Ueno in the Taito district is a good place to start. Entirely lacking in high-rise condos or whiz-bang shopping malls, by Tokyo standards it's distinctly downmarket, in contrast to places like Ginza, but that means that eating, shopping and drinking are all affordably priced.