Renge-ji Temple

Renge-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo. Renge-ji Temple is situated nearby to Sumidagawa High School, as well as near Nakabayashi Hospital.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Sumida, Tokyo
Also known as: “Renge-ji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden and Tokyo Skytree.

Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden

Garden

Photo: Irina Gelbukh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden is an urban garden located in Sumida, Tokyo. The garden was created by a merchant, and is different from daimyō gardens, and therefore it is not a "traditional Japanese garden" in the proper sense of the term.

Tokyo Skytree

Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0.

Tokyo Skytree, a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa. Tokyo Skytree is situated 1½ km south of Renge-ji Temple.

Tobu Museum

Museum

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The Tobu Museum is a railway museum in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in May 1989, and is operated by Tobu Railway. The museum was closed from January 2009 until June 2009 for refurbishment. It reopened on 22 July 2009. Tobu Museum is situated 280 metres northeast of Renge-ji Temple.