Atsuta Shrine

Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Taito, Tokyo. Atsuta Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Zuisen-ji Temple, as well as near the mosque Darul Arqam Masjid.

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Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: “Atsuta-jinja”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zuisen-ji Temple and Tokyo Skytree.

Zuisen-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Zuisen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.

Tokyo Skytree, also written as 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 m 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 southeast of Atsuta Shrine.

Shōhō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Shōhō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 160 metres southwest of Atsuta Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Imado and Higashi-Asakusa.

Imado

Quarter

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Imado is a former township located today in Asakusa, eastern Tokyo. A maneki-neko legend of an old woman takes places in Imado. Imado dolls come from there. Imado ware also originates from there.