Zuisen-ji Temple

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

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Taitō-ku, Tokyo
Also known as: “Zuisen-ji”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Atsuta Shrine and Tokyo Skytree.

Atsuta Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

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 Zuisen-ji Temple.

Jōun-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Jōun-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 150 metres north of Zuisen-ji Temple.

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.