Chōshō-ji Temple

Chōshō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo. Chōshō-ji Temple is situated nearby to Nihonzutsumi Fire Station Imado Branch, as well as near the Buddhist temple Shōun-ji Temple.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Shōun-ji Temple.

Tokyo Skytree

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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 Chōshō-ji Temple.

Shōun-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Shōun-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.

Darul Arqam Masjid

Mosque

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The Asakusa Mosque, officially the Daar Al-Arqam Mosque, and commonly known as Masjid Asakusa, is a mosque located in Asakusa, downtown Tokyo, Japan. The mosque was completed in 1998 and is managed by the Japan Mosque Foundation, a department of the Islamic Circle of Japan. Darul Arqam Masjid is situated 340 metres west of Chōshō-ji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Imado and Hashiba.

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.