Shōfuku-ji Temple

Shōfuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo. Shōfuku-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 廣樂寺, as well as near the community center 今戸児童館.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Darul Arqam Masjid.

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 1¼ km south of Shōfuku-ji 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 390 metres west of Shōfuku-ji Temple.

Shōun-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Shōun-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 130 metres north of Shōfuku-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.