Tōkō-in Temple
Tōkō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo. Tōkō-in Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 日枝神社, as well as near the post office 西浅草郵便局.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple in Nishi-Asakusa, Taitō^ku
- Also known as: “Tōkō-in”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kappabashi Kitchenware Town and Asakusa.
Kappabashi Kitchenware Town
Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi or Kitchen Town, is a street in Tokyo between Ueno and Asakusa which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. Kappabashi Kitchenware Town is situated 140 metres southwest of Tōkō-in Temple.
Asakusa
Railway station
Photo: PekePON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Asakusa Station is an underground railway station on the Tsukuba Express line in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. Asakusa is situated 280 metres southeast of Tōkō-in Temple.
Tokyo National Museum
Museum
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 1¼ km west of Tōkō-in Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaminarimon and Asakusa.
Asakusa
Asakusa is a part of Tokyo's downtown Taito district, best known for its many temples, particularly Sensō-ji, Tokyo's largest Buddhist temple.
Sumida
Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumida is a ward to the east of central Tokyo. It has a famous cherry blossom viewing area along the Sumida River near Asakusa Station in spring, and the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in summer.
Tōkō-in Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Taito, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.71509° or 35° 42′ 54″ northLongitude
139.78991° or 139° 47′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XPQ8Q+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 5675197541OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q106645320
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Japanese—“Tōkō-in Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Tōkō-in”
- Japanese: “東光院”
- Japanese: “浅草薬師”
- Japanese: “薬王山”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 日枝神社 and 西浅草郵便局.
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