Henjō-in Temple

Henjō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo. Henjō-in Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Reikō-ji Temple, as well as near Little Museum of Glass Books.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Also known as: “Henjō-in”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Asakusa Station.

Tokyo Skytree

Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0.

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 1 km east of Henjō-in Temple.

Asakusa Station

Railway station

Asakusa Station

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Asakusa Station is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. Respectively, it serves the Tobu Skytree Line, the Ginza Line, and the Asakusa Line. Asakusa Station is situated 490 metres north of Henjō-in Temple.

Reikō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

Reikō-ji Temple

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Reikō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaminarimon and Hanakawado.

Kaminarimon

Quarter

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kaminarimon is a quarter.

Hanakawado

Quarter

Photo: Nyao148, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hanakawado is a quarter.

Asakusa

Photo: oimax, CC BY 2.0.

Asakusa is a part of Tokyo's downtown Taito district, best known for its many temples, particularly Sensō-ji, Tokyo's largest Buddhist temple.

Henjō-in Temple

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.70791° or 35° 42′ 29″ north

Longitude

139.80041° or 139° 48′ 2″ east

Open location code

8Q7XPR52+55

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7677538363

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Japanese—“Henjō-in Temple” goes by many names.

Indonesian: “Wihara Henjō-in”
Japanese: “遍照院”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Museum of Glass Books and Asahi Beer Hall.

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