Myogokuin Temple

Myogokuin Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo. Myogokuin Temple is situated nearby to the railway stop Nezu Station, as well as near the college 朋来学院.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Ikenohata, Taitō-ku
Also known as: “Myōgoku-in” and “Myōgoku-in Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Zoo.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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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 1 km east of Myogokuin Temple.

Ueno Zoo

Zoo

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The Ueno Zoo is a 14.3-hectare zoo, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is Japan's oldest zoo, opened on March 20, 1882. Ueno Zoo is situated 530 metres east of Myogokuin Temple.

Nezu Station

Railway stop

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Nezu Station is a metro station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line located in Bunkyo, Tokyo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yayoi and Nezu.

Yayoi

Quarter

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Yayoi is a neighbourhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues.