Shushoin Temple
Shushoin Temple is a Buddhist temple in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. Shushoin Temple is situated nearby to the park 花見寺前 児童遊園, as well as near Daiichi Nippori Elementary School.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect dedicated to Sanbōson in Arakawa-ku, Japan
- Also known as: “Shusho-in Temple” and “修性院 (花見寺)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nishi-Nippori and Hōkō-ji Temple.
Nishi-Nippori
Railway station
Nishi-Nippori Station is a railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company and the two Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei. Nishi-Nippori is situated 240 metres north of Shushoin 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 1½ km southeast of Shushoin Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishi-Nippori and Yanaka.
Yanaka
Quarter
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yanaka is a sector of Taito, Tokyo, Japan and, along with nearby Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in Bunkyo ward, together called Yanesen, is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt.
Shushoin Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.73008° or 35° 43′ 48″ northLongitude
139.76606° or 139° 45′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XPQJ8+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 162043814OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q97214954
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Turkish—“Shushoin Temple” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Wihara Shusho-in”
- Japanese: “しゅしょういん”
- Japanese: “修性院”
- Turkish: “Shushō-in”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 花見寺前 児童遊園 and Daiichi Nippori Elementary School.
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