Tokyo Crystal Building

Tokyo Crystal Building is a building in Bunkyo, Tokyo. Tokyo Crystal Building is situated nearby to Red Gate, as well as near the historic site Akamon Archive.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Gate and University of Tokyo General Library.

Red Gate

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Akamon is a historical gate located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city. It was constructed in 1827 in the late Edo period in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo.

University of Tokyo General Library

Library

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University of Tokyo General Library is situated 170 metres northeast of Tokyo Crystal Building.

Hoshinji

Buddhist temple

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Hoshinji is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hongō and Yayoi.

Hongō

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Hongō is a district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno.

Yayoi

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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.