Tōshō-ji Temple
Tōshō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi. Tōshō-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Aoba Shrine, as well as near the Buddhist temple 光明寺.Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple in Aoba-ku, Sendai
- Also known as: “Tōshō-ji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aoba Shrine and Kita-Sendai Station.
Aoba Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Breakover, Public domain.
Aoba Shrine is the memorial shrine of Date Masamune, located in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, near the site of the former Aoba Castle. The shrine was built in 1873 by petition of former retainers of the Date clan of former Sendai Domain to enshrine the deified spirit of Date Masamune under the name of Takefuruhiko-no-mikoto.
Kita-Sendai Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kita-Sendai Station is a junction railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company and the Sendai Subway. Kita-Sendai Station is situated 510 metres east of Tōshō-ji Temple.
Shifuku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Woody mu sampei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shifuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 320 metres west of Tōshō-ji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kashiwagi and Miyagino.
Miyagino
Suburb
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Miyagino-ku is the northeastern ward of the city Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2017, the ward had a population of 196,086 and a population density of 3370 persons per km2 in 91322 households. Miyagino is situated 4½ km southeast of Tōshō-ji Temple.
Izumi-ku
Suburb
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Izumi-ku is the northernmost ward of the city of Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2017, the ward had a population of 215,048 and a population density of 1470 persons per km2 in 90,336 households. Izumi-ku is situated 5 km north of Tōshō-ji Temple.
Tōshō-ji Temple
Latitude
38.28253° or 38° 16′ 57″ northLongitude
140.86395° or 140° 51′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8RC27VM7+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 227110035OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q11527226
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Tōshō-ji Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “東昌寺”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Tōshō-ji”
- Japanese: “東昌寺”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 光明寺 and Toricho Park.
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