Darul Arqam Masjid

The Asakusa Mosque, officially the Daar Al-Arqam Mosque, and commonly known as Masjid Asakusa, is a mosque located in Asakusa, downtown Tokyo, Japan. The mosque was completed in 1998 and is managed by the Japan Mosque Foundation, a department of the Islamic Circle of Japan.

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Type: Mosque
Description: mosque in Japan
Also known as: “Asakusa Mosque”, “Masjid Daar Al-Arqam Asakusa”, and “Masjid Dar el Arqam Asakusa”
Address: 12, 東浅草一丁目, 台東区, 111-0025

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yoshiwara Red Light District and Tokyo Skytree.

Yoshiwara Red Light District

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Yoshiwara is a red-light district in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known famous yūkaku created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640 and Shinmachi in Osaka. Yoshiwara Red Light District is situated 590 metres west of Darul Arqam Masjid.

Tokyo Skytree

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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 1½ km southeast of Darul Arqam Masjid.

Atsuta Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashi-Asakusa and Imado.

Higashi-Asakusa

Quarter

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Higashi-Asakusa is a quarter.

Imado

Quarter

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Imado is a former township located today in Asakusa, eastern Tokyo. A maneki-neko legend of an old woman takes places in Imado. Imado dolls come from there. Imado ware also originates from there.