Jōkanji Temple
Jōkan-ji is a Buddhist temple in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. Its cemetery houses the remains of about 25,000 prostitutes and fire victims of the Yoshiwara quarter of the Edo period. A memorial to the dead was consecrated in the Meiji era.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Jōkan-ji” and “Jōkan-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Minowa Station and Minowabashi Station.
Minowa Station
Railway stop
Minowa Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is close to Minowabashi Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram. Minowa Station is situated 190 metres southwest of Jōkanji Temple.
Minowabashi Station
Tram stop
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minowabashi Station is a station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram. This is the terminus of the line. It is close to Minowa Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. Minowabashi Station is situated 190 metres northwest of Jōkanji Temple.
Bairin-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Bairin-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 210 metres south of Jōkanji Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Senzoku and Higashi-Nippori.
Jōkanji Temple
- Categories: nagekomi-dera, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.73075° or 35° 43′ 51″ northLongitude
139.79279° or 139° 47′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XPQJV+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 235397233OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q10895707
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Jōkanji Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “净闲寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جوكان جى”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Jōkan-ji”
- Japanese: “Jōkanji”
- Japanese: “三ノ輪の浄閑寺”
- Japanese: “投げ込み寺”
- Japanese: “投込寺”
- Japanese: “浄閑寺”
- Korean: “조칸지”
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