Jōkanji Temple

Jōkan-ji is a in , Japan. Its houses the remains of about 25,000 prostitutes and fire victims of the quarter of the Edo period. A to the dead was consecrated in the Meiji era.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …is also known as “Jōkan-ji”
  • Description: building in Tokyo, Japan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Minowa Station and Yoshiwara Red Light District.
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is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. is situated 190 metres southwest of Jōkanji Temple.
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Yoshiwara is a red-light district in , Japan. is situated 1 km south of Jōkanji Temple.
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is a station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram. is situated 190 metres northwest of Jōkanji Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Senzoku and Higashi-Nippori.
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is a quarter.
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is a quarter.
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is a quarter.

Jōkanji Temple

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Latitude
35.73075° or 35° 43′ 51″ north
Longitude
139.79279° or 139° 47′ 34″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPQJV+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 235397233
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data 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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