Jōmyōin

Jōmyōin is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo. Jōmyōin is situated nearby to the hospital Tsuchida Neurological Clinic, as well as near the Buddhist temple Kan’ei-ji.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Taitō-ku, Japan
Also known as: “Jōmyō Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and Kan’ei-ji.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 430 metres southeast of Jōmyōin.

Kan’ei-ji

Buddhist temple

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Tōeizan Kan'ei-ji Endon-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 during the Kan'ei era by Tenkai, in an attempt to emulate the powerful religious center Enryaku-ji, in Kyoto. Kan’ei-ji is situated 120 metres southeast of Jōmyōin.

National Museum of Western Art

Museum

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The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in Taitō, central Tokyo. It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016. National Museum of Western Art is situated 1 km south of Jōmyōin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yanaka and Ikenohata.

Yanaka

Quarter

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Yanaka is a sector of Taito, Tokyo, Japan and, along with nearby Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in Bunkyo ward, together called Yanesen, is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt.