Kojimachi St. Ignatius Church

The St. Ignatius Church is a Catholic church located in district of . Also known as the Kōjimachi Catholic Church, it was established with its current name on April 17, 1949, and is dedicated to Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kojimachi Catholic Church”, “Kōjimachi Catholic Church”, “Saint Ignatius Church”, “St. Ignatius Church”, and “St. Ignatius Church, Tokyo”
  • Address: 1, 6丁目, 千代田区, 東京都 102-0083

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yotsuya and National Diet Library.

Railway station
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Station is a railway station in the district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company and Tokyo Metro. Several parts of the station are also located in the Rokubancho and Kojimachi neighborhoods of Chiyoda ward. is situated 120 metres northwest of Kojimachi St. Ignatius Church.

Library
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The is the national library of and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the National Diet of Japan in researching matters of public policy. is situated 1½ km southeast of Kojimachi St. Ignatius Church.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 190 metres east of Kojimachi St. Ignatius Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yotsuya-Honshiochō and Gobanchō.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Part of the Banchō area, is an upscale, mostly residential district of , , . As of June 2020, the population of this district is 971 in 439 households.

Neighborhood
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is a district located in . Once a samurai town, the name of the district is a portmanteau derived from the names of the Kii clan, the Owari clan, and the Ii clan, all of whom had residences there during the Edo era.

Kojimachi St. Ignatius Church

Latitude
35.68515° or 35° 41′ 7″ north
Longitude
139.73126° or 139° 43′ 53″ east
Open location code
8Q7XMPPJ+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377728267
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q11610869
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Kojimachi St. Ignatius Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “天主教麴町教會”
  • Chinese: “聖依納爵堂”
  • Chinese: “聖依納爵教會”
  • Chinese: “麴町教會”
  • Chinese: “麴町聖依納爵堂”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Sankta Ignaco”
  • German: “St. Ignatius (Tokio)”
  • German: “St. Ignatius Tokio”
  • German: “St. Ignatius”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Sant’Ignazio”
  • Japanese: “カトリック麹町教会”
  • Japanese: “聖イグナチオ教会”
  • Japanese: “麴町教会”
  • Japanese: “麹町教会”
  • Japanese: “麹町聖イグナチオ教会”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Игнатия Лойолы (Токио)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Игнатия Лойолы”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Ignacio de Kojimachi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Ігнатія (Токіо)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Ігнатія”

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