Hongo Yakushi

Hongo Yakushi is a Buddhist temple in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo. Hongo Yakushi is situated nearby to the post office 本郷四郵便局, as well as near the college ヴェリタス.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Hongō, Bunkyō- ku
Also known as: “Hongō Yakushi-dō”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sakuragi Shrine and Hongō-sanchōme Station.

Sakuragi Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Sakuragi Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Hongō-sanchōme Station

Metro station

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Hongō-sanchōme Station is a railway station in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by the Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway. Part of the station originally lay within the Hongō-sanchōme district of Bunkyō Ward when the station was first opened, but following rezoning in 1965, the address of the station became Hongō-nichōme. Hongō-sanchōme Station is situated 130 metres south of Hongo Yakushi.

The University Museum, the University of Tokyo

Museum

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The University Museum at the University of Tokyo is a museum in Tokyo, Japan. Although there had been museums affiliated with the University of Tokyo since its establishment in 1877, UMUT was established in 1966 to maintain, organise, and exhibit the vast collection of the university. The University Museum, the University of Tokyo is situated 160 metres northeast of Hongo Yakushi.