Ushijima Shrine

Ushijima Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo. Ushijima Shrine is situated nearby to 御朱印所, as well as near the police station 言問交番.

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Opening hours: 7:00 AM—5:30 PM
Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Sumida Heritage Museum.

Tokyo Skytree

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Tokyo Skytree, a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa. Tokyo Skytree is situated 620 metres southeast of Ushijima Shrine.

Sumida Heritage Museum

Museum

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Sumida Heritage Museum is situated 160 metres northeast of Ushijima Shrine.

Asakusa Station

Railway station

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Asakusa Station is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. Respectively, it serves the Tobu Skytree Line, the Ginza Line, and the Asakusa Line. Asakusa Station is situated 590 metres west of Ushijima Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hanakawado and Mukōjima.

Hanakawado

Quarter

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Hanakawado is a quarter.

Mukōjima

Quarter

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Mukōjima is a quarter.

Imado

Quarter

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Imado is a former township located today in Asakusa, eastern Tokyo. A maneki-neko legend of an old woman takes places in Imado. Imado dolls come from there. Imado ware also originates from there.

Ushijima Shrine

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.71287° or 35° 42′ 46″ north

Longitude

139.80476° or 139° 48′ 17″ east

Open location code

8Q7XPR73+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 716178336

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q97280705

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Ushijima Shrine” goes by many names.

French: “sanctuaire d’Ushijima”
French: “Sanctuaire d’Ushijima”
Indonesian: “Kuil Ushijima”
Japanese: “Ushijima Jinja”
Japanese: “うしじまじんじゃ”
Japanese: “牛島神社”
Japanese: “牛嶋神社”
Spanish: “Santuario Ushijima”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 御朱印所 and 言問交番.

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