Ushijima Shrine
Ushijima Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo. Ushijima Shrine is situated nearby to the police station 言問交番, as well as near Sumida Heritage Museum.Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0.
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
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Sumida Heritage Museum is situated 160 metres northeast of Ushijima Shrine.
Asakusa Station
Railway station
Photo: Kansai-good, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Imado
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.71287° or 35° 42′ 46″ northLongitude
139.80476° or 139° 48′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XPR73+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 716178336OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q97280705
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Ushijima Shrine” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire d’Ushijima”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Ushijima”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Ushijima”
- Japanese: “牛島神社”
- Japanese: “牛嶋神社”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 言問交番 and Site of the 1945 Tokyo bombing.
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