Mimeguri Jinja

Mimeguri Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo. Mimeguri Jinja is situated nearby to Ichiyusai’s memorial tablet, as well as near Koume Elementary School.

Photo: Takayama Sora, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Shinto shrine
Description: building in Tokyo, Japan
Also known as: “Mimeguri Shrine”

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 660 metres southeast of Mimeguri Jinja.

Sumida Heritage Museum

Museum

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Sumida Heritage Museum is situated 140 metres southwest of Mimeguri Jinja.

Ichiyusai’s memorial tablet

Memorial

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mukōjima and Imado.

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.