Kōfukuj
Kōfukuj is a Buddhist temple in Sumida, Tokyo. Kōfukuj is situated nearby to the memorial Monument of the Biographical Sketch of Katsukawa Shun’ei, as well as near the Buddhist temple Chomei-ji.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Kōfuku-ji” and “Kōfuku-ji Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tokyo Skytree and Chomei-ji.
Tokyo Skytree
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Tokyo Skytree, also written as 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 m 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 1 km south of Kōfukuj.
Sakura Bridge
Bridge
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Sakura Bridge is situated 180 metres west of Kōfukuj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Imado and Oshiage.
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.
Kōfukuj
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.71741° or 35° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
139.80868° or 139° 48′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XPR85+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 819893776OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q11487368
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Satellite Map
Discover Kōfukuj from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Japanese—“Kōfukuj” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kófukudži”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Kōfuku-ji”
- Japanese: “Kōfukuji”
- Japanese: “弘福寺”
- Japanese: “弘福禅寺”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monument of the Biographical Sketch of Katsukawa Shun’ei and Chōmeiji Sakuramochi.
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