Shōgen-ji Temple

Shōgen-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo. Shōgen-ji Temple is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 宝池山眞龍寺, as well as near the Shinto shrine Yasaki Inari Shrine.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: temple in Matsugaya, Taitō-ku
Also known as: “Shōgen-ji” and “龍隠山松源禅寺”
Address: 2丁目

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kappabashi Kitchenware Town and Yasaki Inari Shrine.

Kappabashi Kitchenware Town

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Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi or Kitchen Town, is a street in Tokyo between Ueno and Asakusa which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. Kappabashi Kitchenware Town is situated 100 metres northeast of Shōgen-ji Temple.

Yasaki Inari Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Yasaki Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Shōgen-ji Temple.