Suitengū
Suiten-gū, literally "Palace of the Water Deva", or "Palace of Suiten", is a Japanese temple dedicated to four deities of both the Shinto and Buddhist Religions: "Suiten" is the Japanese name of the deity of Hindu origins Varuna, one of a series of Hindu deities whose worship entered Japan together with Buddhism.Photo: Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as: “Suiten Gu”, “Suiten Gū”, “Suiten-gū”, and “Suitengu Shrine”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Suitengūmae Station and Matsushima Jinja.
Suitengūmae Station
Railway stop
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suitengūmae Station is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line in Chūō, Tokyo, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is connected by moving walkways to the Tokyo City Air Terminal, and Ningyocho Station is located 500 meters to the northwest. Suitengūmae Station is situated 120 metres south of Suitengū.
Matsushima Jinja
Shinto shrine
Photo: Akeiro Torii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matsushima Jinja is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 130 metres north of Suitengū.
Tokyo Station
Railway station
Photo: Kanchi1979, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tokyo Station is a major railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The original station is located in Chiyoda's Marunouchi business district near the Imperial Palace grounds. Tokyo Station is situated 1½ km west of Suitengū.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nihonbashi-Ningyocho 1-chome and Kabutochō.
Nihonbashi-Ningyocho 1-chome
Neighborhood
Photo: Lombroso, Public domain.
Nihonbashi-Ningyocho 1-chome is a neighborhood.
Kabutochō
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kabutochō, or more formally Nihonbashi Kabutochō, is a neighborhood of Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange and many securities companies are located, so that it is considered Japan's equivalent of Wall Street in New York City.
日本橋室町
Quarter
Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muromachi, or officially Nihonbashi-Muromachi, is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It formerly belonged to the Nihonbashi Ward, which corresponds to the present-day Nihonbashi area.
Suitengū
- Categories: Suitengū, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.68353° or 35° 41′ 1″ northLongitude
139.78519° or 139° 47′ 7″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8Q7XMQMP+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 98402891OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
12149516Wikidata ID
Q3503320
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Suitengū” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “水天宮”
- Dutch: “Suiten-gū”
- French: “Suiten-gū”
- German: “Suiten-gū”
- German: “Suitengū”
- Japanese: “水天宮”
- Spanish: “Templo Suitengu”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าซุยเต็น (โตเกียว)”
- Thai: “ศาลเจ้าซุยเต็น”
- Turkish: “Suiten-gū”
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