Shrines & Temples in Tokyo13 entries

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Taito

Sensoji

Held to be the oldest temple in Tokyo. Shops have lined Nakamise, from Kaminarimon to Hozomon, since the Edo period.

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Minato

Zojoji

The funerary temple of the Tokugawa. The Sangedatsumon gate survives from the early Edo period.

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Chiyoda

Hie Jinja

The guardian of Edo Castle. Its deity was invited from Hiyoshi Taisha in Shiga, and like that shrine its messenger is the sacred monkey. The Sanno festival is one of the three great festivals of Edo.

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Hino

Takahata Fudoson

One of the three great Fudo temples of eastern Japan. The Fudo hall and the Niomon gate are Important Cultural Properties. It is also the funerary temple of Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi.

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Taito

Kaminarimon

Its formal name is Furaijinmon. A dragon is carved into the base of the great lantern.

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Bunkyo

Nezu Jinja

Its buildings are collectively an Important Cultural Property. Known for its thousand torii and its azalea garden.

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Chiyoda

Yasukuni Jinja

A cherry tree in its grounds serves as the reference tree for Tokyo's blossom declaration.

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Koto

Fukagawa Fudodo

The Tokyo branch of Naritasan. Its prayer hall is covered wall to wall in Sanskrit characters.

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Ota

Ikegami Honmonji

Where Nichiren died. Its five-storey pagoda is held to be the oldest in eastern Japan.

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Chofu

Jindaiji

Its seated Shaka Nyorai is a National Treasure, made in the Hakuho period. The soba sold at its gate is famous.

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Hachioji

Takaosan Yakuoin

A sacred mountain of tengu belief. Its yearly number of climbers is said to be among the highest in the world.

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Ome

Musashi Mitake Jinja

It holds a National Treasure suit of armour. Dogs may be brought to worship, under a belief in the divine dog.

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Taito

Kaneiji

It took the whole hill of Ueno as its precinct. The other funerary temple of the Tokugawa.

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