Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Tokyo, Japan

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Number of sights 22 sights
Distance 6.8 km
Ascend 82 m
Descend 76 m

Experience Tokyo in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in TokyoIndividual Sights in Tokyo

Sight 1: Yoshiwara Jinja

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Yoshiwara Shrine is a shrine located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 吉原神社 (JA)

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Cyoukokuji

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Cyoukokuji

Chokokuji Temple is a temple of the Honmon-ryu of the Hoka sect located in Senzuka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mr./Ms., the end of the main mountain Washizan Temple. It is also written as Chokokuji. The temple of the birthplace of the city of Asakusa Rooster.

Wikipedia: 長国寺 (台東区) (JA)

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Saitokuji

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Saitokuji

Saitokuji Temple is a temple of the Shin Buddhist sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Koteru.

Wikipedia: 西徳寺 (JA)

457 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: 千束稲荷神社

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千束稲荷神社

Senzoku Inari Shrine is a shrine located in Taito-ku, Tokyo. The registered name of the religious corporation is Inari Shrine. The former company name is Murasha.

Wikipedia: 千束稲荷神社 (JA)

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: 龍泉寺

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龍泉寺

Ryusenji Temple is a temple of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Taito-ku, Tokyo. There is also a temple of the same name in Yanaka in the same ward, about 2 kilometers to the west. This temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism.

Wikipedia: 龍泉寺 (台東区竜泉) (JA)

433 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: 萬徳寺

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萬徳寺

Mantokuji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 萬徳寺 (台東区) (JA)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: 三島神社

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Mishima Shrine is a shrine located in Shimodani 3-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The headquarters is the Oyama Shrine in Imabari City (Omishima), Ehime Prefecture, which is called the Japan General Shrine in Iyo Province.

Wikipedia: 三島神社 (台東区) (JA)

452 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: 世尊寺

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世尊寺

Sesonji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Toyoyama sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 世尊寺 (台東区) (JA)

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: 千手院

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千手院

Senjuin is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Toyoyama sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 千手院 (台東区) (JA)

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: 御行の松

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Ogyō no Matsu is the name of a pine tree that exists in the Fudo-do Hall of Saizoin in Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The fourth generation was planted in April 2018.

Wikipedia: 御行の松 (JA)

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: 円光寺

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円光寺

Enkoji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 円光寺 (台東区) (JA)

414 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Moto-Mishima-jinja Shrine

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Moto-Mishima-jinja Shrine

Motomishima Shrine is a shrine located in Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo. It is located in front of the north exit of JR Uguisudani Station. (To enter the precincts, you need to go around from the west side.) )

Wikipedia: 元三島神社 (JA)

1201 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 13: Kan'ei-ji Temple

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Tōeizan Kan'ei-ji Endon-in (東叡山寛永寺円頓院) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 during the Kan'ei era by Tenkai, in an attempt to emulate the powerful religious center Enryaku-ji, in Kyoto. The main object of worship is Yakushirurikō Nyorai (薬師瑠璃光如来).

Wikipedia: Kan'ei-ji (EN), Website

455 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Daio-ji Temple

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Daio-ji Temple

Daioji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Changchang Mountain. The former main temple is Tamazawa Myohokaji Temple, Shinshi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 大雄寺 (台東区) (JA)

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Daigyoji Temple

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Daigyoji Temple

Daigyoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Enmyo. The former main temple is Honjo Hoonji Temple, Konishi Hoen. It is one of the oldest temples in the Yanaka area. In the precincts is the grave of Matsuo Sasaki, who served as the chairman of the War Victims Relief Association.

Wikipedia: 大行寺 (台東区) (JA)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Johsho-ji

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Johsho-ji

Joshoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Foju Mountain. The former main temple is Tamazawa Myohokaji Temple, Konishi Ichijoji Temple. Enshrine the statue of the lightning exorcism Nichiren saint of Dennichi Hosaku. In the precincts is the grave of Nagano Sofu (painter).

Wikipedia: 上聖寺 (JA)

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Myohjoh-ji

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Myōjōji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ultimate.

Wikipedia: 妙情寺 (JA)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Busshin-ji

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Busshin-ji

Bushinji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kenju. The former main temple is Izumi Sakai Myokokuji Temple, Ikegami and Kangoji Temple Hoen (Kanto Sakai Hoen). Enshrine the wooden sitting statue of Nichiren Jojin, a cultural property of Taito City.

Wikipedia: 仏心寺 (台東区) (JA)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Myofukuji Temple

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Myofukuji Temple

Myofukuji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Ishiokayama. The former main temple is Kyoto Honhoji Temple, Shinshi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 妙福寺 (台東区) (JA)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 20: Chounji Temple

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Chounji Temple

Chounji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mahayana Mountain. The former main temple is Minobusan Kuonji Temple, Shioshi Hoen. Enshrine the Oniko Mother Goddess of the former storehouse of Yanaka Kangoji Temple. There is a grave of Tatsuo Saito (actor) in the temple grounds.

Wikipedia: 長運寺 (台東区) (JA)

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 21: Daimyo Clock Museum

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Daimyo Clock Museum

The Daimyo Clock Museum (大名時計博物館) is a small community-run museum in Yanaka 2-chōme, Tokyo. The museum was established in 1972 to display Japanese clocks from the Edo period collected by Sakujiro Kamiguchi (1892–1970).

Wikipedia: Daimyo Clock Museum (EN)

491 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 22: Tengen-ji

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Tengen-ji

Tengenji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. It is the Bodhi Temple of the Matsudaira family of the Musashi Province Shinobi Domain.

Wikipedia: 天眼寺 (JA)

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