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Nikolai Cathedral
Nikolai Cathedral Review
It's curious that a Russian Orthodox cathedral was built in Tokyo's Electric Town, but it's a place to stop for a quick snapshot. Formally, this is the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, derived from its founder, St. Nikolai Kassatkin (1836-1912), a Russian missionary who came to Japan in 1861 and spent the rest of his life here. The building, planned by a Russian engineer and executed by a British architect, was completed in 1891. Heavily damaged in the earthquake of 1923, the cathedral was restored with a dome much more modest than the original. Even so, it endows this otherwise featureless part of the city with unexpected charm.
- Address: 4-1-3 Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062 | Map It
- Phone: 03/3291-1885
- Subway: Chiyoda subway line, Shin-Ochanomizu Station (Exit B1).
- Location: Akihabara and Jimbo-cho
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