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Zenpuku-ji Temple
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This temple, just south of the Ichinohashi Crossing, dates back to the 800s. In the 1200s, the temple was converted to the Shinran school of Buddhism. When Consul-General Townsend Harris arrived from the Americas in 1859, he lived on the temple grounds.
- Address: 1-6-21 Moto-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0046 | Map It
- Phone: 03/3451-7402
- Subway: Toei Oedo and Namboku subway lines, Azabu Juban Station (Exits 1 and 7).
- Location: Roppongi and Azabu Juban
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