Religious Sites in Tokyo

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Religious Sites in Tokyo

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Asakusa Jinja
Several structures in the temple complex survived the bombings...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Belfry
The tiny hillock Benten-yama, with its shrine to the goddess...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Benzaiten
Perched in the middle of Shinobazu Pond, this shrine is dedicated...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Dembo-in
Believed to have been made in the 17th century by Kobori Enshu...
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Religious Sites, Gardens / Arboretums Taito-ku
 
Hanazono Jinja
Constructed in the early Edo period, Hanazono is not among Tokyo's...
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Religious Sites Shinjuku-ku
 
Kabuto Jinja
This is a minor shrine, so if you have had your fill of shrine-viewing...
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Religious Sites Chuo-ku
 
Kaminari-mon
This is the proper Senso-ji entrance, with its huge red-paper...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Kan-ei-ji
In 1638 the second Tokugawa shogun, Hidetada, commissioned the...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Kanda Myojin
You will never be able to see every shrine in the city and the...
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Religious Sites Chiyoda-ku
 
Kannon Hall
This National Treasure was a part of Abbot Tenkai's attempt to...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Meiji Shrine
The Meiji Shrine honors the spirits of Emperor Meiji, who died...
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Religious Sites Shibuya-ku
 
Nikolai Cathedral
It is curious that a Russian Orthodox cathedral was built in...
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Religious Sites Chiyoda-ku
 
Sengaku-ji
In 1701, a young provincial baron named Asano Takumi-no-Kami...
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Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites Minato-ku
 
Senso-ji Complex
Dedicated to the goddess Kannon, the Senso-ji Complex is the...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Senso-ji Main Hall
The Main Hall and Five-Story Pagoda of Senso-ji are both faithful...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Tokudai-ji
This is a curiosity in a neighborhood of curiosities: a temple...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Tsukiji Hongan-ji
Disaster seemed to follow this temple, the main branch in Tokyo...
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Religious Sites Chuo-ku
 
Yasukuni Jinja
This shrine is not as impressive as Asakusa Shrine and Meiji...
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Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites Chiyoda-ku
 
Yushima Seido
Again, Akihabara shrines are of minor interest in comparison...
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Religious Sites Bunkyo-ku
 
Zenpuku-ji Temple
This temple, just south of the Ichinohashi Crossing, dates back...
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Religious Sites Minato-ku
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