Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #16 in Tokyo, Japan

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 4.2 km
Ascend 44 m
Descend 49 m

Experience Tokyo in Japan in a whole new way with our free 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: Saikyo-ji

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Saikyo-ji

Saikyoji is a Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji sect temple located in Mukogaoka, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. Its mountain name is "Nehanzan" and its principal image is Amida Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 西教寺 (文京区) (JA)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Gangyo-ji

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Gangyo-ji

Gangyoji is a Jodo sect temple located in Bunkyo, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 願行寺 (文京区) (JA)

507 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Nezu Shrine

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Nezu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan.

Wikipedia: Nezu Shrine (EN), Website

682 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Rinko-ji Temple

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Rinko-ji Temple

Rinkoji is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Daitoku-ji located in Taito, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 臨江寺 (台東区) (JA)

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Honju-ji

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Honju-ji

Honjuji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect in Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Eigen. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honku-ji Temple (Rokujōmon-ryū) and Ryūgenkai (Ryūgenkai).

Wikipedia: 本寿寺 (台東区) (JA)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Tengen-ji

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Tengen-ji

Tengenji is a Rinzai sect Myoshinji temple located in Yanaka, Taito Ward, Tokyo. It is the family temple of the Matsudaira clan of the Ninnō domain in Musashi Province.

Wikipedia: 天眼寺 (JA)

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Gyokurinji Temple

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Gyokurinji Temple

Gyokurinji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 玉林寺 (台東区) (JA)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Chounji Temple

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Chounji Temple

Chouunji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Daijousan. The former head temple is Minobusan Kuonji, part of the Choshi school. It enshrines the deity Kishimojin, formerly housed at Kan'nonji in Yanaka. The temple grounds contain the grave of actor Tatsuo Saito.

Wikipedia: 長運寺 (台東区) (JA)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Myofukuji Temple

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Myofukuji Temple

Myofukuji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Ishiozan. The former head temple is Honpoji in Kyoto, and it is affiliated with the Shinshi school.

Wikipedia: 妙福寺 (台東区) (JA)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Rengeji Temple

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Rengeji Temple

Rengeji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Yanaka, Taito, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Jakujozan. The former head temple is Naka-san Hokkekyo-ji, affiliated with the Shinshi sect. It is known as the temple of insect sealing and as the family temple of Toribun-sai Eiyoshi (a ukiyo-e artist) and Fujimatsu Rochu (a Fujimatsu style artist).

Wikipedia: 蓮華寺 (台東区) (JA)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Ryogenji Temple

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Ryogenji Temple

Ryougenji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Yanaka, Taito Ward, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Nichouzan. The former head temple is Minobusan Kuonji, and it is affiliated with the Horinouchi school. The temple grounds contain the Ryougenji shell mound, which dates back to the middle Jomon period.

Wikipedia: 領玄寺 (JA)

248 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: 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)

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: 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)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: 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 15: Myohjoh-ji

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Myōjō-ji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Yanaka, Taitō, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Kyūkōzan.

Wikipedia: 妙情寺 (JA)

235 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Daigyoji Temple

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Daigyoji Temple

Daigyoji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Yanaka, Taito Ward, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Enmyozan. The former head temple is Honjo Hoonji, and Konishi Hoen. It is one of the oldest temples in the Yanaka area. The temple grounds contain the grave of Matsuo Sasaki, who served as the president of the War Victims Relief Association.

Wikipedia: 大行寺 (台東区) (JA)

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Konrei-ji Temple

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Konrei-ji Temple

Konreiji is a Tendai sect temple located in Taito, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 金嶺寺 (台東区) (JA)

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Daio-ji Temple

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Daio-ji Temple

Daiouji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Yanaka, Taito Ward, Tokyo. Its mountain name is Choushouzan. The former head temple is Gyokuzou Myouhoukeji, affiliated with the Shinshi school.

Wikipedia: 大雄寺 (台東区) (JA)

445 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Jōmyō Temple

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Jōmyō Temple

Jōmyoin is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 浄名院 (台東区) (JA)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: 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

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