Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Tokyo, Japan

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 0.9 km
Ascend 9 m
Descend 8 m

Explore Tokyo in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in TokyoIndividual Sights in Tokyo

Sight 1: 幸龍寺

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幸龍寺

Koryuji Temple is a temple located in Kitakarasuyama 5-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It belongs to Nichiren Buddhism, and the former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honkuji Temple (Rokujōmon-ryū). It was founded in the Tensho period (1573-1593) and was originally located in Hamamatsu. After moving to Sunpu, it was moved to Edo Yushima in 1591 (Tensho 19), and it is said that the Tokugawa family was highly respected. After the Great Kanto Earthquake, it began to relocate to Karasuyama in 1927 (Showa 2), and completed the relocation in 1940 (Showa 15), becoming one of the 26 temples that make up Karasuyamaji Town. In the grave area, there are the graves of Hasegawa Yukidan, who is known for being in charge of the illustrations for the "Edo Famous Places Zukai", and his son, Yukitsumi.

Wikipedia: 幸龍寺 (世田谷区) (JA)

206 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: 妙祐寺

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妙祐寺

Myōyūji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It is one of the 26 temples that make up "Karasuyamaji Town".

Wikipedia: 妙祐寺 (世田谷区) (JA)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: 永願寺

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永願寺

Eiganji Temple is a temple of the Shin Buddhist Otani sect located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It is one of the 26 temples that make up "Karasuyamaji Town".

Wikipedia: 永願寺 (世田谷区) (JA)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 専光寺

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専光寺

Senkoji Temple is a temple located in Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It is a single temple of the Jodo sect, and its founding dates back to 1604 (Keicho 9) in the early Edo period. It was originally located in Shinagawa, but later moved to Bakurocho, and was relocated again to Asakusa Shinjimachi due to the great fire that occurred in 1657 (3rd year of the Meiji calendar). After that, the main hall and the back of the storehouse were burned down by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 (Taisho 12), and in 1927 (Showa 2), it was moved to its current location, Karasuyama. Senkoji Temple is one of the 26 temples that make up the town of Karasuyamaji. There is a tomb of Kitagawa Utamaro, a ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, and it is also known as "Utamaro-ji". Utamaro's grave was designated as a former site of Tokyo in 1956 (Showa 31).

Wikipedia: 専光寺 (世田谷区北烏山) (JA)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: 永隆寺

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永隆寺 (永龍寺) Eiryuji Temple (目黒区) - A temple of the Tendai sect located in Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Eiryuji Temple (Setagaya-ku) - A temple of the Honmon-ryu of the Hoka sect located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. A temple located in present-day Nara City, Nara Prefecture. The temple of the Oban clan built by Ōban Anmaro.

Wikipedia: 永隆寺 (JA)

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: 高源院

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高源院

Kogen -in is a temple located in Kitasuyama, Setagaya -ku, Tokyo. It belongs to the Rinzai sect Daitokuji school, the main mountain is Daitokuji, and the mountain is "Mt. Zuisen". Bodai -ji temple at the Itagaki retirement grave.

Wikipedia: 高源院 (世田谷区) (JA)

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