Kinryū-ji Temple
金龍寺
Kinryū-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple founded in 1611, worth visiting for its scholar's grave.
What it is
- A Rinzai sect Myoshinji school temple.
- Founded in 1611 by Kamehime.
- Kamehime was Tokugawa Ieyasu's eldest daughter.
- Temple grounds were tax-exempt land.
What to see
- Grave of Kokugaku scholar Kada Arimaro.
- Kada Arimaro's grave is a Tokyo Metropolitan Historic Site.
- Designated a historic site on March 28, 1955.
Getting there
- 2-minute walk from Tawaramachi Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
東京都台東区寿2-6-8 Open in Google Maps
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