Japan Gems 掲載をご検討の店舗様へ

Tokyo Temple

Tōfuku-ji Temple

English 繁體中文 简体中文

東福寺

Tofukuji is a historic Shingon temple founded by villagers, once a shogun's resting place.

Tōfuku-ji Temple
Tengusabaki CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Shingon Buzan sect temple.
  • Founded by Genkyo at the end of the Heian period.
  • Established by villagers of Egota.
  • Served as a resting place for shoguns.

What to see

  • A monument marks the shogun's resting place.
  • Ehara Kannon-do is an annex.
  • Fudo-do was built in 1878.
  • The Koshin-to is a cultural property.

Getting there

  • 14-minute walk from Shin-Egota Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都中野区江古田3-9-15 Open in Google Maps

この施設の関係者の方へ

このページは公開情報をもとに Japan Gems が作成し、訪日外国人向けに英語で掲載しています。 写真や情報の追加・修正を承っています。お店の写真に差し替えることもできます。

このページの情報を更新する
Temples in Tokyo Our pick of 1526, written up in English

More in Tokyo