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Tōkō-ji Temple

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Tōkō-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū temple, notable as the birthplace of Watanabe no Tsuna.

Tōkō-ji Temple
Beryllium Transistor CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha temple.
  • Said to be the birthplace of Watanabe no Tsuna.
  • Became Tōkō-ji Temple in 1557.

What to see

  • The principal image is Amida Nyorai.
  • The current principal image was made in the Edo period.

Getting there

  • 4-minute walk from Azabu-Juban Station.
  • Azabu-Juban Station is on Namboku and Oedo lines.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都港区三田1-12-11 Open in Google Maps

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