Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Stone lanterns, Yanaka Cemetery
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Isetatsu
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Tenno-ji Temple
Top 10 Yanaka Sights
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Suwa Shrine
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Zensho-an Temple
During the New Year, the
grounds of this 1322 shrine
on the edge of a plateau are
strung with lanterns showing
the zodiac sign for the coming
year.
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Joko-ji Temple
The main hall of the temple,
a venue for Zen meditation, is
dwarfed by a 20-ft (6-m) statue
of the goddess Kannon. The fine
1991 figure is covered in gold
leaf.
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Daien-ji Temple
Buddhist statues stand near
the entrance to this shrine, also
known as the “Snow-Viewing
Temple,” a popular location during
the Edo era for watching snow-
flakes.
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Asakura Choso Museum
This interesting temple has
a Buddhist and a Shinto hall. A
Chrysanthemum Festival, with
dolls made from flowers, is held
here annually on October 14-15.
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Isetatsu
The home and studio of
sculptor Fumio Asakura (1883-
1964) contains statues of famous
people.
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Taito-ku • 3821-4549 • Open 9:30am-
4:30pm Tue-Thu, Sat, Sun • Adm
This 1864 shop creates
chiyogami
- patterned
washi
paper once popular with the
samurai class.
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Map F1 • 2-18-9
Yanaka, Taito-ku • 3823-1453
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Daimyo Clock Museum
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Yanaka Cemetery
This museum is dedicated
to timepieces made for the privi-
leged classes during the Edo era.
Instead of numerals, the 12
signs of the Chinese zodiac were
used to indicate the hour.
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F1 • 2-11-27 Yanaka, Taito-ku • 3821-6913
• Open 10am-4pm Tue-Sun • Adm
Many famous Japanese
people are interred in this
cemetery set up in 1874
(see pp26-7).
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Tenno-ji temple
Founded in 1274, this temple
contains the Great Buddha of
Yanaka, a fine bronze statue cast
in 1690.
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Gamo Residence
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This well-restored, Meiji-era
merchant house exemplifies a
dashigeta-zukuri
structure, where
wooden beams extend out from
the upper levels of the building.
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One of the main highlights of the Asakura Choso Museum is
its intriguing garden, the Water Garden of Five Precepts.