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Temples in Tokyo

2 temples in the atlas, and a city that keeps going after the gates close.

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What to see in Tokyo

Temple tours in Tokyo
Shinto Shrine
Tokyo · JapanShinto Shrine

Meiji Shrine

A hundred thousand trees planted by hand in 1920, right next to Harajuku, so you step from the busiest crossing in Tokyo into deep forest in about...

Zen Temple
Tokyo · JapanZen Temple

Sensō-ji

Tokyo's oldest temple, founded in 645 AD, reached through a shopping street that has been selling snacks to pilgrims for centuries.

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Tokyo after dark

Same city, different hour.

The rooftops look back at the spires you photographed at noon. Clean listings, same standard as the temple pages.