Built in 1598, Zojo-ji is the chief temple of the Jodo-Buddhist sect. It is located in Shiba near Tamachi station of the JR Yamanote line or the Shibakoen station of the subway. Together with Kan'ei-ji Temple in Ueno, it was the family temple of the Tokugawa dynasty. Six of the Tokugawa Shoguns are buried in Zojo-ji.
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Zojo-ji Temple
4-7-35 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011
http://www.zojoji.or.jp/en/index.html
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