Tokyo Attractions - Zojoji Temple & Tokyo Towers
Zojoji Temple & Tokyo Towers
Located adjacent to one another, the enormous Tokyo Tower, taller than the sort-of-similar Eiffel (but because of its improved construction methods, weighing in at half the tonnage) forms counterpoint to the Zojoji Temple, main center for the Buddhist Jodo sect in the Kanto area. Originally built in about 1393, the temple was moved to this location in the 1590s presumably because of the transition during which Tokugawa Leyasu, the ruler, transferred the government to Tokyo (then called Edo). Many of the buildings still bear their mark, the temple being special to the family – keep an eye out for it once entering Zojoji's main gate, the Sangedatsumon, constructed in 1605 in the Chinese Tang Dynasty style.
Subway: Onarimon or Shibakoen Station on the Mita Line and Daimon Station on the Oedo Line. Zojoji or Tokyo Tower, is also a short walk from the Hamamatsucho Station on the JR Yamanote and JR Keihin Tohoku Line.
