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Nakameguro
is a residential district of Meguro, Tokyo. It is popular for its unique boutique cafes and stores, and the area near the Meguro River is a popular '' hanami'' (cherry blossom viewing) destination in mid-spring. It lends its name to Nakameguro Station. Location The district is situated along Yamate Dōri (山手通り) and on the southern region of Komazawa Dōri (駒沢通り). Since Nakameguro Station is located not in this district but in northern Kamimeguro, the place name Nakameguro is often used for the larger region encompassing Nakameguro and Kamimeguro as well as a small portion of Aobadai and Higashiyama. Temples and shrines Yūtenji, built in 1718, is a temple of the Pure Land Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism or the Pure Land School ( zh, c=淨土宗, p=Jìngtǔzōng) is a broad branch of Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure land, Pure Land. It is one of the most widely practiced traditions of East Asi ... located on the easternmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meguro, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporate head offices, the Komaba campus of University of Tokyo as well as fifteen foreign embassies and consulates. Residential neighborhoods include, Jiyugaoka, Kakinokizaka, and Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo, Nakameguro. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 277,171 and a population density of 18,890 persons per km2. The total area is 14.67 km2. Meguro is also used to refer to the area around Meguro Station, which is not located in Meguro ward, but in neighboring Shinagawa's Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Kamiōsaki district. History The Higashiyama shell mound in the north of the ward contains remains from the Paleolithic, Jōmon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods. The area now kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakameguro Station
is a railway station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyu Corporation and Tokyo Metro. Despite its name, the station is not located in Nakameguro, but in the neighboring Kamimeguro district. Lines Naka-meguro Station is served by the following lines: * Tōkyū Tōyoko Line * Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Naka-meguro Station serves as the transfer point between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, connecting Yokohama with the districts of Roppongi, Akihabara, Ginza, and Tsukiji in Tokyo, and beyond. The Tōyoko Line continues towards Yokohama, to the districts of Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama Chinatown, Chinatown, and Motomachi, Yokohama, Motomachi via the Minato Mirai Line. Station layout The station is composed of two island platforms serving a total of four platforms. Tokyu and Tokyo Metro share the same station grounds and platforms. Trains bound for the Hibiya Line use the inner two platforms and tracks, while Tokyu Toyoko Line trains use the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūtenji
is a temple of the Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect in Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo, Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. History The temple was founded in 1718, the 3rd year of the Kyōhō era. After the 36th Buddhist monk of Zōjō-ji, Zōjōji called died, one of his disciples, , built Yūtenji as his shrine. It was built in an architectural style characteristic of the Edo period, finished in 1724 and later renovated twice in 1854 and 1932. Meguro City designated the temple as a historic site in 1993. Korean remains The temple has been a longstanding resting place for Koreans including soldiers who fought for Japan during World War II and victims of the 1945 sinking of the repatriation ship Ukishima Maru. The Japanese government interred 521 Ukishima Maru victims' remains there in 1971 alongside remains of Korean soldiers and others. The South Korea, South Korean government has worked with Japan to repatriate many of these sets of remains, particularly since the 2000s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōme
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, the product of the natural growth of urban areas, as opposed to the systems used in cities that are laid out as grids and divided into quadrants or districts. When written in Latin characters, addresses follow the convention used by most Western addresses and start with the smallest geographic entity (typically a house number) and proceed to the largest. However, even when translated using Latin characters, Japan Post requires that the address also is written in Japanese to ensure correct delivery. Address parts Japanese addresses begin with the largest division of the country, the prefecture. Most of these are called , but there are also three other special prefecture designations: for Tokyo, for Hokkaido and for the two urban prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism or the Pure Land School ( zh, c=淨土宗, p=Jìngtǔzōng) is a broad branch of Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure land, Pure Land. It is one of the most widely practiced traditions of East Asian Buddhism, Buddhism in East Asia. It is also known as the "Lotus School" (Chinese language, Chinese: 蓮宗; pinyin: ''Liánzōng'') in China or the "Nianfo, Nembutsu school" in Japan. East Asian Pure Land mainly relies on three main Mahayana sutras, Mahayana scriptures: the ''Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, Sutra of Amitayus'', the ''Amitāyus Contemplation Sūtra, Contemplation Sutra'' and the ''Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra, Amitabha Sutra''. The Pure Land tradition is primarily focused on achieving rebirth in a Buddhahood, Buddha's "pure land", a superior place to spiritually train for full Buddhahood, where one can meet a Buddha face to face and study under them without any of the distractions or fears of our world.Williams, Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aobadai
is a district located in the northern portion of Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, which consists of 1 to 4-chōme. As of October 1, 2020, it has a total population of 8,362. Geography The Aobadai district borders Shinsenchō, Nanpeidaichō, Hachiyamachō, and Sarugakuchō on the north across ; Kamimeguro on the south; and Higashiyama, Ōhashi, Komaba on the west and northwest across . A hillside neighborhood in Aobadai 2-chōme is known as , literally meaning "Saigō Mountain." It was named so because Saigō Tsugumichi, a Meiji-period politician and a younger brother of Saigō Takamori, owned a mansion there. The mansion was moved to the Meiji Mura museum in Inuyama, Aichi for preservation, and the site where Saigō's house existed is home to and . Places of interest Embassies * Embassy of Egypt (Aobadai 1-5-4) * Embassy of Senegal (Aobadai 1-3-4) Other * Japan Map Center (Aobadai 4-9-6) Education Meguro City Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashiyama (Meguro)
Higashiyama (東山, lit. "east mountain") is a district in Meguro, Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most .... It has numbered blocks from one (一丁目) to three (三丁目). Its postal code is 153–0043. References Districts of Meguro {{Tokyo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
