Notable temple · Tokyo, Tokyo
Main Shrine
本殿
Main Shrine is a temple in Tokyo, Tokyo.
Main Shrine: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Main Shrine
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Main Shrine — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.72031, 139.76066. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Main Shrine
- Nezu Shrine · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~0 km · Must-see
- Kisshō-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~1 km · Must-see
- Kuroda Memorial Hall · museum · Tokyo · ~1 km · Must-see
- General Grant Tree Planting Memorial · fort · Tokyo · ~2 km · Must-see
- Kan'ei-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~2 km · Must-see
- Bunkyo Hometown History Museum · museum · Tokyo · ~2 km · Must-see
- Koishikawa Annex, Museum of Architecture, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo · museum · Tokyo · ~2 km · Must-see
- Kotohira-gū Tokyo Branch · museum · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~2 km · Must-see
- Kanda-myōjin · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
- Tokyo Daijingu · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
- National Showa Memorial Museum · museum · Tokyo · ~4 km · Must-see
- St. Mary's Cathedral · church · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~4 km · Must-see
- Yoshiwara Red Light District · attraction · Tokyo · ~4 km · Must-see
- Gokoku-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~4 km · Must-see
- Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum · museum · Tokyo · ~4 km · Must-see
- Yasukuni Shrine · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~4 km · Must-see
- The National Museum of Modern Art · museum · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~4 km · Must-see
- Asakusa Shrine · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~4 km · Must-see
Other temples near Main Shrine
- Nezu Shrine · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~0 km · Must-see
- Kanda-myōjin · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
- Tokyo Daijingu · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
- Yasukuni Shrine · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~4 km · Must-see
- Asakusa Shrine · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~4 km · Must-see
- Suga Shrine · temple · Kanagawa Prefecture · ~7 km · Must-see
- Teppozu Inari Shrine · temple · Tokyo · ~7 km · Must-see
- Hanazono Jinja Shrine · temple · Tokyo · ~7 km · Must-see
- Fushimi Sambo Inari-jinja Shrine · temple · Tokyo · ~9 km · Must-see
- 川口神社 · temple · Saitama Prefecture · ~12 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Main Shrine today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Main Shrine yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Main Shrine?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Main Shrine?
Nearby: Nezu Shrine (temple, 0 km), Kisshō-ji Temple (Buddhist site, 1 km), Kuroda Memorial Hall (museum, 1 km), General Grant Tree Planting Memorial (fort, 2 km), Kan'ei-ji Temple (Buddhist site, 2 km), Bunkyo Hometown History Museum (museum, 2 km).
Is Main Shrine worth visiting?
Main Shrine is listed as a notable temple in Tokyo on Spotwander.