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Kappa-dera Temple: Location & Nearest Station (4 km from Tokyo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kappa-dera Temple is a Buddhist temple in Matsugaya, Tokyo, about 4 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Tokyo.

Kappa-dera Temple
Photo: Jeanjung212, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese曹源寺
LocationMatsugaya, Tokyo
Nearest station (straight line)Inarichō Station – about 0.6 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 4 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 270 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 299 km (straight line)
Established1588
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.71524, 139.78645
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.sogenji.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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