Local Secret · Takanawa
Tozenji 東禅寺
A wooded temple in Takanawa that housed Britain's first legation in Japan in 1859.
About
Tozenji was the British legation in the late Edo period and was attacked twice by anti-foreign samurai. Today its tree-filled grounds are quiet, with a historic marker telling the story.
Highlights
- Site of the first British legation
- Large old trees
Tips
- The temple grounds are open, but buildings are generally not
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