Attraction

Sōji Ji

Local name: 總持寺

Located in Tsurumi Ku, Yokohama Coordinates: 35°30′25″ N 139°40′12″ E

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Nearest town: Kōhoku-ku; 4.9 km NW
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Elevation: 38 m; above sea level
When to go: May–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport12 km; NRT Narita International Airport71 km

About Sōji Ji

Sōji Ji is a tourist attraction. Location: Tsurumi Ku, Yokohama.

From Wikipedia

Sōji-ji (總持寺) is one of two daihonzan (大本山; "head temples") of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui Prefecture. Fodor's calls it "one of the largest and busiest Buddhist institutions in Japan". The temple was founded in 740 as a Shingon Buddhist temple. Keizan, later known as Sōtō's great patriarch Taiso Jōsai Daishi, founded the present temple in 1321, when he renamed it Sōji-ji with the help and patronage of Emperor Go-Daigo.

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At a glance

Built: 1321
Heritage designation: Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Official website: sojiji.jp

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Sōji Ji

Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0
Doricono · CC BY 4.0
Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0
KQuhen · CC BY-SA 4.0
KQuhen · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Sōji Ji

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 95 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 35 km west18°
Odawara · 54 km southwest19°
Mishima · 81 km southwest18°

Hottest month: August (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: September (206 mm)
Driest month: December (44 mm)

10° 1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

18° 10°

22° 14°

25° 18°

28° 22°

30° 23°

26° 20°

21° 14°

17° 9°

12° 4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

113

Apr

129

May

137

Jun

184

Jul

156

Aug

157

Sep

206

Oct

179

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Sōji Ji
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	13°	18°	22°	25°	28°	30°	26°	21°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	5°	10°	14°	18°	22°	23°	20°	14°	9°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	49	63	113	129	137	184	156	157	206	179	95	44

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Sōji Ji

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 12 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kawasaki, 5 km to the east.