- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport17 km
- NRT Narita International Airport57 km
About Yushima Seidō
Yushima Seidō is a tourist attraction. Location: Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo.
Yushima Seidō (湯島聖堂; lit. 'Yushima Sacred Hall'), is a Confucian temple (聖堂) in Yushima, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in the late 17th century, during the Genroku era of the Edo period. Towards the late Edo period, one of the most important educational institutions of the shogunate, the Shōhei-zaka Gakumonjo (昌平坂学問所)), or Shōheikō (昌平黌), was founded on its grounds.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1690
- Architect
- Itō Chūta
- Heritage designation
- Historic Site of Japan
- Official website
- seido.or.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Yushima Seidō
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Climate of Yushima Seidō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 53 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 74 km southwest19°
- Mishima · 101 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- September (202 mm)
- Driest month
- December (40 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 21° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 58 | 101 | 119 | 129 | 174 | 157 | 157 | 202 | 167 | 85 | 40 |
How to get to Yushima Seidō
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chuo, 4 km to the south.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 17 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 57 kmeast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 79 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Chuo Population: 169.2K 4 kmsouth
- Minato Population: 260.5K 5 kmsouth
- Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 6 kmnorthwest
- Katsushika-ku Population: 453.1K 8 kmnortheast
- Nakano City Population: 344.9K 9 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yushima Seidō
Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 39 natural sites, 42 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km47 places
- Saitama Super Arena Landmark 25 kmNW
- Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 2 kmN
- National Museum of Modern Art Museum 2 kmSW
- Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 7 kmSW
25–60 km43 places
- Enoshima Island 51 kmSW
- Ai River River 55 kmS
- Iruma River River 31 kmNW
- Lake Tega Lake 33 kmNE
60–100 km40 places
- Jōga Shima Island 64 kmS
- Hatsu-shima Island 91 kmSW
- Mount Atago Mountain 68 kmS
- Karasuba Yama Mountain 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tokyo Dome Landmark, Bunkyō-ku1.4 km W -
Koishikawa Kōraku En Attraction, Bunkyō-ku1.6 km W -
Nippon Budōkan Landmark, Chiyoda-ku1.7 km SW -
National Museum of Western Art Museum, Taito1.8 km NE -
Tokyo National Museum Museum, Taito2.1 km NE -
Tokyo Imperial Palace Historic site, Chiyoda-ku2.1 km SW -
Ryōgoku Kokugikan Landmark, Sumida2.5 km E -
Kan’ei Ji Attraction, Taito2.5 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Akihabara Neighbourhood, Chiyoda-ku0.6 km SE
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Ueno Neighbourhood, Taito0.8 km NE
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Taitō City Neighbourhood, Taito1.3 km NE
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Kanda-surugadai Village, Chiyoda-ku0.5 km W
More sights in Bunkyō-ku
Sources & licences
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