Shrine
Asahi Jinja
Minato•148m(2 min walk)
Roppongi
六本木Minato, Tokyo
Culture
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Roppongi is a district of Minato, Tokyo, known for the Roppongi Hills complex, a cluster of art museums and a busy nightlife scene. Its name means 'six trees', and accounts of the origin differ: one points to six old trees that marked the area, another to six daimyō residences whose family names contained a tree.
A military presence shaped the district, first when an Imperial Guard regiment moved nearby in 1890 and then when Allied forces arrived after the Second World War, bringing restaurants and shops aimed at foreigners. Many discos closed after the 1989 market crash, and the Roppongi Hills and Izumi Garden Tower complexes, finished in 2002 and 2003, added office and residential towers. The National Art Center, Tokyo, the Mori Art Museum and the Suntory Museum of Art make the area one of the city's main art centers, and several foreign embassies stand nearby.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Roppongi that give goshuin, closest first.
Shrine
Roppongi Tenso
Minato•334m(4 min walk)
Shrine
Sakurada
Minato•557m(7 min walk)
Shrine
Akasaka Hikawa
Minato•706m(9 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Nogi Jinja
Minato•732m(9 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 6
Shrine
Nishikubo Hachiman
Roppongi•1.0km(13 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Azabu Hikawa
Minato•1.1km(14 min walk)
Shrine
Iikura Kumano
Minato•1.1km(14 min walk)
How do I visit?
Visit Duration
90 minutes
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