[Pilgrimage to St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo Catholic Church, Sekiguchi, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo]

[Tokyo, Bunkyo Ward, Sekiguchi, Sekiguchi Catholic Church, Pilgrimage to Tokyo Cathedral of St. Mary] A walk along the Kanda River from Sekiguchi, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, heading down towards Waseda. Tokyo Cathedral of St. Mary, Eisei Bunko Museum, Higo Hosokawa Garden, Wakeijuku, after the cherry blossom season, wisteria and irises bloom one after another in the Waseda University Okuma Garden. ⛪️🔔Tokyo Cathedral of St. Mary✝️ 💞Reasons for recommendation: We pray from Japan for the return of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025. 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: Designed by Kenzo Tange, the huge building with a cross-shaped roof when viewed from above houses a pipe organ, has a 39-meter ceiling height, and modern linear light shines in. Exhibition of holy relics donated by Cologne Cathedral. Even during normal times, there are online broadcasts of mass, community volunteer activities, wedding orders, and parking for believers. Please wear clothes that cover your shoulders and legs. It is cold throughout the year. 🗓️Itinerary management: From the official website "Notice of the Memorial Mass for Pope Francis Date and time: Sunday, April 27, 2025 Ceremony begins at 15:00, reception begins at 13:30 Location: Tokyo Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral 3-16-15 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Main celebrant: Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, Ambassador of the Holy See to Japan Organizer: Embassy of the Holy See Cooperation: Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo *Priests who will concelebrate should bring an alb and a stole (white). Note ・We apologize for the inconvenience, but we will decline to accept flowers and condolence money. ・Please refrain from coming by car. Please use public transportation. ・For crime prevention reasons, we ask all attendees to cooperate with baggage inspection and security checks. (Omitted, see the official website for details) In order to pray for the eternal rest of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, we have set up a flower offering stand and a registration book as follows. Anyone can offer flowers and sign the book. Location: St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo Cathedral Installation period: April 22 (Tue) - April 26 (Sat) Installation time: 9:00-17:00』 ⛪️🔔Sekiguchi Catholic Church✝️ 💰Price per person: 0, Voluntary donations, donations collected in times of disaster, etc. 🗓️Itinerary management: 9AM–12PM, 1–5PM 📍Location: 3 Chome-16-15 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0014 🌲Green Shop Oto-no-ha 🕰️Opening hours: 10AM–6PM 📍Location: 2 Chome−11−31 Garden Shop Otoha Green, Bunkyo City, Sekiguchi, Tokyo 112-0014 🍽️Vegetable club oto no ha Café Cafe restaurant, Western food with plenty of meat, vegetables from Shizuoka 💰Price per person: Lunch 2000- Course 5000- 🕰️Opening hours: 9:30AM–8PM 📍Location: 2 Chome-11-31 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0014 🥖 Sekiguchi French Bread 💰 Price per person: 500- 🕰️ Business hours: 8AM–6PM 🗓️ Itinerary management: If you use the subway Get off at Edogawabashi on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, exit 1-a, 6 minutes on foot If you use the bus JR Yamanote Line Mejiro Station ticket gate exit, cross the traffic light, take the Toei bus to Shinjuku Station West Exit, and get off at Edogawabashi, 3 minutes on foot 📍 Address: 2-3-3 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0014 🌸 Edogawa Park 📍 Address: 2 Chome-1 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-8555 If you walk along the Kanda River from Edogawa Park, you will see a row of cherry blossom trees, and in spring, cherry blossom snowstorms will blow. ⛰️Sekiguchi Bashoan Japanese Garden 📍Address: 2 Chome-11-3 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0013 📕Eisei Bunko Museum 永星文庫 🕰️Opening hours: 10AM–4:30PM Close:Fri,Mon 📍Address: 1 Chome-1-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0015 🏠Wakeijuku (former Hosokawa residence) 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: This is a men's university dormitory that can be used by both international students and domestic students in Japan, and there is also a scholarship program. The public is only allowed to view the dormitory on a limited basis, but the garden is beautiful and creates a street atmosphere. 📍Address: 1 Chome-21-2 Mejirodai, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-8682 ⚾️Mejirodai Sports Park Athletic field 📍Address: 1 Chome-20-2 Mejirodai, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0015 🏞️Higo Hosokawa Garden Japanese garden 🕰️Opening hours: 9AM–5PM 📍Address: 1 Chome-1-22 Mejirodai, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0015 If heading to Waseda 🌳Waseda University Okuma Garden Cafe operated by the university co-op 📍Address: 1 Chome−104, Totsukamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-8050 ⛩️Anahachiman Shrine Shrine, business success, money luck 📍Address: 2 Chome-1-11 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-0051 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: From Mejiro and Sekiguchi to Waseda, there are many cafes serving light meals, restaurants for lunch with a budget of 2000 yen or less, bento shops, and bakeries, so you won't have any trouble if you visit during the day on a weekday. ☕️Coffee Shop · Koji 📍Address: 521 Wasedatsurumakicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-0041 If you want to go to Nishi-Waseda or Takadanobaba 🌳Kansen-en Park Pond and Japanese Garden 📍Address: 3 Chome-5 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0051 Nearby Hotels 🏨Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, Sekiguchi Catholic Church side 📍Address: 2 Chome-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-8680 🏨Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo, Waseda University side 📍Address: 1 Chome-104-19 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-8613 #Domestic Travel #Tokyo Travel #Christianity #Holy Land Pilgrimage #Architectural Pilgrimage #Catholic Church #japan #0yentravel