Ueno Tōshō-gū
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Ueno Tōshō-gū is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan.
The honden and Karamon
Ueno Tōshō-gū ca. 1920
A Visit to Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine by Harada Naojirō (1863-1899)
front view of the karamon
Kan'ei-ji
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Tōeizan Kan'ei-ji Endon-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 during the Kan'ei era by Tenkai, in an attempt to emulate the powerful religious center Enryaku-ji, in Kyoto. Th
Ueno Tōshō-gū
…style by Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604–1651), grandson of Ieyasu and the third Tokugawa shōgun. Until 1868, the shrine was part of the Tendai Buddhist temple Kan'ei-ji. Unlike many of the buildings in the surrounding area, Ueno Tōshō-gū has remained intact throughout the numerous earthquakes, fires and wars, including…
Kan'ei-ji's original five-storied pagoda in Ueno
Devastation of Ueno after the battle. 1868 photograph.