Enma-raja Sedentary Statue Carved from Stone with Servants on Both Sides by Rokuju-roku-Bu This array of Buddhist stone statues is arranged with the Enma-raja in the center and statu...

BELL OF TIME SENSOJI TEMPLE It was the bell of time played the role of informing the people of the time in the day during the Edo Era. As the result of Edo's expansion,bells came to ...

The Site of Goinden The Head Priest of Kanei-ji temple was succeeded by princes or adopted sons of Emperor from the 3rd to 15th generation priest.This person is called the "Rinnoujinomiy...

#auto-translate Students returnees iwako (peas in a pod jiayou Biwako unintrusive) of the statue 2-Chome 7 Asakusa Taito-ku Iwako is commonly known as. "Rock" is correct. 2/15 0/1829 (...

ONOTERUSAKI SHRINE The Ono Terusaki Shrine is dedicated to #Ono-no-Takamura who was a scholar of Chinese classics in the early years of the Heian Era. This shrine, which is located ...

MONUMENT OF ASAKUSA PUBLIC LIBRARY In July 1874, the Asakusa public library was established, and opened the following year for private and public use. While it was open, the library...

The Grave of Priest Jikai The Buddhist priest Jikai was born in Meguro in 1624. Known for his learning and virtue, he spent time in a couple of monasteries before entering Ryoun-in Mo...

TOMB OF OGATA KENZAN AND KENZAN SHINSEISEKI Ogata Kenzan is a younger brother of Ogata Korin, and was born in Kyoto in 1663. Kenzan revealed his talent in painting, calligraphy,tea cere...

The main hall of the Kaneiji Temple The former main hall of this temple that used to stand around the fountain across present Tokyo National Museum was burned down in 1868 in the war i...

#auto-translate Temple Foundation in Temple ruins (kannei jikonn pop was not later) Taito-ku, Ueno Park-8 nights Edo period, is today Ueno Park in East Mt. Hiei kan'eiji Temple towers t...

#auto-translate The front gate of the kan'eiji Temple honbo old (designated) Ueno Park 14, Taito-ku Edo, current Ueno Park Temple temple of kan'ei-ji Temple is orderly had been placed....

#auto-translate Hozomon gate (1) Senso-ji Temple third 2-Chome, Taito-ku, Asakusa Hozomon gate is of taro Otani U.S. donors, was built as a temple to 0/1964 serving as a storehouse of As...