#auto-translate Tomonori Ino Tomb (National Designated Historic Site) Taito Ward Higashi Ueno 6 - chome Tokachi Soyukiji Temple The gravestone in the cemetery is a square, carved in front...

#auto-translate Temple in Temple gate (Important Cultural Property) Taito Ward Asakusa 2 - chome 3 This Benten gate seems to have been built as the eastern gate of Asakusa - ji in the sec...

#auto-translate Old Tokyo Music School Gakurando (Important Cultural Property) Ueno Park, Taito-ku No.83 This building was constructed as a main building of Tokyo music school (now Tokyo ...

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 ...

MOUND OF THE FLEET STEED This mound is said to be the grave of the beloved horse of the 11th Century samurai Minamoto no Yoshiie who passed here on his way to an expedition to the Tohok...

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...

Bronze Hokyoinn-to (Cultural Asset of Taito City) Hokyoin-to refer to Buddhist pagodas constructed based on a sutra called Hokyoindarani-kyo. This particular pagoda has a roof style co...

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...