Location: Ueno, Asakusa
Top Things to do in Ueno, Asakusa
What to do and see in Ueno, Asakusa, Kanto: The Best Historic Sites
Tradition collides with pop culture in Tokyo, where you can reverently wander ancient temples before rocking out at a karaoke bar. Wake up before the sun to catch the lively fish auction at the Tsukiji Market, then refresh with a walk beneath the cherry blossom trees that line the Sumida River. Spend some time in the beautiful East Gardens of the Imperial Palace, then brush up on your Japanese history at the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Don’t forget to eat as much sushi, udon noodles, and wagashi (Japanese sweets) as your belly can handle.
Restaurants in Tokyo
1. Hozomon
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4.5 based on 313 reviews
Reviewed By SteveS1970 - Coventry, United Kingdom
This is a fantastic looking gate on the way up to the Senso-ji temple. Huge lanterns adorn it and it is worth spending time looking at thethe guards which stand on either side protecting the temple.
2. Toshogu Shrine
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4.0 based on 521 reviews
Listed as a National Treasure, this shrine was constructed in 651 and dedicated to shogun Tokugawa leyasu. A second Toshogu Shrine is located in Nikko and both were built by leyasu's grandson.
Reviewed By urbandrifter - Melbourne, Australia
Well worth a visit even though there wasn’t any flowers really out. It’s a quiet and peaceful place and found the whole area somewhere to just chill out and soak up Japan. A photographers dream. Wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly. Kids will enjoy this place as well. Really enjoyed the surrounding temple, the copper lanterns and all the beautiful offerings.
3. Nezu Shrine
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4.0 based on 656 reviews
Reviewed By JTeale - Ulsan, South Korea
I went very early in the morning and it was wonderful. Only about 3 people were there at the time and it was a great experience. From the Tori lined paths to the koi pond, it was everything that you would expect from a well-known temple like this.
4. Kiyomizu Kannon-do
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4.0 based on 259 reviews
Reviewed By lesleyb98 - Sydney, Australia
Lovely smaller temple in Ueno Park. Free to visit and great views from this temple. Amazing tree that has bee formed into a circle and plenty of vending machines for water.
5. The Former Kusuo Yasuda Residence
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4.0 based on 22 reviews
Take a rare peek inside a completely preserved early 20th-century wooden home. Built to entertain and impress guests, the house features multiple foyers and parlors for guests of different social levels, a formal garden, and tea ceremony room.
6. Tobifudoson Temple
7. Honryuin Matsuchiyama Shoden
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4.0 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By ViolenceToad - Singapore, null
Kangiten, otherwise called Ganabachi / Ganapa-tei / Ganwha / Binayaka-ten / Sho-ten (and the clue is in these names!) is the elephant headed deity (Deva or "Ten") of bliss, joy, material prosperity and success. Often depicted as hugging Kannon, the goddess of compassion, also shown as an elephantine figure, as dual figures and used in tantric forms of Shingon Buddhist worship - hence, kept away in a box and not often displayed. Due to overseeing tantric energy and material success, Kangiten is reputedly a favourite with traders, actors, gamblers and geishas. The hill on which Honryuin stands is called Matsuchiyama and in Japanese lore, is supposed to be a self manifested "swayambu" sacred hill which magically grew from the ground in 595 A.D. As there is often an excess of his supposed favourite offering, the radish / Daikon, you can get free samples if you arrive early in the day. In addition to the deity being different from other Buddhist and Shinto shrines, there is also a very quirky and photo worthy mini-cable car that rises the few metres to the top. Over and across the bridge over the Sumida river are another 3 significant temples, starting with the Mimeguri Jinja, the temple of the Mitsui family, which houses a Mitsukoshi lion statue (modelled on the Trafalgar Square lions) and has an unusual 3 pillared Tori / welcome arch. Super area to walk around and discover Japanese culture.
8. Eishin-ji Temple
9. Old Inshu Ikeda Yashiki Front Gate (Kuromon)
10. Shingenji Temple
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