| 1．Kan'ei-ji ・Uenosakuragi 1-14-11, Taito-ku, Tokyo ・Tendai |
| Tōeizan Kan'ei-ji Endon-in (東叡山寛永寺円頓院) (also spelled Kan'eiji or Kaneiji) 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. The main object of worship is Yakushirurikō Nyorai (薬師瑠璃光如来).[1] |
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| 2．Genkū-ji ・6-19-2 Higashiueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0015 ・Buddhist |
| Genkū-ji (源空寺), is a Buddhist temple located in the Higashiueno neighborhood of Taitō-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The temple belongs to the Jōdo-shū sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Hōnen. |
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| 3．Zenshō-an ・ |
| Zenshō-an (全生庵) is a Buddhist Rinzai Zen temple, located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It has a large collection of Japanese yūrei paintings, which are normally exhibited in August, the traditional month of spirits and ghosts. These paintings were most probably kept by families during the Edo period also to ward off evil. The temple has long been popular with influential Japanese figures, including Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Nakasone Yasuhiro.[1] |
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| 4．Sensō-ji ・2-3-1 Asakusa, Taitō-ku, Tokyo ・Buddhist |
| Sensō-ji ([sẽ̞ꜜɰ̃so̞ːʑi] ⓘ, 浅草寺, officially Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺), also known as Asakusa Kannon (浅草観音)), is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism, it became independent after World War II. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion, and is the most widely visited religious site in the world with over 30 million visitors annually.[1][2] Adjacent to the temple is a five-story pagoda, the Asakusa Shinto shrine,[3] and many shops with traditional goods in the Nakamise-dōri.[4] |
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| 5．Kappa-dera ・3-7-2 Matsugaya, Taitō, Tokyo ・Buddhism |
| Kappa-dera (かっぱ寺), also known as Sōgen Temple (曹源寺, "Sōgen-ji"), is a Zen Buddhist temple in the Kappabashi area of Tokyo and is named after the kappa, a Japanese folklore figure. |
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| 6．Tennō-ji (Taitō) ・Yanaka 7-14-8, Taitō, Tokyo ・Tendai |
| Tennō-ji (天王寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple of Japan, located in Yanaka, Taitō, Tokyo. The temple was erected by Nichigen (日源) in 1274. |
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| 14．Asakura Museum of Sculpture |
| Asakura Museum of Sculpture (台東区立朝倉彫塑館 Taitō kuritsu asakura chōsokan) or Asakura Choso Museum is an art museum in Tokyo, Japan, that showcases the sculptures and life work of Fumio Asakura (1883–1965). It is located in the Yanaka neighborhood of Taitō ward. The museum opened in 1967 after Asakura's death.[1] |
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| 15．Ueno Royal Museum |
| The Ueno Royal Museum (上野の森美術館, Ueno-no-Mori Bijutsukan) opened in Ueno Park, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, in 1972.[1] Managed by the Japan Art Association[1] and with a focus on contemporary art,[2] exhibitions include the regular Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition [ja] and Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition (日本の自然を描く展), as well special exhibitions from overseas.[1] |
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| 16．National Museum of Western Art |
| The National Museum of Western Art (国立西洋美術館, Kokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan, lit. "National Western Art Museum", NMWA) is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the museum and zoo complex in Ueno Park in Taitō, central Tokyo. It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016.[1] |
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| 17．Tokyo National Museum |
| The Tokyo National Museum (東京国立博物館, Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan) or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums[a] operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (ja:国立文化財機構), is considered the oldest national museum in Japan, is the largest art museum in Japan. The museum collects, preserves, and displays a comprehensive collection of artwork and cultural objects from Asia, with a focus on ancient and medieval Japanese art and Asian art along the Silk Road. There is also a large collection of Greco-Buddhist art. As of April 2023, the museum held approximately 120,000 Cultural Properties, including 89 National Treasures, 319 Horyuji Treasures, and 649 Important Cultural Properties.[2] As of the same date, the Japanese government had designated 902 works of art and crafts as National Treasures and 10,820 works of art and crafts as Important Cultural Properties,[b] so the museum holds about 10% of the works of art and crafts designated as National Treasures and 6% of those designated as Important Cultural Properties.[3]The museum also holds 2,651 cultural properties deposited by individuals and organisations, of which 54 are National Treasures and 262 are Important Cultural Properties.[4] Of these, 3,000 cultural properties are on display at one time, with each changing for between four and eight weeks.[2] The museum also conducts research and organizes educational events related to its collection. |
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| 18．Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum |
| The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (東京都美術館, Tōkyōto Bijutsukan) is a museum of art located in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefectural government.[1] The first public art museum in Japan, it opened in 1926 as the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum and was renamed in 1943 after Tokyo became a metropolitan prefecture. The museum's current building was constructed in 1975 and designed by modernist architect Kunio Maekawa, remaining one his most well-known works today. |
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| 19．Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall |
| Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall (横山大観記念館, Yokoyama Taikan Kinenkan) is located in the former residence of Nihonga artist Yokoyama Taikan, overlooking Shinobazu Pond in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It was opened in 1976 and is operated by a foundation directed by his descendants. |
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| 20．Amuse Museum |
| The Textile Culture and Ukiyo-e Art Museum – Amuse Museum (「布文化と浮世絵の美術館」アミューズミュージアム, Nuno Bunka to Ukiyoe no Bijutsukan Amyūzu Myūjiamu), or simply Amuse Museum, was a private museum specializing in Japanese textile culture and ukiyo-e. It opened on 1 November 2009 in Asakusa, Tokyo, not too far from Ueno Park, where multiple other museums are located. The museum was closed on 31 March 2019.[1] |
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| 21．Asakusa Station ・1-12-14 Komagata, Taitō-ku, TokyoJapan |
| Asakusa Station (浅草駅, Asakusa-eki) is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. It forms one terminus of the original subway line in Tokyo, now the Ginza Line. |
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| 22．Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express) ・3-1-11 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo（東京都台東区西浅草3-1-11）Japan |
| Asakusa Station (浅草駅, Asakusa-eki) is an underground railway station on the Tsukuba Express line in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. It is numbered "TX03". While the station is located only 300 meters from the Tawaramachi station on the Ginza Line, there is no transfer corridor between the two. |
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| 23．Asakusabashi Station ・1 Asakusabashi, Taitō City, TokyoJapan |
| Asakusabashi Station (浅草橋駅, Asakusabashi-eki) is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, and a railway station above ground level on the Chūō-Sōbu Line at the same site operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located in the Asakusabashi neighborhood of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. Its number on the Asakusa Line is A-16. |
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| 24．Inarichō Station ・3-33-11 Higashi-Ueno, Taitō-ku, Tokyo 110-0015Japan |
| Inarichō Station (稲荷町駅, Inarichō-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "G-17". |
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| 25．Iriya Station (Tokyo) ・2-15-1 Shitaya, Taito City, TokyoJapan |
| Iriya Station (入谷駅, Iriya-eki) is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. |
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| 26．Ueno Station ・7 Ueno (JR Station)3 Higashi-Ueno (Tokyo Metro)Taitō, TokyoJapan |
| Ueno Station (上野駅, Ueno-eki) is a major railway station in Tokyo's Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park—which contains Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo University of the Arts and other famous cultural facilities. A major commuter hub, it is also the traditional terminus for long-distance trains from northern Japan, although with the extension of the Shinkansen lines to Tokyo Station this role has diminished in recent years. A similar extension of conventional lines extended Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line and Jōban Line services to Tokyo Station via the Ueno-Tokyo Line in March 2015, using existing little-used tracks and a new viaduct; the Ueno-Tokyo Line connects these lines with the Tōkaidō Main Line, allowing through services to Shinagawa, Yokohama, Odawara and Atami stations.[1] |
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| 27．Ueno-okachimachi Station ・5-26-6 Ueno, Taitō City, TokyoJapan |
| Ueno-okachimachi Station (上野御徒町駅, Ueno-okachimachi-eki) is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. It is numbered E-09. |
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| 28．Ueno Zoo Monorail ・ |
| The Ueno Zoo Monorail Line (東京都交通局上野懸垂線, Tōkyō-to Kōtsū-kyoku Ueno Kensui-sen) was a 0.3 km (0.19 mi) long suspended railway operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It lies within the Ueno Zoo in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. The monorail is similar to the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, but has rubber tires rather than steel wheels. Many of the parts manufactured for the monorail were off-the-shelf.[1] The first monorail in the nation (and the first zoo monorail in the world[2]), it had two stations, single track, and operated at 600 V DC. The line began operating on December 17, 1957, was suspended during 2001–2002, and has been suspended since October 31, 2019, with the operator citing the high costs of replacing the aging trains.[3][4][5] It was officially closed on December 27, 2023.[6] Being located inside the zoo, it only operated on days when the zoo was open, and between 9:40 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., with departures scheduled every seven minutes. The fare for the 90-second trip was 150 yen. |
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| 29．Ueno-hirokoji Station ・3-29-3 Ueno, Taitō City, TokyoJapan |
| Ueno-hirokoji Station (上野広小路駅, Ueno-hirokōji-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "G-15". |
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| 30．Uguisudani Station ・1 Negishi, Taitō City, TokyoJapan |
| 35°43′19″N 139°46′40″E / 35.722066°N 139.777851°E / 35.722066; 139.777851 Uguisudani Station (鶯谷駅, Uguisudani-eki) is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name relates to a valley where formerly many Japanese bush warblers (uguisu) were found.[1] The station is to the north of the Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Park. |
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| 31．Okachimachi Station ・5 Ueno District, Taitō City, TokyoJapan |
| 35°42′26″N 139°46′29″E / 35.707327°N 139.774847°E / 35.707327; 139.774847 Okachimachi Station (御徒町駅, Okachimachi-eki) is a railway station in Taito, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] |
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| 32．Kuramae Station ・2-3-1 Kuramae (Asakusa Line)3-3-1 Kotobuki (Ōedo Line)Taitō City, TokyoJapan |
| Kuramae Station (蔵前駅, Kuramae-eki) is a subway station located in the Kuramae and Kotobuki neighborhoods of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It serves the Toei Asakusa Line and Toei Oedo Line, both of which are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). The station is identified as A-17 on the Asakusa Line and E-11 on the Ōedo Line. While there is no underground connection between the two lines, passengers can transfer between them at ground level. |
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| 33．Keisei Ueno Station ・1-60 Ueno-kōen, Taitō-ku, TokyoJapan |
| Keisei Ueno Station (京成上野駅, Keisei-Ueno-eki) is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It is the terminus of the Keisei Main Line and is a short distance from JR Ueno Station. |
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| 34．Shin-okachimachi Station ・1 Moto-asakusa, Taitō City, Tokyo（台東区元浅草一丁目）Japan |
| Shin-okachimachi Station (新御徒町駅, Shin-okachimachi-eki) is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Toei Subway and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. |
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| 35．Tawaramachi Station (Tokyo) ・1-1-18 Nishi-asakusa, Taitō-ku, TokyoJapan |
| Tawaramachi Station (田原町駅, Tawaramachi-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. It is numbered "G-18". While situated relatively close to Asakusa on the Tsukuba Express, there are no transfer passageways between the two stations. |
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| 36．Naka-okachimachi Station ・5-24-12 Ueno District, Taitō City, TokyoJapan |
| Naka-okachimachi Station (仲御徒町駅, Naka-okachimachi-eki) is a subway station on the Hibiya Line in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. |
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| 37．Minowa Station ・5-19-6 Negishi, Taito City, TokyoJapan |
| Minowa Station (三ノ輪駅, Minowa-eki) is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is close to Minowabashi Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram. |
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| 38．Hakubutsukan-Dōbutsuen Station ・13-23 Ueno-kōen, Taitō-ku, TokyoJapan |
| Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen Station (Japanese: 博物館動物園駅) is a former station of the Keisei Electric Railway in Taito-ku, Tokyo. It is located between Nippori Station and Keisei Ueno Station.[1] It opened in 1933, but was closed on 1 April 1997 due to the length of the platform being too short for most trains. The station was formally abandoned in April 2004.[2] The station building and platform are still in existence and have been renovated and opened to the public in 2018.[3][4] |
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