Kaizan-Dou (Ryo Daishi)

Kaizan-Dou is for the founder of Kan-eiji Temple.
Great priest Jigen Daishi Tenkai is deified here.

Another Great priest Jiei Daishi Ryougen is deified, too because Jigen Daishi respected Jiei Daishi. So, Kaizan-Dou is also called Ryo Daishi (Double Daishi).

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JR Ueno station on Yamanote Line.

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Kan-eiji Temple - Gates at the graveyards

Kan-eiji Temple has huge graveyards including graveyards for 6 Shoguns.
Some beautiful gates still remain at the graveyards.

You are not allowed to get into graveyards unless you have your family's graves here.
Limited reserved tours to visit graveyards are available.

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JR Uguisudani station on Yamanote Line

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Kan-eiji Temple

Kan-eiji Temple was established in 1625 to protect Edo castle from northeast which was considered unlucky direction. This temple was for Tokugawa Shogunate family.

Kan-eiji temple still has a large territory in Ueno Park.
Actually Ueno Park is a part of Kan-eiji territory and many facilities of this temple are located in Ueno Park.

Kan-eiji temple used to have ten times wider territory.

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JR Uguisudani station on Yamanote Line
JR Ueno station on Yamanote Line

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Koutou City Toyosu Civic Center

Toyosu Civic Center is facility for citizen of Koutou City.
There's city office and public library in this 11 story building.

There's a large room on the top floor where you can relax.
You can bring foods and soft drinks.

There's terrace which you can see ocean, bridges and buildings from.

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Toyosu station on Yurakucho Line (Y22/Tokyo Metro)

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Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu

Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu is a shopping mall facing to Tokyo Bay.
Some building have vessel shape.

There's a dock and drawbridges.
Water bus to go to Odaiba is available.

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Toyosu station on Yurakucho Line (Y22/Tokyo Metro)

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National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation - Miraikan is in a huge glass building.
This building reminds me of Tokyo International Forum in Yurakucho or The National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi.

There're exhibitions on the 1st, 3rd and 5th floor.
Theme of the 1st floor is "Discover Your Earth".
Theme of the 3rd floor is "Create Your Future".
And theme of the 5th floor is "Explore the Frontiers".

Geo-Cosmos is a giant globe-like display which you can enjoy screened images on.

Dome Theater on the 6th floor has 3D programs on a large hemisphere screen.

Asimo demonstration will show you amazing movement of robots.

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Telecom Center station on Yurikamome

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620 yen (Regular exhibition)
300 yen (Dome Theater)

10:00 - 17:00
Closed on Tuesdays, Dec. 28 - Jan.1

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Kiba Park

Kiba Park has a huge suspension bridge in the middle of the park.
You can see Tokyo Skytree between supports.

This park has a unique pond with lumbers.
Kiba means lumberyard and this place used to store lumbers in the pond.

 In October, performance stepping on lumbers is shown here.

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Kiba station on Tozai Line (T13/Tokyo Metro)

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Komagata-dou

Sensoji Temple deifies a statue of Kannon which was caught in the net of fishermen.
Komagata-dou is located at the west end of Komagata bridge where this statue was found in 628.

Originally this hall was built facing to the east.
After it suffered fire several times, the hall was rebuilt facing to the west in 1742.

Current building is restored in 2003.

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Asakusa station on Asakusa Line (A18/Toei Subway)

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Torikoe Shrine

Torikoe Shrine started as Shiratori Shrine in 651 by Yamato Takeru who is a hero in Japan's myth. In a civil war in 11th century, Yoriyoshi & Yoshiie Minamoto saw white birds flying across the river to find the place where they can walk across the river.

After then, this shrine has been called Torikoe Shrine.
Tori means bird and Koe means go across.

A portable shrine used in the ceremony is one of the largest and heaviest one.

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Kuramae station on Asakusa Line / Oedo Line
(A17/E11/ Toei Subway)

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Ushijima Shrine

Ushijima means "Cow Island" and it's told this area used to be an imperial farm.
This area was named "Ushijima" after this cow farm. There's no cow here except statues in the shrine.

One of them is popular. If you rub the place of the body which hurts, it'll be better.

Torii gate in front of the main hall has unique shape.
It looks a combination of three gates. It may be because this shrine defies three gods.

This shrine was established in 860 and became a shrine to protect Tokyo Skytree recently.

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Honjo Azumabashi station on Asakusa Line (A19/Toei Subway)

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