Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Tokyo, Japan

The Ueno Zoo is a 14.3-hectare (35-acre) zoo, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is Japan's oldest zoo, opened on March 20, 1882. It is served by Ueno Station, Keisei Ueno Station and Nezu Station, with convenient access from several public transportation networks. The Ueno Zoo Monorail, the first monorail in the country, connected the eastern and western parts of the grounds, however the line was suspended from 2019 onwards due to ageing infrastructure until being announced as closing permanently on 27 December 2023.

Wikipedia: Ueno Zoo (EN), Website

Tokuunin is a temple of the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 徳雲院 (台東区) (JA)

Soun-in is a temple of the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 宋雲院 (台東区) (JA)

Ryukokuji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 龍谷寺 (台東区東上野) (JA)

Hozenji Temple is a temple belonging to the Higashi Honganji sect of the Jodo Shinshu sect in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 法善寺 (台東区) (JA)

Hoonji Temple is a temple of the Shin Buddhist Otani sect located in Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo. It is commonly known as "Bando Hoonji". The name of the mountain is "Koryusan" and the name of the temple is "Xie Deok-in". Kaiki is Shinran's disciple. Seishin and Hoonji are the first of the twenty-four.

Wikipedia: 報恩寺 (台東区) (JA)

Myōonji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple known as one of the Ten Great Ancestors of Edo, located in Matsugaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Youraku. It is commonly known as Pond Myonji. The former main temple is Mimatsu Reneiji Temple, Tatsushi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 妙音寺 (台東区) (JA)

Honkakuji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple located in Matsugatani, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ryuming. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honku-ji Temple (Rokujōmon-ryū) and Kushihōen (奠統会). The Founding Master of the Ten Great Ancestors of Edo.

Wikipedia: 本覚寺 (台東区) (JA)

Shinryuji Temple is a single temple of the Shinshu Otani sect (Jodo Shinshu Higashi Honganji sect) located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 真龍寺 (台東区) (JA)

Yasaki Inari Shrine is a shrine in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 矢先稲荷神社 (JA)

Tōmyoji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 燈明寺 (台東区) (JA)

Kappa-dera (かっぱ寺), also known as Sōgen Temple , 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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Kaizenji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji sect located in Matsugaya 3-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo. After the Furisode fire, he moved to present-day Asakusa. Hachisuka took refuge in Chūkō Kaiki, and was called "Awa-sama-ji" by the world. It is also known for the graves of Umeda Kumohama and Naohiro Fujii, who were warriors of the end of the Edo period.

Wikipedia: 海禅寺 (JA)

Tokoin is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo. Bodhi Temple of the Abe family, the lord of the Sanuki domain of Kamiso Province.

Wikipedia: 東光院 (台東区) (JA)

Tengakuin is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo. It is known for the tomb of the Confucian scholar Hosoi Heisu, the master of Uesugi Takayama, the lord of the Yonezawa domain.

Wikipedia: 天嶽院 (台東区) (JA)

Nichirinji Temple is a temple of Tokimune located in Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kanda. The honzon is Amitabha.

Wikipedia: 日輪寺 (台東区) (JA)

Honnenji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 本然寺 (台東区) (JA)

Banryuji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 萬隆寺 (JA)

Hanayashiki is an amusement park in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo that has operated since 1853. It is operated by Hanayashiki Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. It is claimed to be the oldest amusement park in Japan. One of the unofficial mascots of the park is the Panda Car (パンダカー).

Wikipedia: Hanayashiki (EN), Website

Sensō-ji , is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. Structures in the temple complex include the main hall, a five-story pagoda and large gates. It is the most widely visited religious site in the world with over 30 million visitors annually.

Wikipedia: Sensō-ji (EN), Website

The Hōzōmon is the inner of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo. A two-story gate (nijūmon), the Hōzōmon's second story houses many of the Sensō-ji's treasures. The first story houses two statues, three lanterns and two large sandals. It stands 22.7 metres (74 ft) tall, 21 metres (69 ft) wide, and 8 metres (26 ft) deep.

Wikipedia: Hōzōmon (EN)

Asakusa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, Japan. Also known as Sanja-sama , it is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in the city.

Wikipedia: Asakusa Shrine (EN), Website

Ushijima Shrine is a shrine located in Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. Guardian of the Tokyo Headquarters. It is located in Sumida Park.

Wikipedia: 牛嶋神社 (JA)

Honryuji Temple is a temple of the Shin Buddhist Otani sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Rinkawa. The honzon is Amitabha.

Wikipedia: 本龍寺 (台東区) (JA)

Imado Shrine is a shrine located in Imado 1-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 今戸神社 (JA)

Shofukuji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 称福寺 (台東区) (JA)

Korakuji Temple is a single temple of the Shinshu Otani sect (Jodo Shinshu Higashi Honganji sect) located in Taito-ku, Tokyo.

Wikipedia: 広楽寺 (台東区) (JA)

Choshoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Imado, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The name of the mountain is Mt. Fukaei. The former main temple is the main temple of Kai, Minobusan Kuonji, and Shioshi Hoen. In the Edo period, the statue of the Bodhisattva Saint Kanseon in the temple grounds attracted the faith of the common people. It has a separate hospital at 3-24-19 Kamijujo, Kita-ku.

Wikipedia: 長昌寺 (台東区) (JA)