Benetendo Temple Construction Completed: 1958 Area: Ueno-Koen City: Tokyo, Kanto
This little temple at the center of the Shinobazu pond in Ueno is often overlooked. The real stars of the show are the lotus flowers in the water and the dozens of bird species that call this marshy ...read more >>
Five-Storied Pagoda Ueno Construction Completed: 1639 Area: Ueno-Koen City: Tokyo, Kanto
Built for the Tokugawa shoguns, the Kan'ei-ji pagoda now stands inside the Ueno Park Zoo. This whole area was originally the grounds for the Kan'ei-ji temple which was erected to protect the...read more >>