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An Edo-period shrine in Ueno Park, with a gilded shrine building, carved gate and lantern-lined approach. Choose it for architecture during a Ueno museum or park day.
The shrine building (Konjikiden), Karamon gate and Sukibei fence Designation source · Checked 2026-10-08
Designations apply to the places or buildings listed above. They do not guarantee access to interiors; check visit areas, hours and separate admission before travelling.
Founded in 1627, it received the Toshogu name in 1646. The surviving shrine building, Karamon gate and Sukibei fence were commissioned by Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1651 and are Important Cultural Properties.
Before you go
The shrine interior is normally closed for conservation: paid precinct access is not interior admission. This is Ueno Toshogu in Tokyo, not Nikko Toshogu. The photograph shows the shrine before its later restoration.
35.715368, 139.770786 · Representative point in the shrine precinct, checked on the GSI map. It is not a certified visitor entrance or a step-free route. · Location source
Details checked 2026-10-08. Check the official site for changes before visiting.
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Tenjin prayer traditions for learning · Plum trees and ema prayer plaques · Cypress shrine building completed in 1995
Estimated visit
20–40 min
A precinct visit, excluding the Treasure Museum, formal prayers and queues.
Getting there
From Yushima Station exit 3, the official guide offers a stair route and a route via Tenjin-shita intersection and the Kasuga-dori slope. The latter avoids stairs but still has an incline; allow extra time. Do not assume both routes take the same time.
Address & enshrined kami
3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Ame no Tajikarao no Mikoto · Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin)
