Ueno Tōshō-gū
Ueno Tōshō-gū is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. First established in 1627 by Tōdō Takatora and renovated in 1651 by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shrine has remained mostly intact since that time, making it an example of Shinto architecture in the Edo period.
- Shinto shrine
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
- …is also known as “Tōshō Gū”
- …dates from 1627
- Description: building in Tokyo, Japan
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Ueno Zoo and Tokyo National Museum.
Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan.
620 metres northeast of Ueno Tōshō-gū
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470 metres east of Ueno Tōshō-gū
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ikenohata and Ueno.
Ueno Tōshō-gū
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Latitude
35.7154° or 35° 42′ 55″ north
Longitude
139.77063° or 139° 46′ 14″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPQ8C+57
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = shrine
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = shrine
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Ueno Tōshō-gū” goes by many names.
上野东照宫Chinese
上野東照宮Chinese
Ουένο Τόσο-γκουGreek
Ueno Tōshō-gūIndonesian
Ueno TōshōgūJapanese
三処権現Japanese
上野東照宮Japanese
東照宮Japanese
우에노 도쇼구Korean
우에노 동조궁Korean
ഏനോ ടോഷോ-ഗുMalayalam
معبد اوئنو توشوPersian
معبد اوئنو توشوگوPersian
Ueno Tōshō-gūPolish
Уэно ТосёгуRussian
Уэноское святилище ТосёгуRussian
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