Great Buddha Mountain Pagoda

Great Buddha Mountain Pagoda is a tower in Taito, Tokyo, Tokyo. Great Buddha Mountain Pagoda is situated nearby to the wayside shrine Ueno Daibutsu, as well as near the tower Bell of Time.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Western Art and Ueno Zoo.

National Museum of Western Art

Museum

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The National Museum of Western Art is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in Taitō, central Tokyo. It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016. National Museum of Western Art is situated 300 metres east of Great Buddha Mountain Pagoda.

Ueno Zoo

Zoo

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The Ueno Zoo is a 14.3-hectare zoo, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is Japan's oldest zoo, opened on March 20, 1882. Ueno Zoo is situated 220 metres northwest of Great Buddha Mountain Pagoda.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 580 metres northeast of Great Buddha Mountain Pagoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ikenohata and Ueno.

Ikenohata

Quarter

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Ikenohata is a quarter.

Ueno

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If you want to get a feel for old Tokyo, Ueno in the Taito district is a good place to start. Entirely lacking in high-rise condos or whiz-bang shopping malls, by Tokyo standards it's distinctly downmarket, in contrast to places like Ginza, but that means that eating, shopping and drinking are all affordably priced.