Shinobazu no ike Bentendo

Shinobazu no ike Bentendo is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Kanto. Shinobazu no ike Bentendo is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 琵琶絵馬掛, as well as near the islet Benten Island.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Benten-dō in Uenokōen, Taitō-ku
Also known as: “Shinobazu Benten-dō” and “Shinobazu-no-ike Benten-dō”
Postal code: 110-0007

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benten Island and Ueno Zoo.

Benten Island

Islet

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Benten Island is an islet.

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 360 metres north of Shinobazu no ike Bentendo.

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 560 metres northeast of Shinobazu no ike Bentendo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ueno and Ikenohata.

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.