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Ueno Toshogu Shrine 上野東照宮

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027 · 1 post since 2010

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Visiting Ueno Toshogu Shrine today

  • What it is: A shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founded in 1627 and rebuilt in its present form in 1651 by Tokugawa Iemitsu. The main hall and Karamon gate are Important Cultural Properties.
  • Getting there: About 5 minutes' walk from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station.
  • Hours: From 9:00, closing at 16:30 from October to February and 17:30 from March to September.
  • Admission: ¥700 for adults inside the inner wall, ¥300 for ages 6-12, cash only. The peony garden is ¥700, or ¥1,100 combined with the shrine.
  • Then and now: The works seen in this 2010 post were part of a 2009-2013 restoration. The painted carvings on the sukibei wall were recoloured and the main hall was regilded.
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Peony garden open mid-April to mid-May

Checked against: Ueno Toshogu Shrine (official) · Ueno Toshogu Shrine (GO TOKYO) · The polychromatic beauty of gilded bugs and beasts (Google Arts & Culture). Check opening times and prices before you go.

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Photos and stories from our visits, as they were written at the time.

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Toshogu Shrine, Ueno

Toshogu Shrine, erected in 1651, is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Edo shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867, making Tokyo the seat of government. It is the only shrine in Tokyo that's been designated a National Treasure.