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Things to Do in Taito-ku

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Ame-ya Yoko-cho Market
Not much besides Ueno Station survived the bombings of World War...
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Asakura Sculpture Gallery
Outsiders have long since discovered the Nezu and Yanaka areas...
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Asakusa Jinja
Several structures in the temple complex survived the bombings...
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Belfry
The tiny hillock Benten-yama, with its shrine to the goddess...
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Benzaiten
Perched in the middle of Shinobazu Pond, this shrine is dedicated...
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Dembo-in
Believed to have been made in the 17th century by Kobori Enshu...
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Hasumi Chaya
Hasumi Chaya, a charming Japanese teahouse located on the bank...
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Quick Bites Taito-ku
 
Kaminari-mon
This is the proper Senso-ji entrance, with its huge red-paper...
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Kan-ei-ji
In 1638 the second Tokugawa shogun, Hidetada, commissioned the...
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Kannon Hall
This National Treasure was a part of Abbot Tenkai's attempt to...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Kappabashi
In the 19th century, according to local legend, a river ran through...
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Commercial Districts Taito-ku
 
Nakase
Nakase is a lovely retreat from the overbearing crowds at Asakusa...
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National Museum of Western Art
Along with castings from the original molds of Rodin's Gate of...
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National Science Museum
The six buildings of the complex house everything from fossils...
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Senso-ji Complex
Dedicated to the goddess Kannon, the Senso-ji Complex is the...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Senso-ji Main Hall
The Main Hall and Five-Story Pagoda of Senso-ji are both faithful...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Shinobazu Pond
Shinobazu was once an inlet of Tokyo Bay. When the area was reclaimed...
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Bodies of Water Taito-ku
 
Shitamachi Museum
Japanese society in the days of the Tokugawa shoguns was rigidly...
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Shogitai Memorial
Time seems to heal wounds very quickly in Japan. Only six years...
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Memorials / Monuments Taito-ku
 
Statue of Takamori Saigo
As chief of staff of the Meiji imperial army, Takamori Saigo...
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Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue), Memorials / Monuments Taito-ku
 
Suzumoto
Originally built around 1857 for Japanese comic monologue performances...
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Tokudai-ji
This is a curiosity in a neighborhood of curiosities: a temple...
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Religious Sites Taito-ku
 
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
The museum displays its own collection of modern Japanese art...
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Tokyo National Museum
This complex of four buildings grouped around a courtyard is...
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Tosho-gu
This shrine, built in 1627, is dedicated to Ieyasu, the first...
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Architectural Sites Taito-ku
 
Ueno Royal Museum
Although the museum has no permanent collection of its own, it...
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Ueno Zoo
First built in 1882, this is Japan's first zoo. It houses more...
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Zoos / Aquariums Taito-ku
 
Waenti-Kikko
Originally a teahouse, Waenti-Kikko, which used to be Kuremuttsu...
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Quick Bites Taito-ku
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