UENO LEISURE CLUB VOL.1
Traces of Edo in Ueno — A Walk Through History
Kiyomizu Kannon-do
YEAR: 1631
WHERE: Inside Ueno Park
NOTE: Modeled after Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple.
Famous for its “Pine of the Moon” and wooden stage structure.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QmQb4ZuEurDnhFzD7
Five-Story Pagoda of Kaneiji
YEAR: 1639
WHERE: Inside Ueno Zoo (visible from outside)
NOTE: One of the few remaining Edo-period pagodas.
Now a registered Important Cultural Property.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/saAbmiFSVQNPGJ7j6
Bentendo Temple on Shinobazu
YEAR: 1625
WHERE: In Shinobazu Pond
NOTE: Built by the monk Tenkai.
Inspired by Chikubu Island on Lake Biwa.
Still a popular place for prayers.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qrNrFG1NznDNdnMG8
Shinobuzaka
WHERE: Slope from Shinobazu Pond to Ueno hill
NOTE: An old path that follows the natural topography of Edo.
The name remains unchanged since then.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qtJceec4uP2FpMsM7
Ueno Hirokoji
YEAR: Edo Period
WHERE: Between Ueno Station and Okachimachi
NOTE: Originally designed as a firebreak in old Edo’s urban planning.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qtJceec4uP2FpMsM7
Explore Ueno not just as a place for shopping or food,
but as a living map of old Edo.
Grab a Japanese craft beer — then pick up the past.
