A Rainy Afternoon in Solitude with the Sacred Tree of Toshogu Shrine ⛩

On this rainy day, I had planned to visit the Tokyo National Museum^, but the line of people waiting to enter had already wrapped around the gate twice. Meanwhile, the Ueno Toshogu Shrine^ in the same Ueno Park was nearly deserted. The stone-built Myojin Torii (the shrine's entrance gate), the flanked by 200 stone lanterns and 50 bronze lanterns, and many solemn historical buildings such as the main hall, worship hall, and Karamon (Chinese-style gate), the Torii, main hall, Karamon, and the (carved wooden fence) are designated as important cultural properties, formed by a large-scale reconstruction by the third shogun of the Edo shogunate, Tokugawa Iemitsu, in 1651. The main hall area requires a ticket for admission, with an entrance fee of 500 yen per person. Upon entering, the first thing you see is a sacred tree over 400 years old, followed by the "Golden Hall," lavishly decorated with gold leaf, with the main deities being Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tosho Daigongen), Tokugawa Ieshige, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. It was mid-March, and the cherry blossoms along the had not yet bloomed, nor were the winter and spring peonies in the Botanical Garden in bloom, so I look forward to visiting again. 🔸 Chinese Name: Ueno Toshogu Shrine 🔸 Building Type: Shrine 🔸 Enshrined: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Ieshige, Tokugawa Yoshinobu 🔸 Geographic Location: Taito City, Tokyo 🔸 Reconstruction Time: 1651 #UenoToshoguShrine #TokyoNationalMuseum#100ShopsExplorationPlan #FreeTravelInJapan #CulturalLandscapeSharing #HistoricalArchitecture #JapanTravelGuide