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Kiyomizu Kannon-dō Temple 清水観音堂

Ueno Park's 1631 hall modelled on Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera, with a wooden stage overlooking Shinobazu Pond and the 'moon pine'.

HoursGrounds open daily

ClosedNone

PriceFree

Getting thereKeisei Ueno Station, about 3 min; JR Ueno Station, about 5 min

Time needed15-20 min

Best timeCherry blossom season (late March) and the Sept 25 doll memorial service

Address1-29 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007

Websitekiyomizu.kaneiji.jp

About

Built in 1631 by Tenkai, founder of Kan'ei-ji, Kiyomizu Kannon-do copies the stage construction of Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto and enshrines a thousand-armed Kannon brought from that temple, shown only one day a year in February. The hall is a National Important Cultural Property. From its veranda you can look through the looped 'Moon Pine' toward Bentendo on Shinobazu Pond, a view Hiroshige painted.

Highlights

Kyoto-style wooden stage overlooking Shinobazu Pond
Moon Pine (Tsuki no Matsu) framing Bentendo
Important Cultural Property dating from the Edo period
Doll memorial service every September 25

Tips

The main image is shown only on the Hatsuuma day in February
Best photographed in spring with cherry blossoms

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