Category Locations

Yushima Shrine

Yushima Shrine

Yushima Tenjin Shrine is a Tenman-gu shrine located in Bunkyo City, Tokyo.

A Tenman-gu shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane (a famous scholar, poet and politician of the Heian period) who is worshipped as the deity of academics, scholarship and learning.

The Yushima Tenjin Shrine is associated with receiving good luck in exams.

Yushima Shrine was destroyed by fire in 1703 and rebuilt in 1885, however over time the shrine gradually deteriorated.

The current Shrine building was rebuilt in December 1995 entirely out of cypress wood, a long lasting material, so that it is preserved for future generations.

Central Square

central square

Central Square is a public park and gardens in Odaiba, Koto City, Tokyo.

It is located close to DiverCity Tokyo Plaza shopping mall and to outdoor event spaces where regular festivals are held.

Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Kameido Tenjin Shrine is a Tenman-gu shrine located in Kameido, Koto Ward, Tokyo.

A Tenman-gu shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane (a famous scholar, poet and politician of the Heian period) who is worshipped as the deity of academics, scholarship and learning.

Jindai Botanical Gardens

Jindai Botanical Gardens Chrysanthemum Show

Jindai Botanical Gardens was originally a nursery growing trees for Tokyo's roads, but after the war it was opened to the public as Jindai Green Space.

In 1961, the name was changed to Jindai Botanical Gardens, and it opened as the only botanical garden in Tokyo at the time.

Jimbocho Station

Jimbocho Station

How do I get to Jimbocho Station? Jimbocho Station can be reached using the Hanzomon Line (Z7), the Mita Line (I10) or the Shinjuku Line (S6)