Five Story Pagoda (Tokyo)

Japan / Tokio / Tokyo
 temple, tower, pagoda

Also known as: Ueno Pagoda
Also known as: Kan'ei-ji Pagoda
Built: 1639
Type: Holy Place
Stories: 5
Maximum height: 36.6 meters / 120 feet
Location: Ueno-Koen --, Taito-ku

Built for the Tokugawa shoguns, the Kan'ei-ji pagoda now stands inside the Ueno Park Zoo. This whole area was originally the grounds for the Kan'ei-ji temple which was erected to protect the Edo castle. But during the Boshin War from 1868 to 1869 the temple was destroyed. The pagoda survived, and a bustling neighborhood has grown up around it
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Coordinates:   35°42'56"N   139°46'18"E
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