Kaneiji Temple
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Kaneiji had ever been the most high ranked and the biggest temple in Edo covering all of the area of current Ueno park and more. It was founded in 1625 by the Tendai priest Tenkai under the patronage of Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. |
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What is known as Kaneiji today was a subordinate temple sitting along the outskirt of the original templefs vast area. It had been called Dihi-in, Great Sorrow temple. When the last shogun was ousted from the power, He took refuge into this temple. |
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The main building was brought in from Kitain temple of Kawagoe, which also was founded by Tenkai. The five storied pagoda survived the Meiji restoration and other disasters. Today, it stands in the area of Ueno zoo. |