寛永寺

Kaneiji Temple

Main Hall of Kan'ei-ji Temple in Taitō-ku, Tokyo. by Kakidai CC SA

In Brief

Buddhist Temple in Ueno, Tokyo

Open 24 hours

Free entry

Allow 30 minutes

No regular closing days

Official Site

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寛永寺

Updated 10 March 2020

About Kaneiji Temple

Dating back to 1625, Keneiji was once a large temple, and one of the most powerful in Japan due to strong ties to the family of the Tokugawa shogunate. However, a key event towards the end of the shogunate meant its lands were seized by the new government, leaving Kaneiji a shadow of its former self.

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