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Tokyo in 1922

TOKYO, Japan - This aerial photo taken in 1922 shows an area of Tokyo's Ochanomizu district, including the Kanda River crossing horizontally, Nikolai-do, the Russian Orthodox Church (lower R), Yushima Seido sacred building (upper R), the Ochanomizu Bridge (center L) and a flying biplane (C).

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Tokyo in 1922, 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Combined aerial photos show an area of Tokyo's Ochanomizu district in 1922 (top) and Sept. 15, 2012, taken by Kyodo News helicopter, (bottom). In the 1922 photo can be seen the Kanda River crossing horizontally, Nikolai-do, the Russian Orthodox Church in the lower right, Yushima Seido sacred building in the upper right, the Ochanomizu Bridge in the center left and a flying biplane in the center. In the 2012 photo can be seen high-rise buildings, the Nikolai-do and Yushima Seido.

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Votive tablets inscribed by university students adorn shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Tokyo's Yushima Shrine look at votive tablets inscribed by university applicants hoping for good results. The shrine is dedicated to renowned Japanese scholar Michizane Sugawara.

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Supplications to the divine considered personal info in Net era

A woman hangs a set of wooden votive plaques, called "ema," at Yushima temple in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2017. She wrote a wish that her daughter passes a university entrance exam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ochanomizu and Hijiri-bashi Bridge

Ochanomizu Bridge and Nikolai-do, both built in 1891, viewed from Juntendo Hospital. On the left (north) and right side of the artificial Kanda River are Yushima-dai and Suruga-dai, respectively. Ochanomizu Bridge was the first bridge constructed to provide access to the elevated land, which had been built for the protection of Edo. Even though the river was artificial, this area was renowned for its scenic beauty, and visitors enjoyed fireflies and Japanese cuckoos. Taken between 1892 and 1897.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐14‐0]

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The entrance to Ueno Park

The stairs on the right lead to Ueno Park from Ueno Square. The hill above the stairs was called Sakuragaoka. A Confucian Shrine (later moved to Yushima) was built there in 1630 by Hayashi Razan. The famous statue of Saigo Takamori by Takamura Koun was erected here in 1897. The roof to the left of the stairs is Ueno Kiyomizu-do, built by the priest Tenkai. The Kuromon (Black Gate) was stood formerly on the site at the left edge of the photograph. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐68‐0]

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Yushima shoheiko

The Seido was moved from Shinobuoka to Yushima (Shoheizaka) in 1692 by the will of the 5th Shogun Ietsuna. The Shoheiko was also opened and was made the ultimate school for Confucian studies. It was taken over by the new government in 1868, and was called Shohei Gakko and Daigakko. It was closed in 1872. The Kanda River runs to the fore.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number22‐16‐0]

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Snow scene from yushima tenjin shrine

Torii with snow. A woman stands at the left pillar looking toward the camera. This bronze torii was built in 1667 at the entrance of the Tenjin and was repaired in 1671. It is unusual in design, with a Chinese lion carving at the foot of the pillar. It is a simple Meijin Torii.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number3‐31‐0]

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Yushima tenjin shrine

Yushima tenjin shrine==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Yushima Juntendo

Yushima Juntendo==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The main gate of Nakashima Confucian Shrine and the residence of Ueno Hikoma

The white walled house in the center is where Ueno Hikoma lived and had his photo studio. The new two-storied photo studio Ueno Hikoma built in 1872 can be seen. The big gate on the left is the main gate of Nagasaki Seido, along with Yushima in Tokyo and Taku in Saga, one of the three foremost academic centers of Confucianism in Japan at that time. The foliage across the river is Mizu-jinja Shrine of Irabayashi close to the water source for the Kurata-Suihi waterworks during the Edo period.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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New Year prayer at Japan shrine ahead of 2021

People visit Yushima Tenmangu shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2020, to offer a New Year prayer. It is uncommon in Japan to visit shrines and temples for a New Year prayer in December, but this year, people are asked to avoid visiting such places when it is crowded, normally during the New Year holidays, to prevent infections of the novel coronavirus.

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Yushima Tenmangu shrine's annual festival canceled

Photo taken May 28, 2020, shows Yushima Tenmangu shrine in Tokyo. The shinto shrine's annual festival, set for May 25, was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yushima Tenmangu shrine's annual festival canceled

Photo taken May 28, 2020, shows Yushima Tenmangu shrine in Tokyo. The shinto shrine's annual festival, set for May 25, was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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College entrance exam takers visit Tokyo shrine

Students preparing for college entrance exams visit Tokyo's Yushima Tenjin shrine, thought to house the spirit of a renowned scholar, on Jan. 11, 2017, prior to the start of the exams for the 2017 academic year from April. They wrote their hopes and wishes on wooden plaques of which approximately 40,000 now hang at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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College entrance exam takers visit Tokyo shrine

Students preparing for college entrance exams visit Tokyo's Yushima Tenjin shrine, thought to house the spirit of a renowned scholar, on Jan. 11, 2017, prior to the start of the exams for the 2017 academic year from April. They wrote their hopes and wishes on wooden plaques of which approximately 40,000 now hang at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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College entrance exam takers visit Tokyo shrine

Students preparing for college entrance exams visit Tokyo's Yushima Tenjin shrine, thought to house the spirit of a renowned scholar, on Jan. 11, 2017, prior to the start of the exams for the 2017 academic year from April. They wrote their hopes and wishes on wooden plaques of which approximately 40,000 now hang at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Votive tablets inscribed by university students adorn shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Tokyo's Yushima Shrine look at votive tablets inscribed by university applicants hoping for good results. The shrine is dedicated to renowned Japanese scholar Michizane Sugawara. (Kyodo)