The Japan Rail Uguisudani Station from Taito-ku is one of the oldest train stations in Tokyo, built in 1912. The name of the station comes from a bird that once lived in this area, uguisu (bush warbler).
Close to the southern exit of the station, you can find the Kan’ei-ji Temple, a place visited by many tourists.
But the neighborhood near the northern exit is very little known. It is a quiet area with narrow streets, small restaurants and many love hotels. And like everywhere in Tokyo, cramped between other buildings, you can also find a Shinto shrine (the brown building in the picture). This is the Moto Mishima Shrine, dedicated to Jurōjin, the God of longevity, one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi Fukujin).

Uguisudani Station, Taito, Tokyo

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