During the Edo Period Kaneiji Temple was one of the largest and wealthiest temples in the city.Many temple structures were destroyed in the great Meireki fire of 1657.[4] A new hall was constructed inside the enclosure of Kan'ei-ji in 1698.The temple and its numerous annexes were almost completely destroyed during the Boshin War's Battle of Ueno and never restored.Much of the site where it once stood was confiscated and is presently occupied by Ueno Park.

Ueno Toshogu Shrine was built in 1616 then remodelled in 1651.The huge lantern on the left before the first gate is one of the largest in Japan. Karamon, the front gate of the temple, is famous for its dragon carvings.

Ueno Daibutsu was an Edo-period giant seated statue of Shaka Nyorai in what is now Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Of bronze and dating to 1631, it was restored after earthquake damage in 1640, a fire in 1841, and another earthquake in 1855. Heavily damaged during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, when the head was toppled, much of its bulk was melted down for reuse during the Pacific War. In 1972 the face, stored in Kan'ei-ji, was put on display in its former location.

Inspired by the magnificent Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, Ueno Kiyomizu Kannon-do was established by Abbot Tenkai Sojo, who was also the founder of the Kanei-ji Temple. Built in 1631, the architecture is similar but structurally is a much smaller scale compares to its model. Miraculously, this Buddhist temple made it through the battles of civil war and air bombing raids.

The temple enshrines Marishiten, the Buddhist guardian goddess, who gives vitality, strength, and wealth, getting rid of the evil, letting in good fortune, and giving good luck to the people who pray to her. Coincidentally or not, this temple of Marishiten was never hurt when the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923) came, or even during the Bombing of Tokyo in World War Ⅱ (1945). Tokudai-ji is definitely protected by the goddess of good luck.