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During the [[battle of Ueno]] in [[1868]], as the shogunate fell, a group of pro-shogunate loyalists known as the [[Shogitai|Shôgitai]] holed up in the temple, which was accordingly attacked. Many of those killed that day are formally buried at the temple.

During the [[battle of Ueno]] in [[1868]], as the shogunate fell, a group of pro-shogunate loyalists known as the [[Shogitai|Shôgitai]] holed up in the temple, which was accordingly attacked. Many of those killed that day are formally buried at the temple.

The temple suffered extensive damage and was all but destroyed completely in the Allied bombings of Tokyo in 1945. Several buildings on the grounds survive, or were rebuilt, but the temple grounds, which once covered the full area of what is today Ueno Park, have been shrunk considerably. The tombs of four shoguns survive, but those of [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]] and [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] were destroyed.

The temple suffered extensive damage and was all but destroyed completely in the Allied bombings of Tokyo in 1945. Several buildings on the grounds survive, or were rebuilt, but the temple grounds, which once covered the full area of what is today Ueno Park, have been shrunk considerably. The tombs of four shoguns ([[Tokugawa Ieharu]], [[Tokugawa Ienari|Ienari]], [[Tokugawa Iesada|Iesada]], and [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu|Yoshinobu]]) survive, but those of [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]] and [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] were destroyed.

Kan'ei-ji is today a designated [[Important Cultural Property]].

Kan'ei-ji is today a designated [[Important Cultural Property]].

*Plaques on site.

*Plaques on site.

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%AF%9B%E6%B0%B8%E5%AF%BA Kan'ei-ji]." Digital Daijisen. Shogakukan.

*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%AF%9B%E6%B0%B8%E5%AF%BA Kan'ei-ji]." Digital Daijisen. Shogakukan.

[[Category:Temples]]

[[Category:Temples]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]

[[Category:Edo Period]]