A karamon (唐門 chinese gate) is a type of mon in Japanese architecture characterized by the use of karahafu (唐破風), a type of curved gable with a style peculiar to Japan.

The karamon at Ueno Tōshō-gū was built in 1651, and it is designated an Important Cultural Property.

The pillars of the gate are decorated with two carved dragons.
They are known as Noboriryu (Ascending Dragon) and Kudariryu (Descending Dragon), and according to the legend, every night the two dragons go to the nearby Shinobazu Pond to drink from its water.
There carvings are attributed to the perhaps fictiona artist Hidari Jingorō (左 甚五郎).
Jingorō is also credited with some of the decoration at the famous Nikkō Tōshō-gū in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture.

In addition to the gold foil, there are several hand carved decorations, including flowers, birds and dragons on both sides of the gates.
It is said that the carvings on the gate and on the sukibei wall depict a total of over two hundred species of plants and animals.
A karamon (唐門 chinese gate) is a type of mon in Japanese architecture characterized by the use of karahafu (唐破風), a type of curved gable with a style peculiar to Japan.
The karamon at Ueno Tōshō-gū was built in 1651, and it is designated an Important Cultural Property.
The pillars of the gate are decorated with two carved dragons. They are known as Noboriryu (Ascending Dragon) and Kudariryu (Descending Dragon), and according to the legend, every night the two dragons go to the nearby Shinobazu Pond to drink from its water. There carvings are attributed to the perhaps fictiona artist Hidari Jingorō (左 甚五郎). Jingorō is also credited with some of the decoration at the famous Nikkō Tōshō-gū in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture.
In addition to the gold foil, there are several hand carved decorations, including flowers, birds and dragons on both sides of the gates. It is said that the carvings on the gate and on the sukibei wall depict a total of over two hundred species of plants and animals.
Ueno Tōshō-gū