Ueno

Ueno

The entire Ueno Park area which belonged to the Kanei Temple in the Edo period turned into a battlefield during the Battle of Ueno (civil war) in 1868. However, since the Meiji era, it was transformed into a place of the flowering of civilization. Built as the very first park in Japan, it is indeed an academic area where cultural facilities and buildings such as the Ueno Zoo, Tokyo National Museum, and National Museum of Western Art were constructed one after another.

Around the Ueno Park, you can find Ameyoko which is a shopping street that was developed from a post-war black market which keeps its energetic spirit even today. There also are many other historic sites such as the former Iwasaki Family House and Garden built in a Japanese-western style and Yushima Tenjin, a shrine famous for bringing good luck to students in their studies and passing entrance exams.

Ueno indeed is a town bustling with energy. Many people come to this area everyday where a warm sense of the human touch can be felt. The seasonal festivals and events also let you experience the beauty of the respective seasons.