| History |  |
Ueno Park (上野公園, Ueno Kōen) is a spacious public park located in the Ueno section of Tokyo, Japan. Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun, built the Kanei-ji temple and subtemples here in the 17th century to negate evil spirits that might threaten from the northeast. Judging by how long the Tokugawas lasted, it was a wise move. In 1873, five years after the Battle of Ueno, when the last supporters of the shogun were crushed by Imperial forces, the government designated Ueno a public park. |
| Description | |
Sites located in Ueno Park included three museums (Tokyo National Museum, The National Science Museum and The National Museum of Western Art) a concert hall, a Tosho-gu shrine, the Shinobazu Pond with its Benzaiten shrine, the Gojo shrine (which houses red-bibbed Inari fox statues in an atmospheric grotto), and the Ueno Zoo.
Acces
- JR : Uneo Stn. Koen and Shinbazu Exits
- Metro : (Hibiya) Ueno Stn. Exits 7 and 8
- Metro : (Keisei) Ueno Stn. Main Exit |
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