Ueno Park - Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
November 28th 2008 Ueno Park - Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
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
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