Market in Ueno

Last day Tokyo

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November 11th 2013
null Last day in Tokyo. We visited the areas of Ueno and Yanaka. There are many interesting museums here but on our part this was poorly timed. Being a Monday, they were mostly all closed. So we wandered. Ueno koen (park) is a beautiful old park with lanes of Sakura (cherry trees) in the spring it must be magical. At the south end of the park there are two large ponds. To ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more