Keisei Line, Ueno Station |
Map of the Ueno district, Tokyo |
Across from Ueno Station, Tokyo |
Tree lined walkway, Ueno-kōen Park |
Kiyomizu Kannon-do, established 1631, Ueno Park |
Kiyomizu Kannon Temple, Ueno Park |
Kiyomizu Kannon Temple, Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Gong over the entrance, Kiyomizu Kannon Temple, Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Wooden statue, Kiyomizu Kannon Temple, Tokyo |
A second building, Kiyomizu Kannon Temple, Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Benten-do Temple dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten, Ueno Park |
Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Stone lantern, Ueno Park |
Ueno Park, Tokyo |
Shinobazu Lotus Pond, Ueno Park |
Large cloud building in the distance beyond the Lotus Pond, Ueno Park |
Shinobazu boat pond, Ueno Park |
Highrise apartments on Shinobazi-dori overlooking Ueno Park |
Shinobazu boat pond, Ueno Park |
Shinobazu boat pond, Ueno Park |
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Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Tokyo-Ueno Park |
A symbol of mutual respect and Japanese-American interdependence |
Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Ueno |
Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Ueno |
Shrine at the Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Ueno Park |
Benten-do Temple (Benzaiten) Ueno |
Large green stone engraved with kanji, Ueno Park |
Lantern, Ueno Park |
Red torii gates lining a path to Gojo Tenjin Shrine, Ueno Park |
Gojo Tenjin Shrine dedicated to the gods of medicine and learning, Ueno Park |
Gojo Tenjin Shrine dedicated to the gods of medicine and learning, Ueno Park |
Gojo Tenjin Shrine dedicated to the gods of medicine and learning, Ueno Park |
Red-bibbed Inari fox Kitsune, Gojo Tenjin Shrine |
Stupa, Ueno Park |
Bronze face of the Ueno Daibutsu 上野大仏 |
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All of the Ueno Daibutsu except the face was melted down during WWII |
Equestrian statue of Prince Komatsu Akihito erected in 1912, Ueno Park |
Prince Komatsu-no-miya Akihito (1846-1903) Field Marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army |
Performer in Ueno Park |
Central plaza, Ueno Park |
Japanese National Museum, Ueno Park |
Ueno Park directional sign |
Childrens amusement park - Ueno Kodom Yuen |
Avenue of Stone Lanterns leading to the Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Line of stone lanterns, Ueno Park |
Five-storied Pagoda behind trees, Ueno Park |
Five-storied Pagoda behind trees, Ueno Park |
Stone lantern, Ueno Park |
Stone lantern and Pagoda, Ueno Park |
Stone lanterns and Pagoda, Ueno Park |
Top of the Five-storied Pagoda, Ueno Park |
The Flame of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ueno Park |
The Flame of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ueno Park |
Colorful origami strung on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki memorial |
Stone lanterns, Ueno Park |
Stone lanterns, Ueno Park |
Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the last shogunate of Japan |
Detail of painted beams, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Carved dragond, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Porch, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Roof detail from the main Tōshō-gū Shrine, Ueno Park |
Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) founded the Tokugawa Shogunate which lasted until the Meiji Restoration of 1868 |
Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Doors, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Carved lion, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Gold dragon, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Tōshō-gū Shrine, Tokyo-Ueno Park |
Large bonsai tree, Ueno Tōshō-gū Shrine |
Wooden ema 絵馬 (votive tablet) "We pray for President Obama and a new beginning" |
Stone lanterns, Ueno Park |
Stone lanterns, Ueno Park |
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ueno Park |
Mirrored sphere, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ueno Park |
Me, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Reflections of Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Mirrored sphere, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ueno Park |
Mirrored sphere, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ueno Park |
Reflections of Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Fall foliage, Ueno Park |
Fall foliage, Ueno Park |
Fall foliage, Ueno Park |
Part of the Black Gate, formerly the entrace to Inshu Ikeda's residence, Ueno Park |
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan concert hall, Ueno Park |
Ueno with a lighted Christmas tree |
Lights of Tokyo - Chuo-dori, Ueno |
Trains for Narita Airport from Ueno Station |
Ueno Station mosaic |
Kesei Line trains for Narita Airport from Ueno Station |