Ueno Park, Tokyo

Ueno Park, Tokyo (Japan)

Ueno Park is a spacious public park in the Ueno district of Taito Tokyo Japan. The park was established in 1873 on lands formerly belonging to the temple of Kanei-ji. Amongst the countrys first public parks it was founded following the western example as part of the borrowing and assimilation of international practices that characterizes the early Meiji period. The home of a number of major museums Ueno Park is also celebrated in spring for its cherry blossoms and hanami. In recent times the park and its attractions have drawn over ten million visitors a year making it Japans most popular city park.