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Ueno Park

5-20 Ueno Koen, Tokyo, Japan 110-0007

Featured Review : Ueno Park is a perennial favorite of Tokyoites due to its sheer size, central location and abundance of attractions. It draws the crowds for all kinds of reasons from just hanging out with friends to visiting serious ...See Full Review

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Ueno Park Reviews

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Ueno Park

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Nicole-san from Tokyo, Japan
  • February 25, 2007
Quote: On a spring afternoon, Ueno Park resembles the last train home on a Saturday night. The cherry blossom lined sidewalks erupt with locals and tourists alike, all scrambling for prime real estate under the sacred trees. Japan's largest public park is... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Timeless Tokyo

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Ueno Park

Ueno Park
Quote: Where can you find street performers, shrines and a zoo all in one place? We stumbled upon Ueno Park after our trip to Asakusa. Our good friend, Sheri, had suggested that we take a trip up to Ueno, located on the north side of the Yamanote Line, in... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal So, What Else is in Tokyo Besides Disneyland?

Ueno Park Concerts

  • 3 out of 5 stars by hellbunnie from Dublin, Ireland
  • October 7, 2006
Quote: If you're lucky you'll find a gig in progress at the small semi-open-air concert location in Ueno park beside the Shinobazu pond. The line-up varies, on the day I was there there were a bunch of punk and rock bands. Some were terrible, others... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Tokyo Trip

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Ueno Koen Park

  • 5 out of 5 stars by hellbunnie from Dublin, Ireland
  • October 7, 2006
Quote: Apparently Ueno park is a great spot to view the cherry blossoms at the right time of year, unfortunately I was there in May and just missed the hanami festival; not a cherry blossom in sight. The park is large and offers pleasant walks with... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Tokyo Trip

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Ueno Park

  • 3 out of 5 stars by michaelhudson from Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
  • September 9, 2005
Ueno Park
Quote: Almost everyone in Tokyo ends up at Ueno Park one time or another. Once the site of Kan‘eiji Temple, which protected the north eastern approach to Edo Castle, it was turned into a public park after most of its buildings were destroyed in battle... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Tokyo Parks and Gardens

Hanami in Tokyo Parks

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Kiryo from Chicago, Illinois
  • June 21, 2004
Hanami in Tokyo Parks
Quote: You have to see all the sakuras in bloom. We went on a whim, believing we would not be impressed . . . but all the white and pink blossoms and the openness of the Japanese people in busy Tokyo made us want to return during another springtime hanami.

From journal Tokyo for Beginners Like Me

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Ueno Park

  • 3 out of 5 stars by billmoy from Chicago, Illinois
  • August 20, 2002
Quote: Ueno Park is the largest park in Tokyo, and is also the oldest established park in Japan. While it is not necessarily an essential place to visit if you have little time in the city, the park has many enjoyable places to visit. You can easily relax... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Bill in Japan - traditional TOKYO

Ueno Park

  • 4 out of 5 stars by erwin from Singapore, Philippines
  • June 16, 2002
Ueno Park
Quote: We went to Ueno Park early in the morning of our last day in Japan to see more cherry blossoms but they have ceased already. At first we just thought that we were just not in the right park and we kept on arguing which way to the park but later on... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Tokyo, Yokohama and Hakone in 3 Days!

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Ueno Park

  • 4 out of 5 stars by becks from Mexico City, Mexico
  • March 28, 2002
Ueno Park
Quote: Ueno Park is a perennial favorite of Tokyoites due to its sheer size, central location and abundance of attractions. It draws the crowds for all kinds of reasons from just hanging out with friends to visiting serious museums and galleries. As a... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Sakura: Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo

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Shrines and temples in Ueno Park vicinity

  • 4 out of 5 stars by becks from Mexico City, Mexico
  • March 23, 2002
Shrines and temples in Ueno Park vicinity
Quote: In 1867-8 the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan from Edo (current Tokyo) came to a fall. The Emperor Meiji moved from the ancient capital in Kyoto to Tokyo and set up an enlightened government that hastened Japan’s integration into the modern... Read the full Ueno Park review

From journal Ueno in Tokyo