Zoo + Shrine + Museum + Cherry Blossoms + Ginkgo = Ueno Park

#TokyoAttractions #Japan Ueno Park, whose full name is "Ueno Onshi Park", was designated as a park in 1873 and is the oldest park in Japan. There are many attractions in the park. In addition to Japan's oldest zoo, the Ueno Zoo, there are also art and cultural sites such as the Tokyo National Museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and the National Museum of Western Art. There are also shrines and temples with a long history, such as the Ueno Toshogu Shrine, which enshrines the first Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Toshogu Shrine is decorated with gold foil and intricate carving techniques that are exquisitely crafted. The Kiyomizu Kannon Hall was built based on the example of the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, and can be said to be the Kiyomizu Temple of Tokyo. There are about 1,200 cherry trees in Ueno Park, and the "Ueno Sakura Festival" is held every year from late March to early April.