Ueno Park is one of the most famous urban parks in Japan. It has famous temples, concert halls, museums, zoo and universities as well as sports grounds inside the territory. People enjoy “hanami” (flower watching) picnic under the cherry trees in spring.
Shonobazu-pond lies in the south west part of Ueno Park. Lotus grasses cover the pond. They have dry leaves and grown-up lotus fruits at this season. There are many birds in the pond and people enjoy walking around the pond.
The Statue of Saigo Takamori, a leader of Meiji Revolution, is known as a symbol of Ueno. A religious group was holding a campaign in front of the statue.
The museums in the park include Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, The Ueno Royal Museum, and National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo. A life-size model of blue whale is displayed in front of the Nature and Science Museum.
The park is rather old. It became open to the public in 1873, just before the Meiji Revolution. The roads in the park are covered with asphalt.
The land was originally owned by Kanei-ji Temple, the guard of Tokugawa Family in the Edo era. Most od the land was taken over by the Meiji Government and it became the park. Kanei-ji Temple still remains in the northern part of the territory.
Tokyo University of Arts has its campus in the park. It has departments of fine arts and music. Old Music Hall of the university built in the Meiji Period still remains.
Shonobazu-pond lies in the south west part of Ueno Park. Lotus grasses cover the pond. They have dry leaves and grown-up lotus fruits at this season. There are many birds in the pond and people enjoy walking around the pond.
The Statue of Saigo Takamori, a leader of Meiji Revolution, is known as a symbol of Ueno. A religious group was holding a campaign in front of the statue.The museums in the park include Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, The Ueno Royal Museum, and National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo. A life-size model of blue whale is displayed in front of the Nature and Science Museum.
The park is rather old. It became open to the public in 1873, just before the Meiji Revolution. The roads in the park are covered with asphalt.The land was originally owned by Kanei-ji Temple, the guard of Tokugawa Family in the Edo era. Most od the land was taken over by the Meiji Government and it became the park. Kanei-ji Temple still remains in the northern part of the territory.
Tokyo University of Arts has its campus in the park. It has departments of fine arts and music. Old Music Hall of the university built in the Meiji Period still remains. 
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