just before flowering! a large public secret temple in tokyo hanami

The ueno park originally was the temple

The ueno park now, at every single, but, east akira mountain Hiroshi the temple big temple the compound cultural facility which is the zoo, the museum and the concert hole etc, your many halls had stood in a row long in the Edo era.The east akira mountain in the sense, “Hieizan east”.With the notion that where, this name was attached the heaven sea bishop question fish cell which is opinion turn of the General’s family in first stage of the Edo era, the originally with the Hieizan Enryakuji graduate, would like to make nice temple the Enryakuji way even in Edo.

That when you say, that why became the park, because in “the Ueno war” of the Edo final period, your most halls burnt, is.As for the Ueno war, vanguard game of the the pr jin war to which the shogunate group and valuable imperial group fought.As for valuable imperial group, because it had modern weapon such as cannon and gun, as for the shogunate group it was done awfully, oh with while saying, conclusion it did.The ueno tract which has become the burning field, is to have also a story that it will make the hospital, but that it comes to the point of in proposition of the employing foreigner who is making the park, eventually, also predecessor and the like of Tokyo arts technique university is built, it is to keep changing to the place where the cultural facility lines up.

Place of interest of cherry tree of the Edo era

ueno park is also the area now, hanami is one of the leading attractions of tokyo, this is a tradition since the edo period. but, kan’eiji is a sacred place because of the time is also the grave of former generals, unlike now, ya sing to the great banquet of the masses drink was forbidden.

people want to banquet, tsutsumi mukojima ink of parks and prince asukayama (sumida river embankment) i went to, etc.. these two, mr. tokugawa yoshimune, from the cherry tree that was planted a lot of people for, yes he became famous for cherry blossoms. cherry blossoms in tokyo today, in this way, what follows is so often from the edo period.

the first point is both daishido

ueno park is currently, many people hold a place from daytime, hanami with a taste for a walk is not suitable for. but, remove the pond, such as the direction of shinobazu, if you look around the park a little, there is also a pretty anaba. first, daishido both on the right of the road from ueno station in tokyo national museum. daishi and both, bishop and amami, jikei daishi amami bishop has deep faith (10century monk enryakuji) that of, for two people this has been enshrined, i called both daishi.

here, the percentage of away from ueno station, atmosphere where there is quite like old temple, especially spring, taste the cherry blossoms in bloom increases various, summertime is felt even came to the temple of the region, such as somewhere. also, the black gate on the right side toward the front, originally, what was the former holder of the honinbo title kan’eiji front gate. left bullet holes in the pillar at the time of the war ueno.

both daishido
location and: ueno park, taito-ku, tokyo14-5
· access: JRwalk from ueno station yamanote line5minute
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following page in, through the side of the museum, go to the temple three hanami

architectural institute of edo gokoku daikokuten is hidden

institute of patriotism stands quietly behind the high school around ueno, in the course of tour of yanaka seven deities of good fortune, temple there is a statue daikokuten. it is easy to miss a little divagate, here also the main hall of the fact, 18was built in the first half century, edo is the stunning architecture.

you can also get inside the temple worship, that you worship the daikokuten. this is, quite a thing even when viewed from my eyes is a statue of buddha watcher since school days. there are several buddha statues may be in addition to. precincts is narrowed, many people visit, there will also nagome good cherry tree.

gokoku institute daikokuten
location and: ueno park, taito-ku, tokyo n/a
· access: JRyamanote line station walk uguisudani12minute
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the main hall was raised kan’eiji kawagoe

was once the entire kan’eiji ueno park, right now, shimizu and ueno toshogu of direction, such as kannon shinobazu pond, collectively referred to as the main hall kan’eiji in here with some of the buildings that remain. this main hall, the hall of the temple in kawagoe that kitain, which was moved in the meiji era, 17stately building is the first half of the century.

or the temple was moved from kitain why. it, amami is bishop, acid and that there was originally the chief priest of that kitain, it’s light, such as the tokugawa shogunate three generations had been yearning to rely on something like their father the bishop was born in amami kitain, yukari and because there is deep and the tokugawa family kan’eiji. ueno during the war, kan’eiji so completely burned, is kitain, so is the main hall was a gift. here, majestic hallthere was a nice cherry tree and become a building.

kan’eiji
location and: uenosakuragi ueno, taito-ku, tokyo n/a
· access: JRyamanote line station walk uguisudani5minute
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following page in, tokyo’s leading teramachi, stretched out his leg in yanaka, you admire the cherry blossoms further

yanaka cemetery tunnel of cherry blossoms

first, yanaka cemetery walk the vast. this area also, the blue sheet takes place during the day will stand out from. also that a great banquet in the cemetery of cherry blossoms, i think if there is a unique spectacle of japan.

there is a temple called tennoji a short walk. this is, yanaka was greater in the temple in the area once the most, i used a different name that kan’noji. there was also a fine five-story pagoda. tower is famous as the representative of the edo, rohan koda five-storied pagoda it also became a model for, three decades to 1947, burning in the fire took place away from the suicide of men and women, now we are in the park, leaving only the cornerstone of side cemetery.

yanaka cemetery
location and: yanaka, taito-ku, tokyo n/a
· access: JRwalk from the station nippori5minute
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yanaka town is full of temples and cherry

yanaka’s favorite store so many friends and, i often walk, around the time of autumnal leaves and cherry, looks exceptionally beautiful. so popular these days came out, was more and more people visit on holidays, is quiet on weekdays.

the earthen wall of the temple here and there the alley was harimegurasa, it is wonderful cherry tree has been glimpses. if there is a tree like, admire seen entering a little, take a picture or. within which to do that, sun will begin to slope gradually.

it is also recommended in the rickshaw around

in kyoto and asakusa, but is not running a lot of rickshaw for sightseeing, here in yanaka, recent years, now i see a rickshaw pulling. to say that, rather than in a large organization, young people began to independently otowaya is only one car shop called. here is a person than mr. ira~tsu also pull the car of a young woman named rumi kondo, appearance to the town of yanaka scampering with her long hair waving in the wind is very impressive.

fine-grained service is also only a small organization, well you know the hidden attractions of the cherry.
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