Everything about Ueno Tokyo totally explained
Ueno (上野) is a district in
Tokyo's
Taitō Ward, best known as the home of
Ueno Station and
Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the
Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the
National Science Museum, as well as a major public concert hall. Many
Buddhist temples are in the area, including the
Bentendo temple dedicated to goddess
Benzaiten, on an island in
Shinobazu Pond. The Kan'ei-ji, a major temple of the
Tokugawa shoguns, stood in this area, and its
pagoda is now within the grounds of the
Ueno Zoo. Nearby is the Ueno
Tōshōgū, a
Shinto shrine to
Tokugawa Ieyasu. Just south of the station is the Ameyayokocho, a street market district that evolved out of an open-air black market that sprung up after World War II. Just east is the
motorcycle specialty district, with English-speaking staff available in some stores.
Ueno is in the historical
Shitamachi, literally "down-town" district of Japan, a working class area rather than where the aristocrats and rich merchants lived. Today the immediate area, due to its close proximity to a major transportation hub, retains high land value but just a short walk away to the east or north reveals some of the less glitzy architecture of Tokyo.
Ueno Park and Ueno Station are also home to a large percentage of Tokyo's homeless population. Though nearly invisible in other parts of Tokyo, the homeless population in Ueno can be found sleeping or communing in large numbers around the "ike" (ponds) of this district.
Education
Taito operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Public high schools are operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.
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