Blogs Posts on "Ueno"

Ueno Zoo – Part 2 by Travel Japan Blog on Nov 8, 2009The above photo was a lucky shot of mine from a distance. I like the way the little Japanese girl happened to turn her head just as I was taking the picture to have nearly the same pose as the emu on whose egg she is sitting. The Ueno Zoo doesn̵...

Ueno Zoo and the Grutt Pass – Part 1 by Travel Japan Blog on Nov 7, 2009We recently purchased a couple of Grutt Passes (ぐるっとパス or gurutto pasu in Japanese). Included with the pass is free admission to the Ueno Zoo. The Ueno Zoo is wonderfully peaceful on a Sunday morning. On a Sunday afternoon it turns into w...

Ueno Park – Part 2 by Travel Japan Blog on Oct 23, 2009Bentendo (弁天堂) sits on an island of sorts in the middle of Shinobazu Pond. This temple is nothing spectacular, but with the lotus pond, in the background, at its peak in size and greenness no one could call it an eye sore either. Related pos...

Ueno Park – Part 1 by Travel Japan Blog on Oct 22, 2009On a gorgeous, Sunday morning we headed over to Ueno Park for the first time in two and half years. It was still early so few of the duck paddle boats were in the middle of the pond yet. We found out a couple hours later that we should have arrived e...

Homeless in Ueno Park, Tokyo by Japan Visitor on Sep 8, 2009上野公園のホムレスOn a recent walk through Yanaka Cemetery and its environs, we came out at Tokyo University of the Arts. It was festival day at the university, so the campus mood was festive.Outside of the campus walls, though, just inside...

Top Stops Along the Tsubasa Yamagata Shinkansen by thesoulofjapan on Jul 11, 2009 The Tsubasa or Yamagata Shinkansen travels from Tokyo to Shinjo in 3 hrs. and 39 minutes. Starting from Tokyo the stations are as follows: Ueno, Omiya, Utsunomiya, Koriyama, Fukushima, Yonezawa, Takahata, Akayu, Kaminoyama-Onsen, Yamaga...

Top Stops Along The Akita Shinkansen by thesoulofjapan on Jul 8, 2009My favorite stops along the Komachi takes you from Tokyo to Akita in about four hours! Starting from Tokyo, the stations are as follows: Ueno, Omiya, Sendai, Morioka, Shizukuishi, Tazawako, Kakunodate, Omagari, and the final stop is Akita. ...

My Favorite Stops Along The Tohoku Shinkansen by thesoulofjapan on Jul 5, 2009 Express trains that run from Tokyo stretching far up into Northern Japan to Hachinohe are called Max Yamabiko/Max Nasuno/Yamabiko/Nasuno/Hayate with stops to some of the best places in Tohoku region. The list of stations along this l...

A Tribute to Spring by Ang Dakilang Lakwatsera on Jun 3, 2009I know it's already summer in the upper half of the earth (and rainy here in the Philippines), but I'd still like to share some snapshots of spring I took last year while staying in Japan. It was my first time to experience spring (since I live in a...