Ueno Park

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  • Japanese: 上野公園 (Ueno kouen)

Ueno Park is a major public park in Tokyo. Located on the former grounds of the Tokugawa clan patron temple of Kan'ei-ji, it served as a major site of national ceremonies, expositions, and events in the Meiji period, and is today home to a number of major national institutions, including the Tokyo National Museum, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo University of the Arts, Museum of Western Art, and so forth.

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