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Following the destruction of Kan'ei-ji in the [[1868]] [[battle of Ueno]], there were proposals to build a hospital on the temple's former grounds. However, Dutch physician [[A.F. Bauduin]] advocated preserving the site for its natural beauty, and so Ueno Park was established as Japan's first public park in [[1873]], while Kan'ei-ji was restored on a much shrunken grounds nearby.<ref>Plaque on bust of Bauduin in Ueno Park.</ref>

Following the destruction of Kan'ei-ji in the [[1868]] [[battle of Ueno]], there were proposals to build a hospital on the temple's former grounds. However, Dutch physician [[A.F. Bauduin]] advocated preserving the site for its natural beauty, and so Ueno Park was established as Japan's first public park in [[1873]], while Kan'ei-ji was restored on a much shrunken grounds nearby.<ref>Plaque on bust of Bauduin in Ueno Park.</ref>

A grand reception for [[Ulysses S. Grant]], held in [[1879]], was one of the first major public events held in the park. After that, it became the site for a number of major expositions and events, including the [[Third Domestic Industrial Exposition]], held there in [[1890]], the first modern museum-style exhibition of the works of [[Hokusai]], in 1900, and the first [[Bunten]] (]]Ministry of Education]] Arts Salon) in [[1907]].

A grand reception for [[Ulysses S. Grant]], held in [[1879]], was one of the first major public events held in the park. The park also served as the site for a number of major expositions and events, including the first three [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]]s, held there in [[1877]], [[1881]], and [[1890]]; the first modern museum-style exhibition of the works of [[Hokusai]], in 1900; and the first [[Bunten]] ([[Ministry of Education]] Arts Salon) in [[1907]].

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