Ueno Park is a large public park in the Ueno district of Taito, Tokyo. The park was established in 1873 on lands formerly belonging to the temple of Kan’ei-ji. It was one of the country’s first public parks. The park was founded following the Western example, as part of the borrowing and assimilation of international practices that characterizes the early Meiji period.

How sweet are these paddleboats? We didn’t have time to do that because we had so many things to see that day. Believe me, we were at a breakneck pace.

Probably the cutest paddleboats I’ve ever seen.

Of course there were food vendors. I have never eaten octopus and probably never will.

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Great weekend, everyone!

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