by Isao deura | 5月 10, 2017 | Asakusa-Akihabara-Ueno, Cities and Towns
Up the Riverside Azuma-Bashi Bridge Near the Asakusa station on Ginza-Line, there is a red bridge with 150M overall length, spanning the Sumida River between Kaminarimon district on the westside of the bank and Azumabashi district on the eastside of the bank. It is...
by Isao deura | 4月 4, 2017 | Cities and Towns
An esplanade runs toward the south-west direction from a Benten-Shima-Islet of Ueno-Shinobazunoike-Pond and leads to Shinobazu Street.Going across the street at the Shinobazunoike-Nishi-crossing, we will reach a gradient climbing up Hongo-Hill. The slant is called...
by Isao deura | 3月 5, 2017 | Japanese food
There is a district named “Ikenohata-2-chome” along the Sinobazu Street on the north-west side of the Shinobazu-Pond. There used to be a marshy land on the side of the pond. A samurai warrior and 6 merchants jointly reclaimed the ground and constructed their houses...
by Isao deura | 1月 22, 2017 | Cities and Towns
Ritual Ceremony called “Ukera-No-Shinji” in Shintoism We call the third day of February “Setsubun” which literally means “division of seasons” according to Japanese old lunisolar calendar. It is the last day of winter and also the day before the beginning of spring....
by Isao deura | 12月 29, 2016 | Cities and Towns
Ueno Seiyouken The white three-story building is standing at the west end of Ueno Hill which overlooks the Shinobazu-Pond. It is located in between a Belfry and Toshougu-Shrine at the Ueno Park. The wide span of the building looks as if spreading its wings on the...
