VLVL2 (9): Ueno

[Tim Strzechowski]

143.20:  "[...] Professor Wawazume still kept sending a lot of business his way, no more corporate pin on his suit lapel, only the buttonhole unadorned, lordless, his one fixed address now a cubicle in outer Ueno he shared rent on [...]"

Demographics:
http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ueno


"Ueno Station in Taito-ku is called a gateway to the north because it is the starting station for the railways bound for the Tohoku region(the northeast region) from Tokyo. The terminal accommodates 6 railways including JR Shinkansen Lines. It is a prominent downtown rivaling with the Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Shibuya. [...]"

http://www.hotels4tourists.com/ueno-japan-tourist-information.phtml


"Once the site of temples and nobles' mansions, Ueno Park is now Tokyo's premier cherry blossom viewing spot and home to several important museums and Tokyo Zoo. The park is dotted with historically interesting temples and shrines, including the Tokyo 'branch' of the Nikko Toshogu Shrine. 

"The Tokyo National Museum houses treasures of Japanese art through the ages, while the National Museum of Western Art and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum host important visiting exhibitions."

http://www.moveandstay.com/tokyo/guide_attraction.asp

http://www.bothner.com/~pics/2000/Japan/japan05.html

http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Japan/Japan.htm


and this, a pretty comprehensive site:

http://www.japan-101.com/





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