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上野 / Ueno
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Asakusa Dori road in the early morning — and dear, it is already warm.
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Railroads leading away from Ueno JR Station
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Akihabara/Ueno pedestrian zone. Better not go there if you don't like crammed places — especially if you are on bike. There are no postcards here to be found. Or anywhere else of that sort.
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I blame overland power wires — also popular in the US — for their lack of resilience w.r.t. storms, and thus, the subsequent potential outages.
上野公園 / Ueno Park
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Pigeons at a water fountain atop the Ueno Crossing Bridge.
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Big water fountain in Ueno Park. Reads:
この場所での次の行為は、適正な公園利用妨
げとなりますので、都立公園条例第十六条により
禁止します。
一、手すり等に衣類等を干すこと。
一、寝そべること。
一、ゴミをすてたりよこすこと。
一、荷物やシート等をひろげること。
一、酒盛りをすること。
など、利用者の迷惑となる行為。
平成二十一年六月。
上野恩賜公園事務所長。
上野警察署長。
TL: As for this place's next attraction, because of resulting in
hindrance of reasonable park utilization, according to Municipal Park
regulation number 16, it is forbidden to:
- dry clothes etc. on the handrailing etc.,
- linger around,
- throw away (and other actions) trash,
- unpack luggage, or use seats and/or camping chairs and other objects,
- make party;
and similar actions which cause a bother to visitors.
—The Ueno Imperial Park office director.
—The Ueno Police Chief.
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Popular tree in Ueno Park. Reads:
Camellia japonica L.
ヤブシバキ
一名 ヤマシバキ
シバキ科:属
分布=本州〜琉球 朝鮮 暖帯
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Ueno Pond is full of reeds. This was not the case in 2009.
六本木 / Roppongi
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View from the 40th floor (~190–200m above ground) at Mori Tower, Roppongi.
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A demonstration of some kind
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Tokyo Tower at night
都庁 / Tocho
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View from the Government Building (東京都庁舎), 45th floor (202 m above ground). Compared to Tokyo Tower, it is higher, and entrance is also gratis.