Tokyo Sakura 2023 - Ueno Park | Boat ride in Ueno Park Shinobazu Pond

Ueno Park is a large public park in Tokyo’s Ueno district. Famous for its cherry blossoms in the spring, the park is an extraordinary location where natural beauty is combined with a wealth of cultural and recreational facilities, historic sites, and monuments.

This Park is located on a wooded plateau to the of JR Ueno Station which is called Ueno Hill. This entire area was once the site of a massive temple complex called Kaneiji Temple.

However, in 1868 there was a big battle in Ueno between forces loyal to the shogun.
shougan was the military ruler of Japan in that period.
and imperial forces that wanted to restore the emperor to power.
The imperial forces won easily, but the battle caused a fire that destroyed most (but not all) of the temple buildings.

After that Ueno Hill became the property of Tokyo city’s government, and in 1871 proposals were put forward to build a hospital and a medical school there.
A Dutch military doctor named Anthonius Bauduin was sent to inspect the land at that time, but instead of confirming its suitability for construction, he began to petition the government to open a park.
Bauduin must have had some influence, because as a result of his efforts Ueno Hill was designated as one of Japan’s first public parks in 1873.

Within the park’s expansive grounds are a zoo, six museums, a concert hall, several temple buildings and shrines, and a large pond with boating facilities. In fact there is so much to see here that you could easily devote two or three days to exploring everything.

Today we are going to visit into Shinobazu pond.

Shinobazu Pond occupies a large area in the south of Ueno Park. The pond’s entire surface area covers 110,000 square meter, but it is divided into three parts. To the south is the Lotus Pond which in the summer is completely covered in flowering lotus plants.
To the east is the Boat Pond which has a rental boat service. And to the north is the Cormorant Pond which is mostly contained within Ueno Zoo, and is the home of a variety of bird life as well as cormorants. Walkways run between the ponds and meet in the center on the Bentenjima Island. On this island is the Bentendo Temple, which is another one of the surviving buildings from Kaneiji Temple. This temple is dedicated to Benzaiten the Buddhist goddess of music, wisdom, and wealth. The Bentendo is famous for its eight-sided tower which is clearly visible across Shinobazu Pond.

There is Rental boats service available at Shinobazu Pond. You can take boat for rent and row that in this pond. This is a really amazing experience

Three kinds of boats are available to rent on the Boat Pond.
Row boats, Cycle boats and Swan boats can pick for rent

Row boats can hold three people and can be rented for 30 minutes for 500 yen.

Cycle Boats are pedaled like bicycles. These hold two people and can be rented for 30 minutes for 600 yen.

Swan Boats are pedaled like the Cycle Boats but can hold three people. These cost 800 yen for 30 minutes.

During the spring when the cherry blossoms bloom, you can take a boat ride and take beautiful photos with the sakura blossoms on the pond.
The rental service is open between 10.00 and 18.00 and between December and February it is closed on Wednesdays.

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