Woke up at 5plus in the morning to try to get to Ueno Park early to avoid the crowds. But somehow even upon arriving there before 6:30am, the place wasn't as empty as I'd hoped. There were many TV station camera crews here as well, doing their morning show's segments, and also interviewing people.
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| This was before 6:30am in the morning. |
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| recycling bins for Hanami go-ers. |
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| Yeah, check out the group of people from the TV stations. There were 4 different teams. |
Since there's Pandas at the Ueno Zoo, therefore you can find many Panda themed products/food at shops in Ueno area.
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| Inside Ueno station. |
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| Bought 1 of these. It's a mini sized Tonkatsu burger (pork cutlet) from 1 of my fav Tonkatsu brand (Maisen). Costs about 350yen for 1 of these. Well, I will need breakfast anyway. |
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| Bought this too. From a small supermarket at Ueno station. The choc is nice, plus I like Pikachu too. |
Since I hate taking the extremely crowded trains during the rush hour, therefore I chose to take a short ride from Ueno station to Oji station to go to the Asukayama Park just opposite Oji station to enjoy a much more peaceful Sakura viewing and also spend some time to wait for rush hour to be over.
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| Map of Asukayama Park |
Since this park is pretty much unknown to most foreign tourists, therefore it is a contrast to the extremely crowded Ueno Park just a few stops away. It's pretty empty but it's also filled with Sakura trees.
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| Found a nice bench under a Sakura tree, and had my breakfast while reading my e-book. |
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| My breakfast which I bought earlier in the morning from Ueno station. Yummy! |
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| Playground area at Asukayama Park. |
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| I sat on this swing for about 30mins, enjoying the cool air and watching the world pass by. Hadn't been on a swing for ages... |
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| walking towards the station |
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| recycling bins |
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| Walking down these steps to get to Oji station. |
Finally, rush hour's about over, and am leaving Oji station and headed for Akihabara.
Your pictures are very beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThe tonkatsu mini burgers looks so good (and cute^^) !!