Tokyo University of the Arts

There's another building with a ball on the wall like Hinomaru Driving School Building on the campus of Tokyo University of the Arts..

The color of the ball is not red but blue.
I don't know what's inside the ball, either.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Uguisudani station / JR Ueno station on Yamanote Line etc.

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Kan-eiji Temple - Gates at the graveyards

Kan-eiji Temple has huge graveyards including graveyards for 6 Shoguns.
Some beautiful gates still remain at the graveyards.

You are not allowed to get into graveyards unless you have your family's graves here.
Limited reserved tours to visit graveyards are available.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Uguisudani station on Yamanote Line

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Kan-eiji Temple

Kan-eiji Temple was established in 1625 to protect Edo castle from northeast which was considered unlucky direction. This temple was for Tokugawa Shogunate family.

Kan-eiji temple still has a large territory in Ueno Park.
Actually Ueno Park is a part of Kan-eiji territory and many facilities of this temple are located in Ueno Park.

Kan-eiji temple used to have ten times wider territory.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Uguisudani station on Yamanote Line
JR Ueno station on Yamanote Line

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Calligraphy Museum

Calligraphy Museum is on the other side of narrow street from Shiki-an.
There's Fusetsu Nakamura Memorial Hall and Main Hall.

Fusetsu Nakamura is the founder of this museum and a famous calligrapher.

Memorial Hall exhibits Fusetsu Nakamura's works and has special exhibitions.

Main Hall exhibits historical items with engraved letters, for example, stones, bronzes, statues, tiles, china etc.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Uguisudani station on Yamanote Line

<Admission>

500 yen

9:30-16:30    Closed on Mondays

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Shiki-an

Shiki-an is the house of Shiki Masaoka who was a famous Haiku poet in Meiji Era.
Haiku is a short poem with 5-7-5 phoneme rhythm with a term to describe seasons.

He passed away due to tuberculosis at the age of 34.

He loved baseball when he was young.
His translation of baseball terminology still remains.

Sponge cucumbers are in front of the house.

Many Haiku which are made by visitors are posted on the wall of the storage house.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Uguisudani station on Yamanote Line

<Admission>

500 yen

10:30-12:00  13:00-16:00    Closed on Mondays

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