Tokyo Trip Part Two

On my trip to Tokyo at the end of May, I also visited Ueno Kouen (Ueno Park), a beautiful place where you could spend an entire day and not see everything. These pictures show a surprising discovery: an atomic bomb memorial in the park. I didn't see it listed in any of the information about the park, and most locals here that see the pictures don't know that it exists either. It is directly in front of the Ueno Toshogu Shrine, which I will show pictures of in the next post. It's difficult to see, even in the close-up of the dove, but in the round space there is a small glass case with a flame burning inside. It's an emotionally moving place, and I was glad I found it since Hiroshima and Nagasaki are very far away, and I might not be able to visit either of the memorials there. Click on the picture of the sign for information about the memorial's history.