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It's Friday, and everyone is in a rush, except perhaps these school girls. They are easy to notice because of the uniforms. We are at the Ueno station, where there is a park, shopping area, and connections to many different rail lines. |
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This Hello Kitty store features candies and sweet snacks. (Kitties are good!) |
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Ueno Park is a place of beauty and activity. There are traditional buildings |
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..and BASEBALL! |
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We made our way to the Tokyo National Museum. |
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The museum houses many beautiful artifacts from Japan's ancient history. These lacquer boxes are exquisite! |
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Several scrolls were carefully displayed. Notice the beautiful fabric and the long glass paperweight. |
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Several historic swords were displayed. |
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There were several Buddhist and Shinto artifacts. |
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Samurai armor of different regions look like they are still protecting the Emperor. |
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Despite their age, these ancient kimono are still elegant. About the time I hit this room, security guards were gently guiding us to the door, since it was nearly the 5:00 p.m. closing time. |
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We spent a little time in the Ueno shooping district. Notice the cloth banner that hangs over the doorway. |
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As darkness approaches, it is time to go back down to the
subway to travel to the Kabuki theater. |
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We see the Kabuki Theater immediately after walking up the steps from the subway. The theater has a gazillion signs against photography during the performance. The theater itself was beautiful and ornate, inside and out, and the performance was beautiful. (although no English translation was available.) |
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Speaking of theater, we were amused by this poster... written entirely in Japanese! |
