is a spacious public park in the
Ueno district of
Taito,
Tokyo,
Japan. The park was established in 1873 on lands formerly belonging to the
temple of
Kan'ei-ji. Amongst the country's first public parks, it was founded following the western example as part of the borrowing and assimilation of international practices that characterizes the early
Meiji period. The home of a number of major museums, Ueno Park is also celebrated in spring for its
cherry blossoms and
hanami. In recent times the park and its attractions have drawn over ten million visitors a year, making it Japan's most popular city park.