Ueno Park  Member Rating 4 out of 5 by becks on March 28, 2002
Ueno Park is a perennial favorite of Tokyoites due to its sheer
size, central location and abundance of attractions. It draws
the crowds for all kinds of reasons from just hanging out with
friends to visiting serious museums and galleries.  As a major
transportation hub in Tokyo, Ueno makes it easy and convenient
for friends from different parts of the city and even further
apart to get together and thus became famous as a meeting spot
for class reunions. Ueno is always busy over weekends but never
more so than during sakura season when the park is simply taken
over by hanami.  Ueno Park is one of the areas in Tokyo where
the homeless has set up home and built tent cities, mostly out
of blue plastic sheeting. During cherry blossom viewing season
they are joined by ordinary people sleeping over night to ensure
the best party spot the next day. The only way to guarantee a
spot is to stake your claim by placing your plastic sheet -
almost always blu