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Ueno Park and its surrounding areas
A visual journey of 100 years 1
Finally, the eels are also "rising"
When Shinobazu Pond dried up during the severe drought of 1960, the Northern Park and Greenery Office moved tens of thousands of carp, large and small, from the boat pond to the floating zoo, lotus pond, and other areas, but the eels were the only ones who refused to be evacuated and held out until the very end, but in the end the rain did not fall, much to the delight of the children.
Restoration of Imperial Rule - Restoration of Imperial Rule. The defeat of the Tokugawa shogunate bore fruit, and the country was on the verge of the Meiji Revolution.
From the Keio era to the early Meiji era
The Eve of the Meiji Era
Restoration of Imperial Rule - Restoration of Imperial Rule. A new era was about to begin, but the agony on the eve of that was truly the pain of birth. The defeat of the Tokugawa shogunate bore fruit, and the country swept towards the Meiji Revolution...
Although the Tokugawa shogunate returned power to the emperor on October 15, 1867, three months later, on January 7, 1868, it had to fight against the Satsuma-Choshu allied forces at Toba-Fushimi.
As the saying goes, "Winners are the government army, losers are the rebel army," and since Yoshinobu had lost, he was seen as a great enemy who had drawn his bow against the Imperial Court, and an army was immediately organized to attack him. What an irony of history that the commander in chief of the expedition was Prince Ninnajinomiya Sumihito (later Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito).
慶応３年（1867）
Restoration of Imperial Rule
10.15
Keio 4 (1868)
The Tokugawa forces are defeated in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi
01.07
Keiki is confined to Kan'ei-ji Temple
02.12
Seventeen vassals of the Hitotsubashi family met at the grounds of Zoshigaya Kishimojin Shrine.
They agreed to "overthrow Satsuma and Choshu"
02.12
130 people who received Keiki's grace gathered at Asakusa Honganji Temple.
This group was named the "Sonno-Ou-Hono Volunteer Association" and the group name was changed to "Shogi."
02.23
Uenoyama is closed and no one is allowed inside
02.
Yamaoka Tetsutaro visits Saigo Yoshinosuke in Sunpu
03.13
Katsu and Saigo meet at the Shiba Satsuma residence
03.14
Keiki retires to Mito
03.14
Residents of Uenoyamashita submit petitions to stop the head priest of Kan'ei-ji Temple from going to Kyoto.
04.
The staff department of the Imperial Army General Headquarters was established on the second floor of the Ito Kimono Store in Ueno Hirokoji, with Omura Masujiro as chief staff officer.
05.11
The Shogitai fought bravely on Mount Ueno but were defeated
05.15
Prince Rinnoji escapes to Mito by sea and enters Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle on June 6th.
05.25
Keiki lives in Shizuoka
07.10
The various domains of Oshu, Hokuetsu and Echigo resisted, supporting Rinnojinomiya.
07.12
A sovereign letter announcing the restoration of the monarchy to foreign countries
Prince Ueno (Rinnojinomiya) decided to go to Kyoto to ask for the life of Keiki and the safety of the citizens of Edo, but the townspeople of Yamano and Yamashita pleaded with him to stop because it was dangerous.
The fifth issue of the official journal of the castle contains a detailed account of the battle situation from the government army's perspective (provided by the Shogitai Graveyard).
The Battle of the Shogitai
The outcome of the Battle of Ueno Hill was decided in a single day. The Shogitai was defeated. The new government forces, led by Omura Masujiro, numbered over 20,000, while Amano Hachiro and other retainers of the former Hitotsubashi clan numbered just over 2,000. They fought bravely, despite their small number, pledging their final loyalty to the dying Tokugawa.
The surviving soldiers who descended from Mount Ueno numbered over 500. They barricaded themselves in Goryokaku in Aizu and tried to resist the new government to the end, but the Tokugawa's 254-year reign came to an end with the end of the Boshin War in May 1869.
The Battle of Honnoji Temple, by Eisai (Collection of Master Kouda Ryonobu)
A picture of the Yamauchi War (owned by Entsuji Temple)
The situation at Hanano Tokiwa, the lord of Awa, was such that the situation was such that he was being taken prisoner by the Emperor, or was it a divine will? The ronin, loyal to the Tokugawa family, who could not be stopped no matter how hard they tried, were killed in battle in the mountains of Ueno. There was no point in fighting, and with a large army surrounding them on all sides, they fought desperately in the fire, their loyalty and righteousness running out of words. I have heard that recently, Kusunoki Masashige was sending prisoners to the capital. Kusunoki was on the side of the Southern Court, but it was only due to his loyalty that the Imperial line of the Northern Court has been able to survive to this day. When they sent their forces to attack Ueno Palace, Also, if we take Takauji as an example, it should be stated in the Imperial Edict, but I find it strange. Why should we lament the lack of Japanese spirit in these loyal subjects? Even if they no longer have a lord, fortunately, their lord is doing his best and living in an ever-changing world. Let us quickly bury their bodies and at the very least console their departed spirits. In fact, we must show the world the manner in which a loyal subject and righteous samurai died. The dignity of the corpse is a source of honor for the Tokugawa family. Once we make the people happy, twice we must hurt them. If we expose them to the rain and dew, dry them in the sun, and leave them in the mud for a long time, their resentment will spread throughout the world. Please make public the matter to be resolved quickly. If the government army were to use the camphor tree as an example, how could they say it was bad? They should have spoken out quickly about this matter. Women's long tongues are also a sign of the times, but if it is still considered a crime, they can only sit and wait for death. Something should be done.
The rich from the Kansai region came and created Edo and Tokyo. From the top it was called Meiji, but from the bottom it was read as Osamu-mei (the era of peace). (Rakushu)
Keio 4 (1868)
Edo is renamed Tokyo
07.17
A small-time samurai and former merchant who was a supplier to the government begins business in the Shitaya Okachimachi area. There are many antique shops.
07.
The names of towns and bridges in the city are written on wooden plaques.
A notice is issued to put it on the bridge.
08.20
Opening of Tokyo Prefecture
09.02
The era name was changed to Meiji, and the system of one era per emperor was established.
09.08
Mr. Fukaya of Yanagawa Domain from Kamiyashiki, Okachimachi, Shitaya, was appointed head of the enforcement force for the entire Shitaya area.
09.21
Shogitai vice-commander Amano Hachiro dies in prison
11.08
Meiji 2 (1869)
上野山内の参詣、花見など許可
02.14
Tokyo Prefecture was given a new red seal and divided into 50 groups.
Each area had about 10,000 people.
02.19
Tokyo becomes the capital
03.28
Enomoto Takeaki and others are defeated at Goryokaku in Hakodate (ending the Boshin War)
05.18
Keiki is released from house arrest.
09.28
Meiji 3 (1870)
The site of the central hall of Kan'ei-ji Temple was chosen as the site for the University's East Campus, and it was decided to build a hospital there.
05.
The era name was changed to Meiji, and the system of one era per emperor was established.
A hospital?! A park?!
As the timeline shows, it was in May 1870 that this burnt-out wasteland was chosen as the site for the construction of the University of Tokyo's East Campus hospital. In the autumn of 1871, Dutch First Class Military Surgeon Dr. Baudouin inspected the site and immediately opposed the plan, saying, "It is a monumental mistake to destroy such secluded land to build a school or hospital," and through the Dutch envoy, proposed the construction of a "park" to the government. Dr. Baudouin's insight was put to good use, and when Pierre Loti visited Ueno Park at the end of the Meiji period, he praised his impression of the park, saying, "Ueno is Japan's Bois de Boulogne and Champs-Élysées."
The site of Kan'ei-ji Temple's main hall, which was burned down during the war in Ueno
Meiji Restoration
The Great Buddha Hall narrowly escaped burning during the Battle of Ueno, but afterwards the raging waves of renewal swept through, and old things were demolished, especially anything that had a Tokugawa feel to it, and the Great Buddha Hall also suffered hardship.
1871 (4th year of the Meiji era)
Tours of Uenoyama, which is under the jurisdiction of the university, are permitted as before.
01.27
Meiji 6 (1873)
140 poor people were transferred from Asakusa to Ueno Gokokuin.
02.04
Tokyo Prefecture established its first orphanage in Ueno Hill (later moved to Kanda and Itabashi).
02.05
The former grounds of Ueno Kan'ei-ji Temple and four other locations were designated as parks.
03.25
Ueno Park opens
04.
Removal of the Great Buddha Hall
04.
Ueno Hirokoji is granted permission to operate a barley tea shop selling barley tea, sweet sake, and fruit for 100 days.
06.01
The general public is permitted to attend the festival at Ueno Toshogu Shrine, causing a throng of people in Ueno.
09.17
Great Buddha of Disaster
The Great Buddha Hall was removed, leaving the seat exposed, and eventually the halo was removed (bottom left).
The head fell off in the earthquake (bottom right).
Picture of the Emperor attending the opening ceremony of Ueno Park on May 9, 1876 (Mitsuhashi is on the far left)
Meiji 6 (1873)
Ueno Toshogu Shrine designated as a prefectural shrine
08.02
In preparation for Ueno Park, part of the mountain is divided into sections and designated as land for the Ministry of Education.
08.13
Ueno Toshogu Shrine opens to the public
09.16
The Great Fire of Kanda and Nihonbashi destroyed the orphanage in Uenoyama.
Three-day fireworks are a popular event
12.09
1874 (Meiji 7)
Lifting the road ban on Ueno Shinkuro, Shimoda-dori and Fujomon
03.08
Double-decker horse-drawn carriages opened from Shinbashi to Asakusa.
Prohibited due to the large number of injured people on the road.
08.
Permission was granted to erect a gravestone (Grave of the War Dead) for the Shogitai soldiers.
It was completed on May 15th of the following year.
10.
1876 (9th year of the Meiji era)
Part of Uenoyama is designated as a parkland belonging to the Ministry of Home Affairs Museum.
01.10
Dozens of teahouses in the mountains were demolished to make way for the museum.
02.14
Crackdown on street vendors and music vendors in Ueno Park
04.05
Ueno Seiyoken opens
04.14
Order to demolish Kiyomizu Kannon-do temple ordered, and petition to preserve it
04.
Shinobazu Pond was dredged, and 200 koku of carp were caught and released back into the pond.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs puts up signs prohibiting the taking of birds and fish.
05.01
Ueno Park opening ceremony held in the presence of the Emperor and Empress
05.09
Yaozen opens in Ueno Park
05.
Partial reclamation of Shinobazu Pond
05.
The Ministry of Education's land in Ueno Park was exchanged for the former Ryosen-in Temple and other properties.
06.28
There is a viewing spot overlooking Shinobazu Pond below the Great Buddha.
07.
It divides Shinobazu Pond in two,
Construction work has begun to open a new road from the side of Benten Shrine to Kayamachi.
07.
Uenoyamashita, former Toeizan fire break ground floor store removed
November 17
A pond was built in Shimizudani, Ueno Park.
There are plans to let buffaloes, hippos, and other animals roam freely.
(This would later become the zoo.)
12.
Torii gate in front of Toshogu Shrine in the early Meiji period (owned by Hoshino Heijiro)
With the wave of civilization and enlightenment, the basket (located at the left end of the torii gate) was sadly left behind, and the era of rickshaws began...
Hiroshige's painting "Boshin Boshin Monuments" (owned by Hoshino Heijiro)
He painstakingly built a magnificent bronze tower, but it was soon taken away to pay off his debts.
Grave of the Shogitai soldiers who died in battle
If you look closely at the grave, you will see that the two characters at the bottom left of the grave read "Matsukuni," which is a remnant of one character each from Kanshoin and Gokokuin. His real name could not be used when erecting a memorial stone.