Shinobazu Pond - Ueno Park (1) | 上野公園不忍池 (一)

I stayed at a hotel right next to Ueno Park in my trip to Tokyo, which was the first time I stayed there. My room had a nice view of the Shinobazu Pond of the park.

對上一次出差到東京，我住在上野的一家酒店。這是我第一次住在這家酒店。我所選的房間有着上野公園不忍池的景觀。

The last time I visited Ueno Park was 4 years ago with my family during Sakura blossom time, so I decided to have a walk in the park before I left Japan. At the morning of my last day of that trip, I checked out early, left my stuffs in the hotel and then went straight to Ueno Park. In just 2 minutes time, I was at the gate of Ueno Zoo. Since it was too early in the morning, the zoo was not yet opened. That's OK as my target was not the zoo anyway.

我對上一次到上野公園已經是4年前的賞櫻季節，實在是有點久遠，所以我決定在離開日本前到上野公園一趟。在行程最後一天的大清早，我把行李放好在酒店之後，就出發到上野公園去。只需兩分鐘的路程，我就已經身處上野動物園的入口。不過由於時間尚早，動物園還未開門。還好我並不是想參觀動物園，所以並不可惜。

I then went through the Benten Gate to the Benten Hall. Benten Hall is the Shrine located in the middle of Shinobazu Pond.

我接着從弁天門走到在不忍池中間的弁天堂，亦即這上野公園中的神社。

At left hand size of the hall were a budda statue and the name stone of Shinobazu Pond.

在堂的左手邊是不忍池的命名石和神像。

Just like other temples or shrines in Japan, people need to clean themselves at Omizusha.

跟其他神社一樣，信眾要在「手水舍」潔淨自身。

There is also Jokoro(Incense Burner) in front of the hall.

當然堂前亦有「常香爐」。

After cleaning myself, I worshipped at the hall. Then I went through the exit at right side of the hall, where all the Emas were hung, and continues my walk at the Pond.