A sad history of WWII behind the cherry blossoms

Ueno Park in Taito is one of the filming locations of the movie "Ohka: Saigo no Tokko" (2015). The movie was made for the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. The symbolic cherry blossoms in the movie was shot in the park chosen as one of the Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Viewing Sites. Within the park there is Shinobazu Pond, Saigo Takamori Statue, national galleries, museums and a zoo. It is a site worth visiting.