We spent one afternoon at the Ueno zoo.

The zoo felt a bit old fashioned.  I’ve never seen elephants so close before, but their enclosure was surrounded by electric fence and felt a bit sad.

Jackass penguins were entertaining

A Thai pavillion

These monkeys were very cute.

The star of the zoo are the Panda bears.  There were lineups to see them.

5 storied pagoda in Ueno park.

This police kiosk looks like it came from outer space.

Ueno Park is huge and includes several museums and brutalist architecture.