A Walk around Tokyo University and Ueno Park (Part 1) / 東京大学と上野公園周辺の散歩 （パート１）

On Sunday, my wife's friend from Yamanashi Prefecture came to visit.  Our plan was to check out some shrines that she has not been to yet.  As with us, my wife's friend had also started collecting temple and shrine seals recently.  Her main goal was to go to Toshogu in Ueno. I also suggested going to Nezu Shrine which is located nearby.  One of her other goals was to eat ramen at the Student Dining Hall at Tokyo University.  We met up at Hongo Sanchome and decided to go to the Tokyo University campus first.  The ramen is said to be very popular and there may be a line for it.

この間の日曜日妻の友達が山梨から東京に来て、一日一緒に遊びました。彼女も最近お寺と神社の御朱印集めを始めましたので、今日の最初の目的地は上野にある東照宮。彼女はもう一つの願いを。東京大学の学食でラーメンを食べること。結構人気があるらしので、神社行く前に最初は東大のほうに向かった。

The Akamon (Red Gate) is closed on Sundays so we entered from the Tatsuoka Gate.

日曜日は赤門が閉鎖されてるため立岡門から入りました。

University of Tokyo Hospital /東京大学病院

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yasuda Auditorium / 安田記念講堂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our first order of business was to have lunch at the Student Dining Hall.  We were going there for the ramen only to discover ramen is not served on the weekends!  But the lunch sets that were served on Sunday was still cheap, delicious and filling.  Almost all the sets you see above are only 500yen for Tokyo University students.  An extra 100 yen for non-students.  I decided to have the Iberico pork bowl.  My wife had the co-op special (hamburger steak with garlic and fried fish with sour sauce.

 

最初にやることはやっぱり昼食。キャンパスの学食でラーメン食べるつもりだったが、休日はラーメンが提供されてません！でも他のランチセットも美味しそうだし、結構安い。上記の写真のセットはほぼ５００円（学生ならば）。学生じゃない人たちはプラス１００円。僕が選んたのはイベリコ丼。妻がコープセット（ハンバーグローストガーリックとさんま竜田何番、冷奴と豚汁）。妻の友達がえらんだのはキャンパス定食（マーボー豆腐とチキンチーズカツ）。

 

 



Iberico pork bowl / イベリコ丼

 

Co-op Set / コープ定食

 

 

Campus Set / キャンパス定食

 

 

Student Dining Hall / 学食

 

As the University of Tokyo is located near Ueno, we were going to walk to Ueno Park and Toshogu.  I asked my wife's friend if she had been to Yushima Tenjin as it was on the way as well.  And since she hadn't, we made a stop there.

 

東京大学は上野公園の近くなので歩いて行くことにした。妻の友達に聞いてみたら、まだ湯島天神も行ってなかったので、途中でしたから東照宮行く前に湯島天神にお参りしました。

 

 

 

 

Yushima Tenjin / 湯島天満宮 （湯島天神）

 

 

Prayer boards wishing to pass entrance exams as Yushima Tenjin is known to be devoted to Tenjin, God of Learning.

 

合格願いの絵馬がいっぱい飾ってました。やっぱり湯島天神は学問の神で知られてるので、学生たちに超人気。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And our adventure will continue...

 

散歩がつづく。。。