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Japan Kitanomaru Park

Kitanomaru Park, to the north of the Imperial Palace, is home to the Nippon Budokan Hall, the Science
Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art and its annex, the Crafts Gallery. The Budokan is an imposing octagonal structure modeled after the Yumedono Hall of Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture. It was originally built for the judo competition at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and now serves as a venue for major concerts as well as Japanese martial arts events. Regular classes are held in every martial arts discipline and visitors are welcome to watch. The park is at its liveliest in early April when Chidorigafuchi, the avenue of cherry trees along the palace moat, is hung heavy with blossoms and packed with sake-fueled cherry-blossom viewing parties. Other places of interest near the park are Yasukuni Shrine and Yamatane Museum of Art. Yasukuni Shrine is dedicated to Japanese war dead. Cherry blossoms in the compound let Tokyo people know the advant of spring. About 1, 000 cherry trees render the standard for the time of blooming of cherry blossoms in Tokyo. Yamatane Museum of Art has a fine collection of Japanese paintings from the Meiji era to the present day.

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