Ueno
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Ueno can refer to a number of places in Japan
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Ueno is also a Japanese family name, as in:
Japan
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- Ueno, MieUeno, Miewas a city located in Mie, Japan. The city was founded on September 10, 1941.On November 1, 2004 Ueno was merged with the old town of Iga, the town of Ayama, the villages of Ōyamada and Shimagahara, all from Ayama District, and the town of Aoyama, from Naga District, to form the new city of Iga.In...
: a former city in Mie Prefecture, now part of the city of Iga - Ueno, GunmaUeno, Gunmais a village located in Tano District, Gunma, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,152 and a density of 11.83 persons per km²...
: a village in Gunma Prefecture: - Ueno, OkinawaUeno, Okinawawas a village located in Miyako District, Okinawa, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ueno was merged with the towns of Gusukube, Irabu and Shimoji, all from Miyako District, and the old city of Hirara, to form the new city of Miyakojima, Okinawa....
: a village in Okinawa Prefecture: - Ueno, TokyoUeno, Tokyois a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Station and Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Science Museum, as well as a major public concert hall...
: a neighborhood in Taito, Tokyo, as well as a famous park therein - Ueno stationUeno Stationis a major railway station inTokyo's Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park -- which contains Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and other famous cultural facilities...
: the main northbound railway station in Tokyo.
Ueno is also a Japanese family name, as in:
- Ueno HikomaUeno Hikomawas a pioneer Japanese photographer, born in Nagasaki. He is noted for his fine portraits, often of important Japanese and foreign figures, and for his excellent landscapes, particularly of Nagasaki and its surroundings...
, a 19th century Japanese photographer - Ueno Chizuko, a noted Japanese feminist sociologist, currently a sociology professor at the University of Tokyo
- Hidesamurō UenoHidesamuro Ueno, sometimes written as Ueno Hidesaburō was an agricultural scientist, famous in Japan as the guardian of Hachikō, a devoted dog.He was born in Hisai-shi , Mie Prefecture. In 1895, he graduated from Imperial University agriculture department, and in the same year entered graduate school to study...
(1871-1925), Japanese agricultural scientist - Juri UenoJuri Uenois a Japanese actress from Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. She was one of six actors to receive the "Newcomer of the Year" prize at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her role in Swing Girls....
(born 1986), Japanese actress - Kenichiro UenoKenichiro Uenois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagahama, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1990...
(born 1965), Japanese politician - Kōji UenoKoji Uenois an award-winning Japanese composer, musician, arranger and keyboardist. He is noted for his unique style of music.He graduated from Nihon University's department of music at its faculty of art, and in 1978, began his career in music with his first music ensemble, 8&1/2, after which he worked...
(born 1960), Japanese composer and musician - Rie UenoRie UenoRie Ueno is a female long-distance runner from Japan, who is best known for winning the women's 5,000 metres at the 1999 Summer Universiade....
(born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner - Shingo UenoShingo UenoShingo Ueno is a Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished once among the top 15, recording a thirteenth place from January 2006 in Sapporo.-External links:...
(born 1973), Japanese ski jumper - Yoichi UenoYoichi UenoYoichi Ueno , founder of SANNO Institute of Management, a scholar in the fields of management science and industrial psychology. He has been called the "father of Japanese administrative science"....
(1883-1957), Japanese business theorist - Yoko UenoYoko Uenois a Japanese recording artist. She has performed in the bands, Oranges & Lemons, Vita Nova, Marsh-Mallow, and Zabadak. She is also a notable musical composer, having written music for several anime series, most prominent being .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Azumanga Daioh , and Brigadoon...
(born 1963), Japanese recording artist - Yoshiharu Ueno (born 1973), Japanese footballer
- Yukiko UenoYukiko Uenois a Japanese softball pitcher for Renesas Takasaki and the Japanese national team, who holds a bronze and a gold medal from 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, respectively...
, Japanese softball pitcher