Race track of Ueno

Taito-ku Ueno Park.
  • This is the Shinobazu pond of Ueno-koen Park.
  • This pond was more larger in old days.
  • But, it was reclaimed and was fixed to this size.
  • Why is it?
  • Because they keep a whale.
  • This is shallow to keep a whale.
  • This place was the race track of horse racing.
  • No way.
  • There are many places that were a racetrack in Tokyo.
  • It is 12 places in total.
  • For example place?
  • Syoukonsya race track.
  • What is Syoukonsya?
  • It is the Yasukuni Shrine.
  • You are right.
  • Why did make racetracks that much?
  • The racetrack is operated by National budget.
  • Japan Racing Association is invested in the country.
  • There is the secret.
  • Government conspiracy.
  • Since ancient times, There was Festival horse racing in Japan.
  • Yabusame is a competition of shoot a bow riding the horse.
  • It has been done since the Heian period.
  • I know.
  • The competition was held at a shrine.
  • That's why Yasukuni Shrine.
  • Horse races on the oval course are occident style.
  • Watching the horse racing is the party for British nobility.
  • In Japan. Rather than an aristocrat..
  • Gambling for the mass.
  • Around the beginning of the Meiji era.
  • Japan went to say hello to the world.
  • Japan imitated foreign mechanisms.
  • They realized the weakness of their country's military power.
  • There was no war horse in particular.
  • Were there any famous horses in Japan?
  • There was no breeding of thoroughbred horses in Japan.
  • They considered it since the English-Japanese alliance.
  • Is the legendary horse a product of chance?
  • During the Edo period, the British were racing in Japan.
  • Japanese Emperor acted to match the British tradition of the royal family.
  • Is that the Emperor's prize?
  • In Japan it was necessary to improve horse mating technology.
  • The government urged Japanese officials and rich people to be
  • interested in horse racing.
  • Horses is military power.
  • In World War II, horses became airplanes.
  • Japan's first horse racing in oval course was held
  • at Yasukuni Shrine in 1870.
  • But, the 900 meter course was narrow.
  • For that reason, there were many accidents and injuries.
  • Horses feel stressed when they are narrow.
  • Japan decided to create a big racetrack.
  • At first, made it at the military base in Shinjuku.
  • But Shinjuku was inconvenient in geography.
  • Shinjuku is now a subcenter.
  • There were few railways at that time.
  • They made a racetrack in Ueno.
  • It is the first full-scale racetrack in Japan.
  • But it was closed due to lack of funds in 1892.
  • Wasn't it gambling?
  • It is not gambling but watching horse racing.
  • The gambling hall makes money.
  • There is a dress code in foreign horse racing.
  • Watching horse racing is still a noble party.
  • How is it in Japan today?
  • Many losing tickets are thrown away.
  • People at lost the bet shouting abuse to jockeys.
  • Japanese horse racing are worst manners in the world.
  • What is the reason?
  • Maybe funding.
  • World horse racing is maintained by nobility.
  • Japan dismantled the wealth after the Pacific War.
  • Horse racing is not noble party in Japan.
  • Gambling makes people feel rough.
  • The racetrack is very beautiful but.
  • Japan has the most horse racing fans in the world.
  • Japanese Horse racing fans love horse racing enthusiastically.
  • Japan is unique.
  • Okey, Let's go back to Shinjuku.
  • Hey, I want to go to Tetsugakudo Park in Nakano-ku.