The country of Tokyo has become a hotspot for western tourists, here is a checklist of things that you must see on a vacation.

View The poetess Kiyogaki standing on a bridge above Shinobazu Pond, Edo period, 19th century by Hokkei on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Hokkei.

View Shinobazu Pond from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo, dated Showa 3, corresponding to year 1928 by Hiroshi Yoshida on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Hiroshi Yoshida.

View of Benten Shrine on Nakanoshima Island in Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Park, from the series Famous Views of Tokyo (Tōkyō Tokyo meisho yori Ueno kōen Shinobazu no ike Nakanoshima Benten no kei) ...

Ueno Park Pretty and pristine Ueno Park is home to temples and pagodas, foliage and flowers, the country's oldest zoo, and soothing Shinobazu Pond.

On a trip through Japan in 1958, the author Sacheverell Sitwell, contemplating the wonders of the flowers growing in Ueno's Shinobazu Pond, saw "a lake covered with magnificent lotuses so huge ...

The event is held on the southside of Ueno Park’s Shinobazu Pond, with special tatami mats set up for the various workshops. Activities and workshops are scheduled at 11am, 1pm and 3pm each day.

Tiny Tokyo: The Big City Made Mini is available from Chronicle Books. Above: Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Picture: Ben Thomas Credit: Ben Thomas ...