Ueno Underground (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Ueno is in chaos today. Ueno is a town where lines gather from all over the country and people scatter. It is not only home to popular spots such as the zoo, museums, and Ameyoko, but also a modern-day magical place where many secrets lie dormant. The mystery of the statue of Takamori Saigo, infiltration of Ueno's "Kowloon Castle," men gathering in a park at midnight, a woman standing by Shinobazu Pond, and the darkness of Ameyoko. Includes an afterword to the paperback edition, describing a return visit to Ueno after an eight-year absence.

上野は本日もカオスなり。各地から路線が集まり、人々が散っていく街、上野。そこは動物園や美術館、アメ横など人気のスポットがあるだけではなく、現代の魔境として多くの秘密が眠っていた。西郷隆盛像の謎、上野“九龍城”への潜入、真夜中公園に集まる男たち、不忍池に佇む女、アメ横の闇。上野という街の混沌と秘密に迫るディープ・ルポ。8年ぶりの上野再訪を描く文庫版あとがきを収録。