Best around Ueno Spot List

Museum to appreciate the works of painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa.

A museum inside the building of Tokyo University of the Arts, the best out of all the art universities in Japan. It stores approximately 29,000 items of mainly Japanese modern arts.

Foreign Visitors WELCOME! SENTO. This establishment warmly welcomes international tourists.

Asakusa【ITTOGAI Yakiniku Gen】is open in Ueno! We have the permits and licenses for raw meat, and we offer exceptionally fresh yukhoe and raw roasts. Please relish in our dishes! ◆The Ueno Ameyoko Gen is newly opened!◆ As the Ueno Ameyoko Gen has acquired a license to handle raw meat,we offers outstanding fresh raw meat specoally yukhoe and meat and sashimi. Our professional staff carefully selecte ”whole beef cattle” for special meat as yukhoe and sashimi. Let's have a yakiniku party. ◆Gen's Four popular menu ・Varrious parts of meat! It's becouse, we have a whole beef cattle, we can offer you various parts of meat as a one plate assortment. ・Reasonable Price! We offer you a reasonable price of A5 rank Kuroge wagyu beef short ribs! Overwhelming cost performance. A plate for one person=JPY 800. ・Well selected outstanding fresh row tongue! You will find tasty and easy to eat that you never had before! ・One of 3 top major and popular wagyu ”Matsusaka” beef. Delivered fresh from farm and reasonable price! Feel soft,melthing and deep moisture of meat and enjoy eating!

Hosting many guests from overseas, this small family-run inn is located in Yanaka, a traditional urban neighborhood of Tokyo.

This was the first zoo to be established in Japan, with more than 100 years of history. There are about 400 different species of animals, such as the giant panda, kept in this zoo.

A distinguished and long-established department store in Ueno

This is an old temple that is said to have been built in the Kamakura period (1192 to 1333). During the Edo period (1603 to 1868), it became known for the tomi-kuji lottery and was called Edo-santomi (three shrines selling lotteries).

Ueno's iconic Statue of Saigo Takamorio stands in Ueno Park which is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring.

This is a natural pond in the premises of Ueno Park, with a circumference of about two kilometers. In the summer, beautiful lotuses are in full bloom. You can also enjoy boating.

This Western-style wooden mansion was constructed in 1896. The luxurious billiard hall is a must-see, offering us a glimpse of an extravagant era.

The Ameyayo shotengai(shopping street) grew out of a black market that sprung up following the end of World War II. It is a shopping district that retains the good old feel of downtown Tokyo.

Surrounded by nature and visited by many people, Bentendo Temple rises from the center of Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park.

A spacious Buddhist temple with buildings of historical and cultural value. Kan'ei-ji is easily accessible to the general public and heartily welcomes visitors.

The temple hall is classified as an Important Cultural Property, modeled after Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto Higashiyama. The gorgeous vermillion facade fascinates visitors.

Daimyo Tokei Hakubutsu-kan, or Daimyo Clock Museum, is the museum of the Edo period's art and craftwork, daimyo clocks (Japanese clocks), and is located in the popular Yanaka area in the shitamachi (the geographically lower side) of Tokyo.

A good old-fashioned shopping district with 70 older shops and a shitamachi (downtown) atmosphere.

A five-story traditional Japanese building, towering in the lush woods, you are sure to find while walking in Ueno Park. It is a National Important Cultural Property.

Takeya is a long-established general discount department store with more than 200,000 items available. You can find inexpensive goods of high quality.

This park is one of the most famous sites for cherry blossom viewing in Japan and is also popular among foreign visitors. Other than cherry blossoms, the park offers its appeals any time of the year. There are festivals held in summer, tree leaves change colors in autumn, and peonies blooming in winter.