Between Ueno Park area, with its cultural facilities, and Ameyoko area, packed with a variety of retails shop and restaurant, Ueno has two totally different faces.
Ueno Zoological Gardens is only place in japan where you can see the okapi, the giant panda, and the pygmy hippopotamus, which are three of the rarest animals in the world.
People who want to enjoy a lively atmosphere, go to Ameyoko.
You will love shopping as shopkeepers shout out energetically. Since they have everything, including food and all kind of miscellaneous goods, it is the perfect place to look for souvenirs. In addition, you can also find an area nearby where there are many popular taverns. It is also fun to do some “ladder-drinking”(pub crawl), by walking around to many different shops and drinking.
JR Ueno station Shinobazu Exit.
This is most nearest exit to Ueno Shinobazu pond.
area:
Taito-Ku, Tokyo
Genre:
Walking
- LEVEL:
- Beginner
- Traveling time (not including breaks):
- 1.5 hours
- Distance:
- About 2km
- Access:
- Utunomiya/Takasaki Line,Keihin touhoku Line,Yamanote Line,Jouban Line
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line,Hibiya line
「上野駅 JR Ueno Station」
Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Onshi Park.
This pond is natural pond in the Ueno Park.
This pond is famous for lotus flowers and blooms from the middle of July to the middle of August.
Shinobazu Pond Benten.
The Shinobazu Pond Benten was built during the Kanei period in the early Edo period.
Shimizu Kannondou
Shimizu Kanondo is a temple resembling Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto.
Ueno Toushouguu
In 4 years of Kenji (1627), Tokugawa Shogun Ieyasu of criticism told that he wanted me to make a place where my soul would last so long and built.
Ueno Toushouguu Main Holl
Ueno Zoo
9: 30 ~ 17: 00 (admission and admission tickets are sold until 16:00)
Brown Bear
pygmy hippopotamus
Gorilla
Ameyoko is a shopping district that has about 400 shops around 500 meters below the elevated Yamanote line from Ueno station.
Many of foods from the shops located in the Ameyoko are delicious and cheap.
Every shop is unique and suitable for bar hopping.
Let’s taste the popular IZAKAYA by going around various shops!
Ameyoko fruit bar
Cut fruit is sold 100yen per piace. Pineapple is most popular.
Ameyoko have many standing bars for you want a quick drink.
Izakaya”Daitouryou”
From the foundation in 1951, the popular tavern in Ameyoko “Daitouryou”.
Boiled horse’s stew is a popular,shop crowded every day.
grilled assorted chicken 450 yen
“Nikuno Ooyama”
Directly managed meat wholesaler founded in 1932. There is space for standing drinking and sitting in the common-people store, and You can savor specialty cattle at affordable price.
“Yamituki Mentee” 120yen.
Minced meat of good quality can be tasted because it is a meat wholesale.