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Shinobazu Pond in autumn, a branch with red leaves across the right foreground, pedal boats on the water and apartment towers on the far bankThe front of Ueno Toshogu, a gold-leaf gateway in a red and gold wall under dark tiled roofsThe Ameyayokocho arch lit at dusk over the entrance to Ameyoko, with large shop signs on the building beside itA Keisei train on an elevated track above a blue sign for Keisei Ueno Station and Narita Airport

Ueno, Tokyo

Ueno: Where to Eat, What to Do and Where to Stay

Food · Things to do · Where to stay

Most of Ueno is inside one park. The Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, the National Museum of Nature and Science, the Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno Zoo, Ueno Toshogu and Shinobazu Pond are all within Ueno Park, between 1 and about 15 minutes on foot from Ueno Station. Ameyoko, the market street, is beside the station on the Okachimachi side.

Sit-down food falls into three clusters: the Okachimachi side, around Shinobazu Pond, and in Ueno Park. For a hotel, pick the station first: the Keisei Skyliner reaches Keisei Ueno from Narita Airport in as little as 41 minutes, and the hotel pages list Keisei Ueno separately from JR Ueno.

Ueno: food, things to do, where to stay