Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide 上野 - Cook With Naseem

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Best known for Ueno Park, Ueno is the home to many of Japan’s National Museums.  Bring the family and spend the day to explore the area including Ameyoko Market and try delicious Yoshoku restaurants.

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We often get asked by friends and readers on Japan travel tips and itineraries so we try our best to share our Japan experiences on the blog.  However, one city we didn’t have much travel content on was Tokyo.  Why?  Since Nami’s family only lives 7 miles (15 km) from Tokyo and 15 miles (23 km) to Shibuya, it never seemed like a “Japan travel destination” for us.

As we get repeated request for Tokyo travel guide, we spent 6 days this past summer in Tokyo exploring different wards, activities to do, places to visit and eat.  This is just the beginning of our Tokyo travel guide and we’ll continue adding to these posts as we explore new adventure and experiences.  We hope you will enjoy traveling throughout Tokyo with our family.

The reality is that it’s impossible to finish exploring Tokyo in 6 days, or even possibly a month.  There are simply way too many options for dining, sightseeing, and entertainment!  This is our first effort to share Tokyo with you and we hope you’ll enjoy our journey.  There is something for everyone in Tokyo so pick and choose what your heart desires when you visit.

For the Tokyo travel guide series, we’ll share the following posts:

  1. Shinjuku 新宿
  2. Meiji Jingu 明治神宮
  3. Harajuku and Omotesando 原宿・表参道
  4. Shibuya 渋谷
  5. Roppongi 六本木ヒルズ
  6. Tokyo Tower (update) 東京タワー
  7. Ginza 銀座
  8. Imperial East Garden 皇居東御苑
  9. Akihabara 秋葉原
  10. Ueno 上野
  11. Kappabshi かっぱ橋道具街
  12. Tokyo Dome City 東京ドームシティー
  13. Asakusa (update) 浅草
  14. Tokyo Sky Tree (update) 東京スカイツリー
  15. Odaiba お台場

You might notice there are many areas/wards/stations we missed in Tokyo from the above list, like Tokyo Station.  It’s because we simply ran out of time to cover and will add it in a future trip.  If you have any specific requests, please comment below and we’ll try to add it to our future itineraries.

Ueno Tokyo 上野

Last year when we visited the Kikkoman Factory, we spend a bit of time in Ueno as our hotel was nearby but we didn’t get to do many activities due to the limited time.  With more time in Tokyo this past summer, we got to walk around the neighborhood, explore the museums and enjoyed delicious yoshoku.  Ready to tour Ueno?  Let’s go!

Google Map Ueno Tokyo

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Ueno is located at the northeastern part f Tokyo and it’s best known for Ueno Park.  The park has National Museums, temples and shrines, a zoo, a large pond, and many activities for the entire family to do.  Before exploring the park, let’s eat some yoshoku (Japanese style Western Cuisine) and browse down Ameyoko (Ameya Yokocho アメヤ横丁) first.

Ueno Station 上野駅

The Ueno Station first opened in 1883 and the current station has been there since 1932.

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real life Mario Kart in Ueno - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Real life Mario Kart zipping through Ueno.

commercial buildings in Ueno - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

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Seiyoken 上野精養軒

In Japan, there are many yoshoku restaurants and some of the really famous ones like Seiyoken and Kurofunetei 黒船亭 are in Ueno.  Seiyoken is known for their Beef Stew and Hayashi Rice (recipe coming soon!), our son’s favorite rice dish.  We went to the Seiyoken branch in Ueno 3153 building as it’s close by the station, and we wanted to visit ameyoko after.  The original Seiyoken is located inside Ueno Park.

Ueno Seiyoken restaurant - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Ueno Seiyoken Restaurant 上野精養軒

Sumida brewery beer at Ueno Seiyoken restaurant - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Cool off the summer heat with Sumida River beer

kids meal at Ueno Seiyoken restaurant - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Children’s meal with hambagu and ebi fry

beef stew at Ueno Seiyoken restaurant - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Beef stew at Seiyoken, the wagyu beef was so tender it simply melts in your mouth

hayashi rice at Ueno Seiyoken restaurant - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Hayashi rice

The meal was fantastic and we loved both the beef stew and hayashi rice.  Our meal there inspired Nami to perfect her hayashi rice recipe which we’ll share soon on the blog.

Kurofunetei 黒船亭

The other yoshoku restaurant with over 100 years of history is Kurofunetei.  It’s located in a nondescript building near the Shitamachi Museum so you have to look for it.  We didn’t get to try this time but the plastic sample food outside looked delicious!

commercial buildings in Ueno - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

food sample in the window for kurofunetei - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Ameyoko Market アメヤ横丁(アメ横)

Near the Keisei Ueno station is the Ameyoko market.  It’s an indoor/outdoor mall with restaurants, shops, and gift store filled with souvenirs you can bring home.

Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Just One Cookbook children in front of Gachapon machines - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Gachapon machines!

seafood vendor at Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Seafood and sashimi shop

dry goods vendor at Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

restaurants at Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Restaurants on ameyoko

crepe shop at Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Just One Cookbook children at at Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

To keep the kids happy, we made a quick stop by Taito Station for them to play some games.

UFO machines at Taito Station Game Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

UFO catchers

photos machines at Taito Station Game Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Beauty photo booth

denshadego game at Taito Station Game Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Subway train video game

denshadego game at Taito Station Game Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Karuta-ya manju store Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Japan has many soft cream flavors including white peach, our daughter’s favorite.

Karuta-ya manju store Ameyayokocho - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Karuta-ya manju store

Ueno Park 上野公園

After browsing Ameyoko market, we head over the Ueno Park.  Our first stop in the park is the Shinobazu pond.  There’s a temple in the middle of pond modeled after Hogon-ji in Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture.

Ueno Park Map - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Shinobazu Pond - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Shinobazu Pond and Bentendo in the background

Shinobazunoike Bentendo - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Bentendo

You can rent paddleboats in the pond and our children actually did the boating last year.

Ueno Park Boat Dock - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Boating at Ueno Park

Ueno Park Boat Dock - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Shinobazu Pond boat dock (summer 2017)

Just One Cookbook children boating in Ueno Park - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Just One Cookbook children boating in Ueno Park - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Ueno Park is filled with trees and especially popular during the cherry blossom season.  Within the trees, there are shrines and temple you can visit, including Toshogu Shrine, Gojo Tenjinsha, and Kiyomizu Kannon-do.

pathway in Ueno Park - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Kiyomizu Kannon-dō - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Kiyomizu Kannon-dō

Kiyomizu Kannon-dō - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Saigo Takamori Statue - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

Saigo Takamori Statue

Museums and Zoo at Ueno Park 博物館・上野動物園

Last but the not least, many of Japan’s National Museums are in Ueno Park, including Tokyo National MuseumNational Museum of Nature and Science, and the National Museum of Western Art.  Other museums in the park include the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, The Ueno Royal Museum, and Shitamachi Museum.

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billboard for The Ueno Royal Museum - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

The National Museum of Western Art - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

The National Museum of Western Art

The National Museum of Western Art - Tokyo Ueno Travel Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

exterior of the museum - Tokyo National Museum of Nature and Science Guide | www.justonecookbook.com

National Museum of Nature and Science – click to read more

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Tokyo National Museum – click to read more

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Did it surprise you how much there is to do in Ueno?  If you haven’t spent much time in Ueno, take a day to browse through the park and enjoy the many cultural treasures the museums have to offer.  Don’t forget to try the yoshoku restaurants when you get hungry.

As always, thank you for reading my post and we’ll see you see at Kappabashi Dogu-gai (Kitchenware Street) where Nami purchases the majority of her Japanese kitchen props each summer.  If you are interested in our travel blogs, here is the rest of our Tokyo series.

  1. Shinjuku 新宿
  2. Meiji Jingu 明治神宮
  3. Harajuku and Omotesando 原宿・表参道
  4. Shibuya 渋谷
  5. Roppongi 六本木ヒルズ
  6. Tokyo Tower (update) 東京タワー
  7. Ginza 銀座
  8. Imperial East Garden 皇居東御苑
  9. Akihabara 秋葉原
  10. Ueno 上野
  11. Kappabshi かっぱ橋道具街
  12. Tokyo Dome City 東京ドームシティー
  13. Asakusa (update) 浅草
  14. Tokyo Sky Tree (update) 東京スカイツリー
  15. Odaiba お台場


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