Ueno Park
上野恩賜公園
One of Japan's earliest parks, opened in 1873 and famous for cherry blossoms, home to museums, art galleries and Ueno Zoo.
Ueno Onshi Park, one of the first parks designated in Japan in 1873, covers about 53 hectares. In spring, around 800 cherry trees bloom, and the cherry blossom avenue fills with picnickers. In summer, Shinobazu Pond is covered with lotus flowers, and you can rent swan boats. The park is Tokyo's forest of museums. It houses the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art (designed by Le Corbusier and a World Heritage Site), the National Museum of Nature and Science, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. It also has Ueno Zoo, Japan's oldest zoo (closed on Mondays), and Ueno Toshogu shrine. The park is free and open from 05:00 to 23:00. It is a direct walk from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station, and Ameyoko lies just south of the exit.
Opening hours
05:00–23:00 (individual facilities have separate hours)
Nearby sights
- Ameya-Yokochō (Ameyoko)
- Tokyo National Museum
- Akihabara
- Yanaka Ginza
- Senso-ji Temple
- Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building
- Tokyo Imperial Palace & East Gardens
- Tokyo Skytree