Taito City Trip Overview
Ueno is one of the most popular areas for sightseeing in Tokyo. Tourists often visit Ueno park, which is famous for its cherry blossoms, as one of the tour destinations. However, there are cultural facilities such as the National Science Museum, historic temples and shrines, and ponds in the Ueno area.
This tour introduces must-see spots for sightseeing in Ueno.
You can also enjoy shopping and food at Ameyoko, another popular area in Ueno. More than 400 stores are dealing with food and miscellaneous and daily goods. It’s a great place to get cheap products and learn about Japanese food culture. Let’s take a short, great-satisfaction tour packed with the charms of Ueno!
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Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: Taito City, Japan
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Taito City, Tokyo, Japan
Ueno is one of the most popular areas for sightseeing in Tokyo. Tourists often visit Ueno park, which is famous for its cherry blossoms, as one of the tour destinations. However, there are cultural facilities such as the National Science Museum, historic temples and shrines, and ponds in the Ueno area.
This tour introduces must-see spots for sightseeing in Ueno.
You can also enjoy shopping and food at Ameyoko, another popular area in Ueno. More than 400 stores are dealing with food and miscellaneous and daily goods. It’s a great place to get cheap products and learn about Japanese food culture. Let’s take a short, great-satisfaction tour packed with the charms of Ueno!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ueno Park, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
Ueno Park: This park is popular for all seasons. Cherry Blossom in spring, lotus in summer, autumn leaves, and illuminations in winter can be seen in each season. An art museum, science museum, zoo, and temples are located in the enormous park so that you can experience different types of Japanese culture in one place.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: National Museum of Nature and Science, 7-20, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
National Museum of Nature and Science: This is the biggest and only science museum in Japan. The museum displays various categories of fields, such as dinosaurs, biology, technology, and space science.
All visitors can fully enjoy all the displays here!
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Ueno Tosho-gu Botanen, 9-88, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
Ueno Toshogu: This is a shrine that gives you the luck to be successful in business. At the main shrine, you will surprise that all the pillars and doors are covered by golden foils!
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Kiyomizu Kannon-do, 1-29, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
Kiyomizu Kannon-do: This is a temple built about 390 years ago which was modeled based on Kiyomizu Temple. This temple gives you the luck of child-rearing, and you can see the motif of the painting drawn by Utagawa Hiroshige, a famous ukiyoe artist in the world!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Shinobazu Pond, 5-20, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
Shinobazu Pond: Cherry trees in the spring, hydrangea in the early summer, and lotus flowers in the pond in the summer. The area around the pond is very popular as a walking route and heals people’s hearts.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Shinobazu no Ike Bentendo, 2-1, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
Shinobazu Pond Bentendo: A power spot that brings many benefits such as good luck, prosperous business, marriage, academics, and arts. There is no doubt that you will be luckier once you have visited here!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Shitamachi Museum, 2-1, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture
Shitamachi Museum: This is a facility where you can peek into people’s lives over 100 years ago. The Ueno area was called Shitamachi, a town where merchant people lived. Many Japanese-style houses are displayed inside the building, and there are many exhibits that you can touch, so you can have a valuable experience!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ameyoko Shopping Street, Ueno, Taito Tokyo Prefecture
Ameyoko Shopping Street: It is a bargain paradise and is a shopping street full of people. You can enjoy sweets, clothes, souvenirs, Japanese soul food, standing drinks and much more!
Duration: 40 minutes
