Guidebook for Taitō-ku
Food Scene
Coffee House Katsura 珈琲店 桂 昭和通り角店
7-chōme-12-8 UenoYuwaeru Main store
2-chōme-14-14 KuramaeNui. Hostel & Bar Lounge
2-chōme-14-13 Kuramae森乃園
2-chōme-35 NihonzutsumiYou can drink and buy Japanese green teas .
Also sweets of green tea is yummy .
Getting Around
上野駅
7-chōme-1 Ueno[JR] Yamanote, [Metro] Ginza Line, Hibiya Line
鶯谷駅
1-chōme-4 Negishi[JR] Yamanote Line
入谷駅
1-chōme-14-12 Iriya[Metro]Hibiya Line
You can arrive at Iriya Station in an 8-minute walk.
稲荷町駅
3-chōme-33-11 Higashiueno[Metro]Ginza Line
You can arrive at Inaricho Station in a 9-minute walk.
Nippon Rent-a-car
25-5 Sakuragaokachō京成上野駅
1 UenokōenKeisei line.
You can arrive at at Keisei-Ueno Station in a 12-minute walk.
Kuritsu Jitensha Bike Locker
1 Chome-1 HanakawadoLet"s enjoy go on a cycling tour beside Sumida-River.
Entertainment & Activities
上野動物園
9-83 UenokōenTokyo Disneyland was opened in 1983 and this year is its 27th anniversary. It is very famous in Japan. It has various attractions. It makes everybody laugh. There are many characters. It holds all kinds of events.
1017 現地メンバーのおすすめ
東京ディズニーランド
MaihamaTokyo Disneyland was opened in 1983 and this year is its 27th anniversary. It is very famous in Japan. It has various attractions. It makes everybody laugh. There are many characters. It holds all kinds of events.
Parks & Nature
Uenokoen
The Shinobazu-no-Ike Pond, located in the ueno park, is a natural pond, inhabited by tens of species of migrant and resident birds and, in summer, covered with lotus leaves adorned with pink flowers.
I like taking a walk around this pond.
14 現地メンバーのおすすめ
不忍池弁天堂
2-1 UenokōenThe Shinobazu-no-Ike Pond, located in the ueno park, is a natural pond, inhabited by tens of species of migrant and resident birds and, in summer, covered with lotus leaves adorned with pink flowers.
I like taking a walk around this pond.
Essentials
Lawson Taito Kitaueno 1-chome
1-chōme-5-3 Kitaueno7-Eleven
8-chōme-5-12 Ginzamaruetsu, Higashiueno
5-chōme-17-11 HigashiuenoSightseeing
Tokyo's oldest temple
I had a grandmother and parents take it with them when I was young.
1521 現地メンバーのおすすめ
浅草寺
2-chōme-3-1 AsakusaTokyo's oldest temple
I had a grandmother and parents take it with them when I was young.
Tsukiji Market,opened in 1935, is one of the largest markets in the world it deals in seafood,fruits,and vegetables from Japan and abroad.
You can arrive at the Tsukiji market from Iriya Station by Hibiya Line in approximately 25 minutes.
1032 現地メンバーのおすすめ
築地市場
4 Chome-13 TsukijiTsukiji Market,opened in 1935, is one of the largest markets in the world it deals in seafood,fruits,and vegetables from Japan and abroad.
You can arrive at the Tsukiji market from Iriya Station by Hibiya Line in approximately 25 minutes.
Tokyo Skytree is the highest tower in the world . and the second tallest structure in the world . It is 634 meters . With the two observation decks at 350 meters and 450 meters, Tokyo Skytree lets you enjoy the landscape of Tokyo . At the foot of the Skytree there's "Tokyo Skytree Town," a shopping and entertainment complex that has an aquarium and a planetarium as well as many stores and restaurants
1847 現地メンバーのおすすめ
東京スカイツリー
1-chōme-1-2 OshiageTokyo Skytree is the highest tower in the world . and the second tallest structure in the world . It is 634 meters . With the two observation decks at 350 meters and 450 meters, Tokyo Skytree lets you enjoy the landscape of Tokyo . At the foot of the Skytree there's "Tokyo Skytree Town," a shopping and entertainment complex that has an aquarium and a planetarium as well as many stores and restaurants
Shopping
Ameyoko (translates as "Candy-Store Street") is one of the liveliest shopping avenues in Tokyo, which becomes so filled with people on weekends that one cannot even walk straight.
Also located in this place, is the departure station of the railway destined for Tohoku region, and for this reason the town has been loved for its sense of nostalgia.
549 現地メンバーのおすすめ
アメ横
4 Chome-7 UenoAmeyoko (translates as "Candy-Store Street") is one of the liveliest shopping avenues in Tokyo, which becomes so filled with people on weekends that one cannot even walk straight.
Also located in this place, is the departure station of the railway destined for Tohoku region, and for this reason the town has been loved for its sense of nostalgia.
It is a very famous discount store.
I can do shopping very cheaply, and the overseas one is it for shopping well, too.
47 現地メンバーのおすすめ
Takeya
4-chōme-32-1 TaitōIt is a very famous discount store.
I can do shopping very cheaply, and the overseas one is it for shopping well, too.
Kappabashi Street (かっぱ橋道具街, Kappabashi Dōgugai) is a shopping street between Ueno and Asakusa, which is lined with several dozens of stores selling everything needed by restaurant operators, with the exception of fresh food.
You will find specialized stores for dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils, stoves, tables, chairs, signs, lanterns and more. There are also a few stores which sell plastic and wax food samples, used by many restaurants in their show windows.
176 現地メンバーのおすすめ
かっぱ橋道具街
3-chōme-18-2 MatsugayaKappabashi Street (かっぱ橋道具街, Kappabashi Dōgugai) is a shopping street between Ueno and Asakusa, which is lined with several dozens of stores selling everything needed by restaurant operators, with the exception of fresh food.
You will find specialized stores for dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils, stoves, tables, chairs, signs, lanterns and more. There are also a few stores which sell plastic and wax food samples, used by many restaurants in their show windows.
A shopping street which best represents the shitamachi flavor of the Yanaka District. Here, there are shops selling goods and produce, ranging from groceries and necessities to clothes and toys.
141 現地メンバーのおすすめ
谷中銀座
3-chōme-13-1 YanakaA shopping street which best represents the shitamachi flavor of the Yanaka District. Here, there are shops selling goods and produce, ranging from groceries and necessities to clothes and toys.
Kakimori Kuramae
1-chōme-6-2 MisujiStationery shop.
The shop is sold original notebooks.
Coredo Nihonbashi
1-chōme-4-1 NihonbashiYuito
2-chōme-4-3 NihonbashimuromachiAkihabara Electric Town
Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. In more recent years, Akihabara has gained recognition as the center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district. On Sundays, Chuo Dori, the main street through the district, is closed to car traffic from 13:00 to 18:00 (until 17:00 from October through March).
860 現地メンバーのおすすめ
Akihabara
Akihabara Electric Town
Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its many electronics shops. In more recent years, Akihabara has gained recognition as the center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture, and many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga are now dispersed among the electronic stores in the district. On Sundays, Chuo Dori, the main street through the district, is closed to car traffic from 13:00 to 18:00 (until 17:00 from October through March).