20 Top Tourist Spots in Tokyo

16. Ueno

Location: Ueno

Ueno offers several fun places to visit. Ueno Park is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, and you’ll find the famous Ueno Zoo, art museums, temples and shrines at the site. In spring, the park is one of the busiest and most popular cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo which attracts huge amounts of people. Ueno Park is also home to many museums; Tokyo National Museum, National Museum of Nature and Science, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, The Ueno Royal Museum and so on. If you are an art lover, you can’t get enough time to visit all the museums in one day!

After exploring Ueno Park, head to Ameya Yokocho, also known as Ameyoko, which is a vibrant shotengai, shopping streets, where many small restaurants and shops are lined up. You can enjoy different sides of Ueno by visiting both the relaxing Ueno Park and exciting Ameyoko combined!