Ueno Park
Ueno Park is located in the Taito District of Tokyo and is famous for its gorgeous cherry blossoms which bloom in early spring. However, it is not only cherry blossoms that beckon people to Ueno. There are many popular attractions including museums, a zoo, a shrine, a temple, a concert hall and a beautiful pond.
Tokyo National Museum
The museum holds a large number of works in fields such as painting, calligraphy, sculpture, decorative arts, and archaeology. Twenty four exhibition rooms on two floors provide a thorough introduction into Japanese art. “Highlights of Japanese Art” on the second floor introduces the development of Japanese art from the Jomon period (about ten thousand years ago) through the Edo period (1603-1868) in a chronological manner. There are also genre galleries displaying ceramics, swords, lacquerware, sculptures, and modern decorative art.
Open: 9:30am to 4:00pm
Closed: Mondays , New Year holidays(Dec 29 to Jan 1) If Monday is a national holiday,the museum is closed on the following day instead.
Admission: 600Yen
National Museum of Western Art
The galleries in this museum feature pre-18th century paintings including those by Ritzos, Van Cleve, Veronese, Rubens, Van Ruysdael, and Ribera; 19th to early 20th century French paintings including works by Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Moreau; and works by the following generation of artists, such as Marquet, Picasso, Soutin, Ernst, Miro, Dubuffet and Pollock.
Open: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Closed: Mondays , New Year holidays(Dec 28 to Jan 1) If Monday is a national holiday,the museum is closed on the following day instead.
Admission: 420Yen
National Museum of Nature and Science
This is a wonderful research museum where you can learn quite a bit about nature and science. A sample of the exhibitions include, “Nature and the Environment of the Japanese Archipelago”, ‘The Incredible World of Mammals and Birds”, “The Advance of Science and Technological Science”, “The Changing Global Environment and Evolution of Life”, “‘Solving the Riddle of the Dinosaurs”, and “Space, Matter and the Laws of Nature”.
Open: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Closed: Mondays , New Year holidays(Dec 28 to Jan 1) If Monday is a national holiday,the museum is closed on the following day instead.
Admission: 600Yen
Ueno Zoo
Established in 1882, Ueno Zoo is the oldest zoo in Japan, located only ten minutes by train from Tokyo station. Ueno Zoo not only provides recreation, but also plays an essential role in wildlife conservation and public education. In an effort to breed endangered species, the zoo completed the “Gorilla Woods” and “Tiger Forests” habitats in addition to its famous Monkey Island. You can see nearly every kind of animal, bird and reptile at Ueno Zoo.
Open: 9:30am to 4:00pm
Closed: Mondays , New Year holidays(Dec 29 to Jan 1) If Monday is a national holiday,the zoo is closed on the following day instead.
Admission: 600Yen