Ueno Station at night
Ueno is a neighborhood in northern Tokyo, part of the Taito Ward, and home to many of Tokyo’s museums. Compared to other neighborhoods, Ueno is part of the Shitamachi, or literally the “low city”, a working class area. Koen and I really enjoyed coming to Ueno one evening to walk around and have a drink and sample Japanese bar food.
Ramen cart outside of the station
Walking through Ueno
Our bar – Bi Bi Bi – I actually took this photo when we left and our servers wanted to be in the photo!
Koen’s Hoppy beer
Whisky Highballs and chicken karaage (deep fried chicken)
Yakitori – wet and dry preparations
Watching Japanese baseball
Japanese beer and edamame
Cheers! Ginger highball!
When we came back to Tokyo at the end of our trip, we came back to Ueno during the day to visit the park and see what else there is to do in Ueno. I have to admit that Ueno is much more fun at night. Once we arrived in Ueno, it took a long time to find somewhere for lunch. We found a place and immediately thought we may have received food poisoning. Then we walked to the famous Ueno Park and it was so crowded with tourists. Unless you really want to visit the museums, I’d recommending only coming at night to the bars or just skip it entirely. There are other more fun things to do in Tokyo!
Ameyayokocho, a street market district that evolved out of an open-air black market that sprung up after World War II
Fake sushi key chains for sale
Ueno Park, Statue of Saigō Takamori (an influential samurai) walking his dog
Kiyomizu Kannondō
Gojōten Jinja
Lotus pond in Ueno Park
Benzaiten Temple in Ueno Park
An American in Antwerp 