尾竹橋通り 日光街 西日暮里 荒川一中前 不忍通り 三河島 道 三ノ輪橋 尾久橋通り 西日暮里 道灌山通り 三ノ輪 本郷通り Locations introduced Major festivals Shinobazu Boulevard Trace the city’s modern transformation Uptown Ueno route From temple town Please check the Internet for specific dates. Uptown Nippori Sta. in this guide from Edo to Tokyo Yanaka Ginza to arts district Late March~early April (depending on cherry blossom season) Ueno Park Ueno Ueno Cherry Blossom Festival map Ueno area 旧白山通り Ueno Hill has been a popular spot to see cherry blossoms —Suribachiyama Tomb (5-20 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) HAGISO Asakura Museum of Sculpture 昭和通り Uptown ever since Kan’ei-ji was founded. Today there are more than —Shinobazu-no-ike Benten-dō (2-1 Ueno-koen, Taito- Uncover one of Edo’s famed landmarks, Walk through a town steeped in the 1,200 trees in the park, which attracts many revelers each Okakura Tenshin Memorial Park ku) Kan’ei-ji Temple history and culture of Edo and Tokyo —Kiyomizu Kannon-dō (1-29 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) year. Ueno & Yanaka Sendagi Sta. 国際通り walking map —Ueno Daibutsu (4-8 Ueno-koen, Taito-kud) In the Edo Period, present-day Ueno Park was entirely This route begins from Ueno Park and continues through Tsukiji-bei Wall Ueno Early April~early May Nezu Shrine —Gojo-tenjin Shrine (4-17 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) within the grounds of Kan’ei-ji Temple. Kan’ei-ji possessed an Yanaka, exploring sites of history and culture from various —Hanazono Inari Shrine (4-17 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) aura of grandeur as a family temple of the ruling Tokugawa eras. Now known as a “cultural park” filled with cultural Bunkyo Azalea Festival Daien-ji Temple —Tōshōgū (9-88 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) Shogun, home to 36 smaller temples while also being loved facilities and academic institutions, Ueno Hill was once Mori Ōgai Memorial Museum A variety of events are held at Nezu Shrine本駒 during込 the —Five-story Pagoda (9-83 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) by commoners as one of Edo’s most beautiful spots. After completely occupied by the sprawling Kan’ei-ji Temple. Yanaka Cemetery —Old Ueno Zoo Main Gate (9-83 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) most of the temple burned down in the Battle of Ueno in Taking note of the temple’s remnants that can still be found Azalea Festival, when some 3,000 azalea bushes of 100 —Ueno Park Fountain Square (5-6 Ueno-koen, Taito- 1868, much of the grounds became the site of Ueno Park and inside Ueno Park, we will trace the history of Ueno Hill as it different types are in bloom on the shrine grounds. ku) its cluster of art and academic institutions. Traces of the old changed from Kan’ei-ji’s stately grounds into a modern park. temple can still be found throughout the park. As you continue to the north past Kan’ei-ji’s current location Early September Tokyo University of the Arts —Front gate of Kan’ei-ji residence (14 Ueno-koen, Ueno & Yanaka walking map to Ueno Sakuragi and Yanaka, the park gives way to a well- Ueno Sakuragi Atari Taito-ku) Geisai (Arts Festival) —Kaizando (Ryodaishi) (14 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku) Enjoy temples, art, and local culture preserved local neighborhood that retains much of the scale SCAI the Bathhouse Kototoi Boulevard — (13-23 Ueno-koen, and layout of the Edo Period. This area is one of Tokyo’s The annual student-run festival at the Tokyo University of Hebimichi Kan'ei-ji Temple Former Museum & Zoo Station Old Tokyo Walking Guide No.6 English Daimyo Clock Museum Yanaka Okano Eisen Along with the founding of Kan’ei-ji, many temples began largest temple districts, and a peaceful corner of the city the Arts takes place on campus and in Ueno Park, where Taito-ku) to locate to the north of Ueno Park in the neighborhood where you can appreciate Tokyo’s everyday life. students parade and sell their artworks.白山 Denzaemon Meshiya Kan’ei-ji Konpon Chūdō Uguisudani Sta. —Ueno Sakuragi Atari (2-15-6 Ueno Sakuragi, Taito-ku) of Yanaka. In the Edo Period, the area became enlivened as Kikutsuki —Kan’ei-ji Konpon Chūdō (1-14-11 Ueno Sakuragi, Taito-ku) a place to walk amid the commoners’ temples and shrines Early October Daien-ji Temple Kayaba Coffee and natural scenery. Yanaka was home to artists engaged in Yanaka area traditional crafts such as metalworking and carving, as well Yanaka Chrysanthemum Festival —Kayaba Coffee (6-1-29 Yanaka, Taito-ku) as calligraphers and performers. When museums and the Begun in 1984 by local residents, this festival pays homage Uptown Ueno route Nezu Shrine —Kikutsuki (6-1-3 Yanaka, Taito-ku)入谷 Tokyo School of the Arts were opened atop Ueno Hill in Tokyo University of the Arts Former Museum & Zoo Station Distance: around 5 km to the chrysanthemum dolls that were made in nearby —Yanaka Okano Eisen (6-1-26 Yanaka, Taito-ku) the Meiji Period, it became home to industries supporting Time needed: about 3 hours Dango-zaka until the late 19th century. Includes an exhibit artistic culture, causing many artists and authors to move —SCAI the Bathhouse (6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku) Access to Ueno Park: of chrysanthemum dolls and sale of potted flowers. into the area. Explore the Yanaka area, many parts of which Tokyo National Museum —Denzaemon Meshiya (6-1-27 Yanaka, Taito-ku) 3 minute walk from Ueno Station on the JR Lines and survived the city’s destruction by earthquake and bombing, —Yanaka Cemetery (7-5-24 Yanaka, Taito-ku) 言問通り Tokyo Metro Ginza and Hibiya Lines October Yanaka, Nezu, Sendagi, Nippori, Ueno Sakuragi, Ikenohata preserving the everyday culture of the mid-20th century and —Tsukiji-bei Wall (5-8-28 Yanaka, Taito-ku) 1 minute walk from Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei the neighborhood’s strong connection to Ueno. Ueno Zoo —Asakura Museum of Sculpture (7-18-10 Yanaka, Main Line Geikōten (Arts and Crafts Exhibition) Todaimae Sta. Kaizando Nezu Sta. Taito-ku) Access to Nezu Shrine: 白山通り Cover image: “Famous Scenery of Edo: Tennōji.” Yanaka was once home The Geikōten began in 1993 as a place to share the creative Front gate of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum —Yanaka Ginza (3 Yanaka, Taito-ku) to one of the four great pagodas of Edo, which became the model for a Nezu Station and Sendagi Station on Tokyo Metro works of local residents and interact with the community. Kan’ei-ji residence —HAGISO (3-10-25 Yanaka, Taito-ku) novel by Koda Rohan. In 1957, the tower was destroyed in a sensational Chiyoda Line The local area is enlivened as craftsmen open their Old Ueno Zoo Main Gate double-suicide arson incident, but its foundation can still be seen in the —Okakura Tenshin Memorial Park (5-7-10 Yanaka, cemetery. Todaimae Station on Tokyo Metro Namboku Line workshops and studios, and exhibitions are held in galleries, Five-story Pagoda National Museum of Nature Science Taito-ku) shops, street corners and homes. The exhibition period is a Kototoi Boulevard Ueno Park Ueno Park Fountain Square —Daimyo Clock Museum (2-1-27 Yanaka, Taito-ku) chance for visitors to discover the area’s appeal and interact Tōshōgū —Hebimichi (Snake Street) (2-5-10 Yanaka, Taito-ku) with others around artisan culture. National Museum of Western Art —Mori Ōgai Memorial Museum (1-23-4 Sendagi, Hongo Boulevard Bunkyo-ku) Shinobazu Boulevard Ueno Daibutsu —Nezu Shrine (1-28-9清洲橋通 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku)り Suribachiyama Tomb Gojo-tenjin Shrine Ueno Sta. “Old Tokyo” Walking Guide #6: From temple town to arts district, 浅草 Hanazono Inari Shrine Uptown Ueno: Ueno and Yanaka University of Tokyo Publisher and contact: the Tokyo Cultural Heritage Alliance Shinobazu-no-ike Benten-dō [Address] 2-1 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-0054 0 300ｍ Kiyomizu Kannon-dō 150 [Phone] 03-5224-5450 [FAX] 03-5244-5452 [E-mail] [email protected] [Web] http://tohbun.jp Text: Sam Holden, Mengfei Pan, Yukiko Osaka, Shotaro Nakado,Yoshio ©2018 ZENRIN CO., LTD. Ueno Sta. Yanagi Photos: Kenichiro Koizumi Design: Studio Pot “Ukiyoe Tōeizan Chūdō no zu” In front of the Konpon Chūdō Main Hall of Kaisandō (Ryōdaishi) 「この地図の作成に当たっては、国土地理院長の承認を得て、 Shinobazu Pond Keisei Ueno Sta. Published December 5,稲荷 2018/4,000町 units/2-sided 4-color/Matte coat 90 kg Kan’ei-ji during the Edo Period. People can be seen visiting the temple. 同院発行の基盤地図情報を使用した。（承認番号 平28情使、第734-152号）」 浅草通り 田原町 春日 国際通り 湯島 上野御徒町 後楽園 本郷三丁目 上野広小路 Sponsors eastern capital, making the Kiyomizu-do Hall to resemble Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Benten-do at the center of Diverse local culture emerges Shinobazu Pond to resemble Chikubu Island in Lake *Company name changed on July 1 The city’s evolution from historical change Biwa, and planting cherry blossoms from Nara around the 5 hill. Edo-era prints depict people visiting the temple on ▶︎An old-fashioned shopping street Google Japan G.K. from Edo to Tokyo Ueno Hill and enjoying the scenery of Kiyomizu-do and The flat land of western Yanaka became a residential district the cherry blossoms. Looking from Kiyomizu-do toward in the late 19th century, with shops lining the major roads. Shinobazu Pond today, you can still enjoy the view largely A small river once flowed down present-day Yomise Street, unchanged since the Edo Period. but was buried at the beginning of the Meiji Period because “Tokyo Taisho Exhibition” postcard, from the collection of Joji Hayashi. “Edo kirie-zu—Shitaya ezu.” The buildings on the Kan’ei-ji grounds were Shinobazu Pond and Ueno Hill were used to host the Tokyo Taisho it often overflowed, and shops came to be located on the ▶︎A grand temple of the Shogun and nobles also written onto Edo-era maps, indicating its status as a landmark.