Ueno Park

Japan’s first public park, on the hill where the shogunate made its last stand in Edo. Today it holds the National Museum, the Western Art Museum, a science museum and a pond full of lotus.

Why it’s worth it

Nowhere else in Tokyo puts this much culture inside one walk. In April the central avenue is the loudest, happiest hanami in the city — go on a weekday.

• Tokyo National MuseumUeno · 6 min walk · Culture
• Ameyoko MarketUeno · 6 min walk · Food
• SCAI The BathhouseYanaka · 8 min walk · Culture
• Yushima TenmangūYushima · 12 min walk · Culture
• Kayaba CoffeeYanaka · 12 min walk · Cafés
• Yanaka CemeteryYanaka · 13 min walk · Culture