Ueno Marui will be hosting a pop-up event by Kameya Nippon Traditional Co., Ltd., titled "Cel Animation Experience and Japanese Craft Fair – Experience Drawing, See and Choose Crafts -" at the Calendarium on the 5th floor, for a limited time from July 18th (Sat) to August 2nd (Sun), 2026. The venue will exhibit and sell crafts by artists active throughout Japan, including works by Living National Treasures. We offer an opportunity to experience the charm of traditional crafts up close and find your favorite piece. In addition, we will be holding a workshop where you can experience the "cel animation" technique that was once used in Japanese animation production.…
Stamina Taro NEXT Ueno Ameyoko Store, an all-you-can-eat yakiniku and sushi restaurant, will reopen on July 18th (Sat) after a complete renovation! It will be relaunched as Stamina Taro PREMIUM BUFFET Ueno Ameyoko Store!
Reopening on July 18th (Sat) after a complete renovation! Limited-time menu items are also available as part of the all-you-can-eat option! Stamina Taro website: https://staminataro.jp/ Edoichi Co., Ltd., which operates the all-you-can-eat yakiniku, sushi, and sweets restaurant chain "Stamina Taro," will be completely renovating its "Stamina Taro NEXT Ueno Ameyoko Store" in Taito Ward, Tokyo, and reopening it as "Stamina Taro PREMIUM BUFFET Ueno Ameyoko Store" on Saturday, July 18, 2026. A limited-time menu will also be available to commemorate the opening! "The interior has a calm atmosphere with a wood-grain design." With the concept of "Enjoy your meal in a more relaxed atmosphere," the restaurant's interior features wood-grain ceilings…
Premium collaboration merchandise and special discount ticket information for the “Cincinnati Art Gallery Exhibition” have been released all at once!
This exhibition, a "textbook" of modern art, brings together 84 masterpieces by great masters (81 of which are coming to Japan for the first time). It will be held at the Ueno Royal Museum from October 10th, 2026 (Saturday)! We are pleased to announce information regarding special collaboration merchandise and limited-quantity special tickets for the "Cincinnati Institute of Arts Exhibition: European Treasures That Made It to America," which will be held at the Ueno Royal Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo) from October 10, 2026 (Saturday) to January 10, 2027 (Sunday). ① [Highly Recommended] Exclusive collaboration goods only available here! To commemorate this exhibition, a collection of premium, original merchandise inspired by…
The grand opening is on July 24th (Friday)! Summer is coming when everyone becomes an “art student”! ●Must-see! Experience a live demonstration of art copying by art students right before your eyes! ●Official guide book to make art feel even closer to you is now on sale! ●Unique goods, including “art university” themed items, will also be released one after another!
The Tokyo University of the Arts Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo) will host "Geidai-style Views of Art – Become an Art University Student This Summer -" from Friday, July 24th to Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026. This exhibition is the inaugural event of a series that will be held every summer for three years, from 2026 to 2028. In this exhibition, 12 "lectures" presented by current Tokyo University of the Arts faculty members will be presented as an "exhibition" within the museum. A luxurious and unprecedented viewing experience awaits, where you can enjoy diverse themes related to art, such as the history of art, practical skills, expression, appreciation, materials, and conservation and…
It’s happening again this year! YUDA Milk, a dairy manufacturer from Iwate Prefecture, will open a limited-time store, “Milk Boya POP UP STORE,” in Ueno from July 30th!
To commemorate its 60th anniversary, the company is offering a wide selection of popular yogurts, limited-edition soft serve ice cream, and new merchandise. YUDA Milk Co., Ltd., a dairy manufacturer in Iwate Prefecture, will open a pop-up store, "Milk Boya POP UP STORE," for a limited time from Thursday, July 30th to Wednesday, September 30th, 2026. The venue will be the 1st and 2nd floors of "Ueno Shinkin-kan," where they also had a successful pop-up store last summer. Our store carries and sells all of our products, including yogurts such as the popular "Premium Yuda Yogurt," as well as milk, which is only available in limited quantities in the Tokyo…
Special Exhibition “The Super World of Living Things Exhibition: National Museum of Nature and Science x Darwin’s Coming!” ● Official catalog, junior guide, and original goods information announced! ● Ueno will be filled with “living things” this summer! Original stickers for the “Super World of Living Things Exhibition” will be given away! ● Ecute Ueno Collaboration Fair “The Super Ecute Living Things Exhibition” will be held
Date: July 11th (Sat) – October 12th (Monday/holiday), 2026 Venue: National Museum of Nature and Science (Ueno Park, Tokyo) The special exhibition "The Survival Strategies of Living Things: The National Museum of Nature and Science x Darwin's Coming!", themed on "The Survival Strategies of Living Things," will finally open on July 11th (Saturday) at the National Museum of Nature and Science (Ueno Park, Tokyo). From the Earth's formation to the present day, the Earth's environment has changed dramatically. Living things that have adapted to this diverse and ever-changing environment have nurtured the next generation and built a long history of life's evolution. This exhibition broadly introduces the adaptive evolution and…
Toys”R”Us Japan to grand open a shop for “Kidalto” at Ueno Marui on Friday, July 17, 2026.
Toys"R"Us Japan, which operates one of the largest comprehensive specialty stores for toys and baby products in Japan, will grand open "Toys"R"Us Ueno Marui Store" inside the large commercial facility "Ueno Marui" in Tokyo on Friday, July 17, 2026. Despite the declining birthrate, the size of Japan's toy market is on the rise. According to the Japan Toy Association, the domestic toy market size exceeded 1 trillion yen for the first time in fiscal year 2023, and in the most recent fiscal year 2025, it reached a record high of 1,166.4 billion yen (106.3% compared to the previous year). (*1) Among the factors contributing to this market expansion, the growing…
The National Gyoza Festival will be held at Okachimachi Panda Square!
For five days, you can compare and contrast the gyoza from famous and popular restaurants across Japan at Panda Square in front of Okachimachi Station. From Wednesday, July 1st to Sunday, July 5th, the first-ever All-Japan Gyoza Festival will be held at Okachimachi Panda Square in front of Okachimachi Station, bringing together popular gyoza from all over Japan. You can enjoy gyoza and beer until 9 PM. With its convenient location in front of Okachimachi Station, next to Matsuzakaya Ueno Store, and starting on a weekday, it's perfect for a drink in the cool evening air or a beer garden experience after work. Enjoy the aroma of freshly grilled gyoza…
Special exhibition “Geidai Art Plaza Art Award 2026” to be held — showcasing new works by award winners from various generations.
July 24th (Fri) – October 4th (Sun), 2026, held at Ueno Geidai Art Plaza (Free admission) Geidai Art Plaza ( https://artplaza.geidai.ac.jp/ ), a gallery operated on the campus of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts (Ueno, Taito-ku) as a collaborative project between Shogakukan and Tokyo University of the Arts, will be holding a special exhibition, "Geidai Art Plaza Art Award Winners Invitational Exhibition 2026," from 13:00 on Friday, July 24, 2026. This exhibition features and sells works by Art Plaza Art Award winners from various eras. Admission is free and photography is permitted. Special exhibition to be held on Friday, July 24, 2026 "Geidai Art…
A report on the “Great Van Gogh Exhibition: Cafe Terrace at Night” (Ueno Royal Museum). The masterpiece of nightscapes returns to Japan after approximately 20 years, tracing the artist’s journey to vivid color expression.
The "Great Van Gogh Exhibition: Café Terrace at Night," which has attracted considerable attention due to the first visit to Japan in approximately 20 years of Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) masterpiece "Café Terrace at Night (Place de la Forum)," is currently being held at the Ueno Royal Museum. The exhibition runs until August 12, 2026 (Wednesday). The Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands boasts one of the world's leading collections of Van Gogh's works. This exhibition, comprised solely of his finest pieces, is the first of two phases of the "Great Van Gogh Exhibition," focusing on the first half of his short artistic career, which spanned only about 10 years. The…