[Free Admission] The Taiwanese Food Festival, which was a huge success last year and allows you to experience the real thing, will be held again this year!! The Taiwan Festival Executive Committee will hold the event for three days: August 28th (Fri), 29th (Sat), and 30th (Sun), 2026. We will be holding "Taiwan Faasai 2026" at Takenodai Plaza (Fountain Plaza) in Ueno Park. This event, inspired by Taiwanese night markets, will feature authentic Taiwanese food such as xiaolongbao, braised pork rice, and large fried chicken cutlets, as well as lion dance performances, offering a rare opportunity to experience Taiwanese culture in Ueno for three days. Kaohsiung's popular restaurant "Beiping Bao…
Sho +1 will be hosting a solo exhibition by Naoki Kimura, “Nagi Rei Lullscapes – Before It Begins ∶ Zero – Horizon Photographic Art,” starting June 12th (Friday).
From June 12th (Friday) to July 4th (Saturday), 2026, Sho+1 will host the second solo exhibition by Naoki Kimura, a photographic artist active both domestically and internationally, titled "Nagi Rei Lullscapes – Before It Begins ∶ Zero – Horizon Photographic Art". An opening reception will be held on Thursday, June 11th at 6 PM, and an artist talk will be held on Saturday, June 20th at 1 PM. ©︎Naoki Kimura 2026 "Something has already begun before the image can be seen." If the statue doesn't begin, what will rise up? In this exhibition, "Nagi-Rei," Naoki Kimura quietly deconstructs the very premise of photography itself. Rather than rejecting the image itself,…
Announcement of the “Furusato Tokyo Support Festival: 3rd Annual Beer and Yukata Bon Odori in Ueno 2026”
Let's drink beer and dance the Bon Odori in yukata! From July 3rd (Fri) to July 5th (Sun), 2026, we will be holding the "3rd Hometown Tokyo Support Festival: Beer and Yukata Bon Odori." Under the theme of "JAPAN LOVE," a festival of beer and Bon Odori dances that will color Tokyo's summer will gather in Ueno! This event takes place at the fountain plaza in Ueno Park and features local gourmet food from all over Japan, beer, traditional Bon Odori dances, and the hugely popular anime song Bon Odori. The first event featured "Lion" from Macross Frontier, and the second event featured "The Hottest Summer in the World" by…
[Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum] Report on the “Andrew Wyeth Exhibition”: The Forms of “Boundaries” Connecting Light and Shadow, Life and Death, Existence and Absence
A major retrospective exhibition , "Andrew Wyeth Exhibition: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum," which interprets Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), a national painter representing 20th-century American figurative painting, through the theme of "boundaries," is currently being held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. The exhibition runs until July 5, 2026 (Sunday). *All works featured in this article are by Andrew Wyeth. Article provided by: Taito Culture Marche Andrew Wyeth, who was active throughout the 20th century, distanced himself from the avant-garde art movements that swept the era, such as Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Dada, and Pop Art. Based in his hometown of Pennsylvania and Maine, where he spent his…
JR Ueno Station/ecute Ueno: “A refreshing scent, coolness, and effervescence…” Enjoy the nights of the rainy season, the beginning of summer, with all your senses in “Gathering the Colorful Summer Nights”
We'll also be offering coupons to make rainy days more enjoyable, and live street performances at night to help you unwind after work. Ecute Ueno, a commercial facility located inside JR Ueno Station and operated by JR East Cross Station Development Company, will be holding a fair titled "Gathering the Colorful Summer at Night" (hereinafter referred to as "this fair") from Monday, June 15th to Tuesday, July 7th, 2026, which will showcase the "rainy season," the beginning of summer, in a nighttime setting. This fair will offer gourmet food and goods that appeal to all five senses, such as refreshing scents, coolness, and effervescence, perfect for the humid nights of…
~Five days to enjoy domestic craft beer at DREAMBEER~ “Craft Beer General Election 2026 in Okachimachi” will be held from June 10th (Wed) to 14th (Sun)!
DREAMBEER Co., Ltd. will be holding the beer event "Craft Beer General Election 2026 in Okachimachi" for five days from Wednesday, June 10th to Sunday, June 14th, 2026 at Okachimachi Panda Square (Taito-ku, Tokyo). Dream Beer currently carries over 270 craft beers from 90 breweries, but for this event, we will be offering 20 carefully selected varieties. ■ Overview of the "Craft Beer General Election 2026 in Okachimachi" Venue: Okachimachi Panda Square (Taito Ward, Tokyo) 3-26-9 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Event dates: June 10th (Wed) – 14th (Sun), 2026 *Event will proceed in case of rain, but will be canceled in case of severe weather. Event time: Weekdays 11:00 AM –…
A long-established yakiniku restaurant in Ueno, which has been in business for 70 years, has opened a new concept restaurant called “Yakiniku Yan” with the slogan “Yakiniku that takes care of yourself.”
Having dedicated 70 years to yakiniku in Ueno's Ameyoko district, we have arrived at the concept of "yakiniku that is enjoyed for its lingering flavor rather than its quantity," and will be opening "Yakiniku Yan" on June 5th, 2026 (Friday). In recent years, while the number of restaurants offering "all-you-can-eat" options and emphasizing a sense of "guilty pleasure" has increased, more and more people are becoming concerned about the heaviness and fatigue they feel after eating. "Yakiniku Yan" is a new type of restaurant that offers a yakiniku experience that goes beyond simply filling up, addressing the need for a meal that helps you "refresh" after work or a sauna…
Blow away the rainy season blues! The “Shitamachi Highball Festival 2026 in Ueno Park” will be held from June 11th (Thu) to 14th (Sun) at Ueno Park in Tokyo, where the toasts will never stop!
The Standing Bar Festival Executive Committee (Chairman: Tomohiko Inoguchi, Planning and Management: Aidma Co., Ltd.) will be hosting the "Shitamachi Highball Festival 2026 in Ueno Park" at Takenodai Plaza (Fountain Plaza) in Ueno Park, Tokyo, for four days from June 11th (Thu) to 14th (Sun), 2026. Official website URL: https://shitamachi-highball.com/ueno/ This event brings together carefully selected local gourmet foods and a variety of drinks from all over Japan, creating a space where everyone can easily enjoy themselves. It is an event organized by the "Standing Bar Festival Executive Committee," with the concept of "connecting people through standing bar events!" With its "standing-only" style that brings people closer together, we're hosting…
The special exhibition “Exhibition of Extremely Dangerous Creatures: Challenging the True Nature of Living Things with Science” has surpassed 300,000 visitors! Due to popular demand, additional evening opening days have been added!
The special exhibition "Extremely Dangerous Creatures: Science Takes on the Serious Side of Living Things," currently being held at the National Museum of Nature and Science, has surpassed 300,000 visitors with less than a month remaining until its closing date, and the museum has decided to add evening opening hours on the following dates. ■ Regarding the additional implementation of evening hours Applicable dates: May 30th (Sat), 31st (Sun), June 6th (Sat), 7th (Sun), 13th (Sat), 14th (Sun) Opening hours: until 7 PM (last entry at 6:30 PM) *Permanent exhibitions are open until 5 PM (last entry at 4:30 PM). [Notice Regarding Implementation of Reservation System] For the special exhibition…
The gallery transforms into a traditional Japanese alcove. The Tokyo University of the Arts Art Plaza presents the special exhibition, THE ART OF TEA: “The Art of Tea.”
June 20th (Sat) – July 19th (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 (Taito-ku, Ueno) as a collaborative project between Shogakukan and Tokyo University of the Arts, will be holding a special exhibition, THE ART OF TEA "The Art of Tea," from June 20th, 2026 (Saturday). This exhibition, themed around the aesthetic sensibilities underlying the "tea ceremony," will showcase and sell works by 18 artists (planned) who are affiliated with or graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. Through an exhibition structure that…