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“Toei de Gurutto Pass” is now on sale!

“Toei de Gurutto Pass” is now on sale!

~Enjoy museums to the fullest with the limited edition original design “Toei Marugoto Kippu”~ The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation will release the “Toei de Gurutto Pass” (3,130 yen including tax), which combines the “Tokyo Museum Grutto Pass 2025,” which can be used as an admission ticket or discount ticket for 102 art galleries and museums, mainly in Tokyo, with two Toei Transportation one-day passes, the “Toei Marugoto Kippu.” If you buy the “Tokyo Museum Grutto Pass 2025” (2,500 yen each) and the “Toei Marugoto Kippu” (2 tickets x 700 yen) separately, the total cost would be 3,900 yen, but the set costs 3,130 yen, saving you 770 yen. Enjoy

Experience museums up close! Ueno Museum Week is back again this year!

From Friday, May 9th to Sunday, May 25th, Ueno area will be hosting museums, popular spots, gourmet food, and more! It’s a special week where you can get around the city while enjoying culture and art at a great price! In the Ueno area, in commemoration of International Museum Day on May 18th, 13 facilities around Ueno Park, including museums, art galleries, and the zoo, will cooperate with Ueno Norenkai member stores to hold Ueno Museum Week. The popular digital stamp rally will continue this year, as it did last year, and the newly renovated new spot, Shitamachi Museum, will be added, making this a special week that is even

Compare and stock up on ramen during Golden Week! Local ramen from all over the country is here! Matsuzakaya Ueno Store: The latest gourmet food

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 → Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Matsuzakaya Ueno Store, 1st basement floor and 1st floor Hoppe Town event space Hoppe Town, the food floor of Matsuzakaya Ueno, is holding events featuring popular shops every week. Starting on Wednesday, April 23rd, Yakantei, a store specializing in instant ramen, will be introducing local ramen from all over Japan. We recommend enjoying a taste test over Golden Week, or stocking up on some to look forward to. Also, keep an eye out for the ever-popular Kameju’s dorayaki! Once you try these fluffy dorayaki, perfect for a snack, you’ll be hooked. A must-see for anyone wanting to relax at home over

“Akiba Robolabo Meetup” to open on April 18, 2025 at SEEKBASE under the Akihabara-Okachimachi elevated tracks

A community space offering hands-on sales of robots and electric mobility devices, as well as Akihabara sightseeing tours and information sharing Akiba Robolabo Meetup will open on Friday, April 18, 2025, within SEEKBASE AKI-OKA MANUFACTURE (hereinafter referred to as “SEEKBASE”), a commercial facility under the elevated tracks between JR Akihabara Station and Okachimachi Station, with the concept of “discovering unknown excitement and amazing things.” The Meetup will offer hands-on sales of robots and EVs, as well as a place for Akihabara tours and information dissemination.

From April 22nd to May 27th, a Black Star -Theater Starless- x Sanrio characters collaboration menu will be available at Sanrio Characters Garden Cafe!

Sanrio Characters Garden Cafe is introducing an original menu inspired by the collaboration illustration between “Black Star -Theater Starless-” and Sanrio characters! Sanrio Characters Garden Cafe (Ueno, Tokyo) will be serving original menu items inspired by the collaboration illustrations between “Black Star -Theater Starless-” and Sanrio characters! In addition to limited edition novelties, we will also be selling merchandise featuring collaboration illustrations♪ Learn more ★Event Outline★ [Event Period] April 22 (Tue) – May 27 (Tue) [Business hours] 10:00~20:00 *Customers using this collaboration plan will have free admission for 90 minutes all day. *Last food order 19:00/Last drink order 19:30 [Stores where the event will be held] Sanrio Characters Garden Cafe

The second station area fair, Fukushima support fair “Fukushima MEGURIP” will be held! Period: 4/1 (Tue) ~ 6/30 (Mon)

Experience the charm of Fukushima at the station! JR East Cross Station Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Nishino Fuminao) will hold a Fukushima Prefecture support fair “Fukushima MEGURIP” at NewDays, Irori-an Kiraku and other stores from April 1st (Tue) to June 30th (Mon), where they will sell limited edition products and hold events. In line with the Fukushima Predestination Campaign, which the JR East Group is implementing in cooperation with the local community, “Fukushima MEGURIP” will be selling products made with ingredients from Fukushima Prefecture, collaborative products with Fukushima companies, famous sweets, and local products at various stores operated by JR East Cross Station to liven up

The Pokémon Room, which is hugely popular with families around the world, will be renovated on July 1st!

~100 Pokémon will welcome guests. Expanded to a total of 10 facilities in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka~ Cosmos Hotel Management Co., Ltd., which operates the MIMARU apartment hotel chain, where guests can enjoy staying with family and friends in spacious rooms with kitchens, is pleased to announce that the Pokémon Rooms at MIMARU hotels in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka will be reopened on July 1, 2025. The number of hotels will also be expanded to 10, and reservations for the new Pokémon Rooms will begin on April 21. MIMARU Pokémon Room Special Website The “Pokemon Room” at “MIMARU” is a special space that Pokemon fans will love, with a giant

FRIANDS GALLERY, a specialty store for adults that serves financiers with wine, will open at Ecute Ueno on April 24, 2025

  New products with original packaging by artist Ryohei Matsumoto will be available exclusively at the Ueno store Vallee Ligère Co., Ltd. will open the second store of Ginza’s financier specialty store “FRIANDS GALLERY”, “FRIANDS GALLERY Ecute Ueno Store” on Thursday, April 24, 2025.   Financier specialty store “FRIANDS GALLERY”     FRIANDS GALLERY is a financier specialty store that opened in Ginza in February 2022 with the concept of adult financiers to enjoy with wine. We have been loved by many customers and have now reached our second anniversary by pursuing the finest financiers, including our signature product, the Salted Caramel Financier, the White Truffle Financier which has been

Ueno Park, Tokyo | The 46th Ueno Toshogu Shrine Spring Peony Festival will be held from Saturday, April 5th to Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

  More than 500 plants of 110 varieties, including rare varieties such as “Zipangu” and “Shakudou no Kagayaki” and unusual green “peony”, will add color to the spring. Ueno Toshogu Shrine (located in Ueno Park, Taito Ward, Tokyo), which was built as a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Yoshimune, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu, will be holding the Ueno Toshogu Shrine 46th Spring Peony Festival from Saturday, April 5th to Tuesday, May 6th, 2025. During the event, we will be posting daily information about the flowers blooming on Instagram. Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utbotanen_official/ Please come and see the flowers change appearance every day in the warm weather.   Over 500 plants of

“Ueno Sakura Festa 2025” ~ 20 days of cherry blossoms, food and entertainment in Ueno ~ This year, it will be held simultaneously at three locations in Ueno Park!

Jimon Terakado from the Dachou Club will be appearing as a supporting guest! There will also be a special live performance by singer Leon Shinhama! The Ueno Tourism Association (Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Nagaoka Nobuhiro) is holding a special event at Ueno Park during the cherry blossom season. “Ueno Sakura Festa 2025” will be held for 20 days from Friday, March 18th to Sunday, April 6th. This year, the “Ueno Sakura Festa” will be held simultaneously in three locations within Ueno Park , with a wide range of events, including a food-focused product exhibition with over 80 stores, including those from the Ueno Shopping Arcade, stages with various artists, and

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