A large-scale exhibition will be held at the Ueno Royal Museum in January 2027! A large-scale exhibition, " PERSONA 30th EX. ", has been announced to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Persona series! The exhibition is packed with features that allow you to enjoy the work more deeply, including previously unreleased materials and areas that recreate the world of the story . Something related to this exhibition will also be happening the day before, on Wednesday, January 20th…!? We look forward to seeing you at the Ueno Royal Museum in January 2027 . ©ATLUS. ©SEGA. Event Overview ■Event Title PERSONA 30th EX. ■ Exhibition period Thursday, January 21, 2027…
[Salsa Street 2026 Ueno de Bueno] October 3rd (Sat) & 4th (Sun) Ueno Park Fountain Square – Experience gourmet food, music, dance, and art – Details announced for the largest number of vendor booths ever. Free admission.
Tacos, Cuban sandwiches, jerk chicken, churrasco, mojitos, tequila, beer, Latin American goods, Latin music, dance performances, and more—an uplifting atmosphere has appeared in Ueno Park! There will also be booths for children to play in! The Caribbean Latin America Street Executive Committee will be holding "Salsa Street 2026 -Ueno de Bueno-" on Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th at the fountain plaza in Ueno Park, Taito Ward, Tokyo. ★Venue Map ■ Booths (44 food vendors) Enjoy authentic flavors of traditional cuisine, local specialties, and street food, brought to you by people from the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa—people who have lived in these regions or have deep connections to…
Is this fiction or a discovery? The research-based exhibition “The Kingdom of Panja: A Country Not on the Map” will be held at PARCO_ya Ueno!
Please investigate countries that are not on maps and whose records have been lost. PARCO GAMES, the game label of PARCO Co., Ltd., has teamed up with the interactive puzzle-solving brand "Tumbleweed" to present the research-based exhibition "The Kingdom of Panja, a Country Not on the Map." The event will be held from Friday, October 9th, 2026 to Sunday, December 6th, 2026 at the PARCO_ya Ueno 4F event space. Interpret the exhibits and venture into the city. An investigative experience tracing the traces of a "country not on the map" in Ueno and Okachimachi. The research-based exhibition, "The Kingdom of Panja: A Country Not on Maps," combines an exhibition that…
Coming soon! Introducing the gourmet food vendors at the “Super Taiwanese Street Food Festival in Okachimachi”!
From Saturday, September 19th to Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, we will be holding the "Super Taiwanese Street Food Festival in Okachimachi" at Okachimachi Panda Square! This event aims to allow people in Japan to enjoy the charm of Taiwanese cuisine and night markets, and as the third installment of a relay series, it will be held in Okachimachi. The venue is Okachimachi Panda Square! Excellent location, just a short walk from Okachimachi Station! Taking advantage of its convenient location, it can be enjoyed by a wide range of people, from locals to tourists, families, couples, and friends! The "Taiwanese Street Food Festival," which has been featured on terrestrial television and…
An environmental awareness event to solve Ueno’s “tourist litter problem” through entertainment will be held on October 3rd and 4th, 2026.
We are holding "Ueno Edo Clean-Up Operation," a family-friendly event themed around the Edo period, and "Ueno Edo Eco Challenge," where you can get drinks chilled by sunlight. Looop Inc., which pursues new ways of living and energy with the vision of "realizing an energy-free society," will hold an environmental awareness event, "Ueno Edo Sustaina Day," in the Ueno/Okachimachi area on Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th, as a voluntary community service activity by its employees. The event aims to raise environmental awareness among local residents through "Ueno Edo Clean-up Operation," a parent-child event where participants can pick up trash together with the performance group "Trash Picking Samurai," and…
Exploring art unique to Japan: Special exhibition “Geidai NIPPON” to be held.
October 9th (Fri) – November 23rd (Mon/Holiday), 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 NIPPON," from 1:00 PM on Friday, October 9, 2026. In this exhibition, ten Geidai artists will be exhibiting and selling works created from their individual perspectives on "beauty unique to Japan." Admission is free and photography is permitted. Starting October 9, 2026 (Friday) Special Exhibition: "Geidai NIPPON" What is…
A month of exploring two sides of Ueno: art and Ameyoko. “UENO ART & MARKET” opens September 12th!
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the National Museum of Western Art's designation as a World Heritage Site, a mystery-solving event and art exhibition will be held throughout the city. Original merchandise will be given to those who answer all questions correctly. The Ameyoko Central Shopping Street Promotion Association and the Ameyoko Plaza Shopping Street Cooperative (Taito Ward, Tokyo) will hold "UENO ART & MARKET" for 31 days from September 12th (Saturday) to October 12th (Monday/Holiday), 2026, throughout the Ameyoko shopping street area of Ueno and Okachimachi. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the National Museum of Western Art's World Heritage designation, and Ueno, home to many art museums,…
A report on the “Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum 100th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition: The British Museum’s Collection of Japanese Art – A Flourishing Splendor: Edo Paintings Across the Seas.” Approximately 200 priceless treasures, including works by Okyo, Utamaro, and Hokusai, return to Japan.
The British Museum, one of the world's leading museums, is currently hosting an exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum commemorating its 100th anniversary: "The British Museum's Collection of Japanese Art: A Flourishing Splendor – Edo Paintings Across the Seas," showcasing approximately 200 selected items from its Japanese collection of about 40,000 works, including folding screens, hanging scrolls, picture scrolls, and ukiyo-e prints that adorned the Edo period. The exhibition runs until October 18, 2026 (Sunday). *Unless otherwise noted, all images are from the collection of the British Museum. Top visual: Exhibition hall photo of the "British Museum Collection of Japanese Art" exhibition, Maruyama Ōkyo, "Tiger Cub Crossing the Crossing"…
Kohei Tsuka’s masterpiece drama “Kakeochi” (Elopement) will be revived as a stage play by 9PROJECT in Ueno in November 2026, after a 10-year hiatus! Tickets are selling fast!
9PROJECT's "Kakeochi" will be performed from November 5th (Thu) to November 8th (Sun), 2026 at Ueno Storehouse (1-6-11 Kita-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo). Tickets are available now at Confetti. [Tickets are now on sale at Confetti ] Official website https://www.9-project.net/vol25/ 9PROJECT was formed by members who studied under Kohei Tsuka. They have previously staged many of Tsuka's early works from the 70s and 80s. For their 25th production, they will stage "Tsuka Kohei's Elopement '83," which was broadcast on NHK's "Galaxy Television Novel" slot in 1983. A flawless man who loves her passionately and intensely, and a laid-back, easygoing, and comforting, yet flawed, man. A woman, torn between these two contrasting men,…
October brings Latin and Caribbean music to Ueno and Yoyogi! Enjoy free-admission outdoor festivals during the pleasant autumn travel season! Four days filled with music and delicious food.
A gathering of Caribbean and Latin American food, drinks, music, dance, and art! The Caribbean Latin America Street Executive Committee will hold two outdoor festivals in October 2026, "Salsa Street 2026 UENO de BUENO" and "Caribbean Latin America Street 2026 Yoyogi," where you can experience Caribbean and Latin American culture, at Ueno Park and Yoyogi Park's zelkova tree-lined avenue, respectively. Salsa Street https://wsavannast.com/events/salsa-street/ Caribbean Latin America Street https://wsavannast.com/events/the-caribbean-latin-america-street/ [Salsa Street] Just as salsa (meaning sauce in English) is made by mixing various ingredients such as vegetables, fruits, and spices, Salsa Street is an international festival that aims to bring together people of different races, nationalities, and generations to deepen their…