We will open on July 17th (Friday) on the 1st floor of Ueno Marui. Gong Cha Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Gong Cha) will open "Gong Cha Ueno Marui Store" on Friday, July 17, 2026. Gong Cha, a global tea cafe, continues to expand its number of stores even after reaching 200 locations. This steady growth is due to the support from many customers for its style of offering a casual experience of high-quality, carefully selected tea, a style that has been consistent since its arrival in Japan. Customers also enjoy the unique Gong Cha experience, including a drink menu that can be customized to each individual's preferences,…
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…
[National Museum of Nature and Science] Information on the National Museum of Nature and Science NEWS exhibition: “Neanderthals and modern humans shared the same values.”
The National Museum of Nature and Science will be holding the "Neanderthals and Modern Humans Shared Values" exhibition from Tuesday, July 14th to Sunday, September 6th, 2026. A joint research group consisting of three researchers from domestic institutions, including Chief Researcher Wataru Morita of the Department of Life History at the National Museum of Nature and Science, and eight researchers from overseas institutions, discovered fossils of both Neanderthals and modern humans during an excavation in the Republic of Turkey. In early July 2026, they published a research paper and issued a press release *Note 1 in collaboration with Kyoto University. This study reveals that Neanderthals and modern humans maintained a…
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…
Knights appointed as special tutors for the Geidai-style “Perspective on Art” Exhibition! Summer is coming when everyone will become a “Geidai student”! Event & workshop details finalized! Tickets go on sale June 26th (Fri).
"The Tokyo University of the Arts' Way of Viewing Art – Become a Tokyo University of the Arts Student This Summer" Venue: Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum Date: July 24, 2026 (Friday) to September 23, 2026 (Wednesday/Holiday) The Tokyo University of the Arts Museum (Ueno Park, Tokyo) will be holding "Geidai-style Perspectives on Art – Become an Geidai Student This Summer -" from Friday, July 24th to Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026. "Geidai-style Art Perspective – Become an Art University Student This Summer" (commonly known as the "Mikata Exhibition") is the inaugural exhibition of a series of events to be held every summer for three years, from 2026…
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…
Experience authentic Taiwan in Ueno!! [Taiwan Festival 2026] will be held at Ueno Park, Takenodai Plaza (Fountain Plaza)!!
[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…