~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…
For 10 days from Thursday, March 20, 2025, the “Tokyo Sakura Corridor 2025” will be in operation, allowing you to view cherry blossoms from an open-top bus! There will also be a day when you can bring your dog along♪
Enjoy an open-top bus ride and enjoy the view of the cherry blossoms right in front of you! Heisei Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture, CEO: Takaya Takura, https://busde.com/), which operates high-speed night buses and sightseeing bus tours (VIP Liner and VIP Tours), has decided to change part of the route of its open-top buses that run around Tokyo and operate a cherry blossom viewing bus called the “Tokyo Sakura Corridor” (https://stgtour.vipliner.biz/vipview/sakura/) for a 10-day period starting from Thursday, March 20, 2025. On Sunday, March 30th, there will be a special service where you can bring your pet dog along. ●Operating period: March 20, 2025 (Holiday) to…
“Yokohama Ramen Asagaya Ueno Branch” finally opens its second branch Open all year round until 5am the next morning
The restaurant opened suddenly in the busy Ueno Nakacho street, promoting “authentic family-style ramen with homemade soup” “Yokohama Ramen Asagaya Ueno Branch” (Ueno 2, Taito-ku, TEL 03-6284-2494 ) opened on March 6, 2025 in the downtown area of Nakacho-dori Shopping Street in Ueno 2-chome. It is managed by TM Shokai (Tokyo). With the concept of “authentic family-style ramen with homemade soup,” Asagaya has been gradually gaining recognition in Tokyo, and has now made its long-awaited foray into Ueno in the eastern part of Tokyo. Under the cold sky, a long line of fans waited an hour in advance, catching the attention of passersby. On the first and second days of…
[Report] “From where do we view Western paintings?” Exhibition opens at the National Museum of Western Art. Proposals for ways to enjoy artworks from various angles
The exhibition "From Renaissance to Impressionism: San Diego Museum of Art vs. National Museum of Western Art" (commonly known as the "Where to See?" exhibition) has opened at the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno, Tokyo. The exhibition will run from March 11 to June 8, 2025. I attended the press preview that was held earlier, so I'd like to share some photos of the venue. By bringing together the collections of the two museums, we will explore their appeal from various angles. The exhibition combines a total of 88 pieces from the collections of the San Diego Museum of Art and the National Museum of Western Art in…
Look, eat and feel the spring♪ A huge collection of Sakura sweets!! “Sakura sweets at Matsuzakaya Ueno store”
March 12th (Wed) – April 8th (Tue) / Matsuzakaya Ueno store, 1st floor Hoppe Town, cafes on each floor https://www.matsuzakaya.co.jp/ueno/topics/2503sakuramatchasweets_ueno.html Matsuzakaya Ueno will be introducing spring-themed cherry blossom sweets from March 12th (Wed) to April 8th (Tue) under the title “Matsuzakaya Ueno’s Sakura Sweets”. At Hoppe Town on the first floor, you can find cute cherry blossom cakes, Japanese sweets with cherry blossom designs, and other Japanese and Western sweets with cherry blossom packaging, while the cafes on each floor will be serving cherry blossom-flavored gourmet food for a limited time only. With the cherry blossoms about to bloom, Matsuzakaya Ueno will be offering a huge selection of delicious cherry…
Enjoy the Tokyo Marathon 2025 even more! “Tokyo Marathon 2025 Tourist Attractions Map” released
The “Tokyo Marathon 2025 Highlights Map,” which shows tourist spots around the course of Japan’s largest event, “Tokyo Marathon 2025,” has been released! In the run up to the Tokyo Marathon 2025, which will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, we released a special tourist map, the “Tokyo Marathon 2025 Tourist Attractions Map” (https://tm-map.com/), on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, to help runners and spectators enjoy Tokyo even more. This map introduces over 100 tourist spots around the Tokyo Marathon course, and is designed to enable not only marathon runners, but also those cheering along the route, and tourists visiting from Japan and abroad, to fully enjoy the charms of…
A collaboration project with the Tokyo Spring Music Festival 2025! Listening to this will make you want to go to Ueno… “Ueno Bunka Juku Season 2”
Available on AuDee from Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Following last year, Japan FM Network Co., Ltd. (JFNC) will be broadcasting the special program “Ueno Bunka Juku,” linked to the Tokyo Spring Music Festival 2025, one of the largest classical music festivals in Japan, on the digital audio distribution service AuDee. The “Tokyo Spring Music Festival 2025” (hereinafter referred to as the Tokyo Spring Festival) is one of Japan’s largest classical music festivals, set in the spring when the cherry blossoms bloom in Ueno. This year it will be held for approximately 40 days from Friday, March 14th to Sunday, April 20th. The musical stages will take place in Ueno, Tokyo,…