Period: Monday, June 16th, 2025 to Monday, June 30th, 2025 The panda fair "PANDA PARK" will be held from Monday, June 16th to Monday, June 30th, 2025 at Ecute Ueno, an in-station commercial facility operated by JR East Cross Station Development Company, Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Company President: Akio Sugimura) . To coincide with June being the birth month of the giant panda "Xiao Xiao Leilei," whose return deadline is in February 2026, the lineup includes over 310 items, including gourmet treats such as panda-shaped icing cookies and doughnuts with a panda's face peeking out, as well as woven towels printed with twin pandas. Of these, over 95 panda items…
Let’s go! Summer fireworks festival! A travel product using the “Omagari, Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki” special group train is now on sale!
We offer round-trip group special trains and a paid viewing area for the fireworks display! JR East View Tourism & Sales Co., Ltd. has launched travel products that use special group trains departing and arriving at Ueno Station to coincide with the 97th National Fireworks Competition "Omagari Fireworks" on Saturday, August 30th, 2025, the 2025 Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Display on Saturday, August 2nd, and the Gion Kashiwazaki Festival Seaside Fireworks Display on Saturday, July 26th. Our travel products include a round-trip group special train + a paid viewing area for the fireworks display (excluding some plans). You can sit back and enjoy the fireworks without having to secure a…
Take a break with something sweet! From American donuts to the classic mitarashi dango! Matsuzakaya Ueno Store’s latest gourmet
June 11th (Wednesday) to June 17th (Tuesday), 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 on a weekly basis. Starting on Wednesday, June 11th, Southern Maid Donuts will be selling cute, pop donuts from America. You can enjoy the authentic taste that has been loved for many years. Shonan Bread Mail Order Sales will also be selling bread that is popular in Shonan. A variety of breads will be available during the one-week event. Another attraction is that you can enjoy different breads each day. In addition, there is a…
Report on the “Five Great Ukiyo-e Artists Exhibition – Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi” (The Ueno Royal Museum). A lineup of masterpieces by the stars who reached the pinnacle of ukiyo-e.
The "Five Great Ukiyo-e Artists – Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi" exhibition , which brings together masterpieces by the five biggest stars of the golden age of ukiyo-e, has opened at the Ueno Royal Museum (Ueno, Tokyo). The exhibition will run until Sunday, July 6, 2025. At the gallery talk held prior to the press preview, Noriko Yamamoto, curator at the Kawasaki Ukiyo-e Gallery and author of the exhibition catalogue, took to the stage. She explained the highlights of the exhibition, which we will introduce below along with a look at the exhibition. Five artists who made their name with ukiyo-e, Japan's most popular art form that reached its golden…
The popular “Mentaiko Butter French Bread” is back! A refreshing dessert just from the look of it Matsuzakaya Ueno Store’s latest gourmet
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 to Tuesday, June 10th, 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 at popular shops every week. Starting on Wednesday, May 28th, Fukutaro will be releasing their hugely popular "Mentaiko Butter French Bread"! Irresistible for mentaiko lovers! The generous amount of mentaiko filling is very satisfying! There are also desserts perfect for this time of year, such as Sapporo Hiragishi's bite-sized jelly made with soy milk and red-fleshed melon, and Goken Toiraya's June-only Japanese sweets, which look refreshing just from the outside. They are also recommended for replenishing your…
[Anthenor x Kitagawa Hanbei Shoten] We want to deliver a taste that is only available in Kyoto to matcha lovers, and it is now on sale for a limited time at 14 stores nationwide.
Starting June 1st (Sun), Kobe-based patisserie Anthenor will be selling its Kyoto-area limited edition product, "Kyoto's Strong Tea," in stores in other areas for a limited time. This is a special confectionery made with Uji matcha "Kyoto's Nightingale," a unique blend created in collaboration with Kyoto's long-established tea wholesaler, Kitagawa Hanbei Shoten. The confectionery will deliver a deep, delicious fusion of Japanese and Western flavors from Kyoto to all over Japan. Strong tea from Kyoto A smooth matcha cream mixed with white chocolate is sandwiched between a matcha dacquoise made with specially selected Uji matcha "Kyoto no Uguisu". Sweet and sour strawberry pulp is added to the fragrant matcha for…
The first Marui store! “World Currency Shop Ueno Marui Store” opens!
Opening on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Ueno Marui (Marui Co., Ltd., Head Office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Aono Masahiro) will be opening a foreign currency exchange shop called "World Currency Shop" on the 6th floor. ■ Easy and convenient foreign currency exchange! Features of "World Currency Shop" A wide range of currencies available We handle 18 different currencies and a wide variety of denominations, including the standard US dollar and euro, as well as Korean won, Taiwanese dollar, and Thai baht. Expert foreign currency exchange service All of our staff are experts in foreign currency exchange, so you can exchange money with peace of mind even if you are…
An alternative to rising prices for rice! A great accompaniment for fireworks! Special feature on popular breads right now – “Happy Bread Days” to be held for the first time
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 to Thursday, June 26, 2025 / Matsuzakaya Ueno store [Special page] https://www.matsuzakaya.co.jp/ueno/topics/250528_happypandays.html From May 28th (Wed) to June 26th (Thu), Matsuzakaya Ueno will be hosting its first "Happy Bread Days." As the price of rice, the staple food of the Japanese, continues to rise, bread is gaining attention as an alternative staple food. This time, we will be bringing together bread from popular bakeries, both local and regional, in a relay format! With the number of outdoor events on the rise during this time of year, we will be featuring bread that is perfect as a staple food or to accompany fireworks displays and other events.…
The JR Ueno Station shopping center “Ecute Ueno” will be transformed into Edo!? “Eki-Yu-To Uedo” (※1) will be held for the first time! ~ An Edo fair will be held to coincide with the special exhibition “Tsutaya Juzaburo: A turbulent figure in the content business” currently being held at the Tokyo National Museum ~
Twice the size of modern sushi!? From nigiri sushi that recreates the Edo period to "ridiculously ●●!" sweets that are modern arrangements of foods that have been popular since the Edo period! You can also feel like a Kabuki actor at the Kabuki costume and wig experience event! The "Ekyuu to Uedo" (※1) event will be held for the first time from Monday, May 26th to Sunday, June 15th at Ecute Ueno, an in-station shopping facility operated by JR East Cross Station Development Company, Inc. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Company president: Akio Sugimura) . In conjunction with the special exhibition "Tsutaya Juzaburo: A Turbulent Figure in the Content Business" currently…
“2k540 Fanfare -made in Under the Overpass-2025” event
Event lineup announced and advance applications open from Friday, May 23rd to Sunday, May 25th! ■2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN (hereinafter referred to as "2k540"), a commercial facility with the concept of "Japanese manufacturing" located under the elevated tracks between JR Akihabara and Okachimachi stations, will be holding an event titled "2k540 Fanfare -made in Under the Overpass- 2025" for three days from Friday, May 23rd to Sunday, May 25th, 2025, where you can experience and enjoy manufacturing. ■This year's event lineup has been decided, and in addition to the original plans for this event, each shop will also have its own events. One of the events, "Make Your Own Leather Bag,"…