June 12th (Wed) to June 18th (Tue), 2024 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 12th, "Panda Choux" will be available for the first time from Hirota Confectionery, a Western confectionery shop popular for its cream puffs. Takasago Meat will also be offering its specialty grilled pork for a limited time! We introduce 6 of the hottest gourmet brands at Matsuzakaya Ueno. Celebrate panda's birthday with cute panda sweets♪ <Hirota Western Confectionery> Panda Choux (1 piece) 378 yen / 1st floor Japanese…
Four metropolitan zoos and aquariums, including Ueno Zoo, introduce Asoview’s e-ticket service
The tickets will go on sale at Ueno Zoo, Tama Zoo, Inokashira Park Zoo, and Kasai Rinkai Aquarium from Thursday, June 13th. The tickets are available in multiple languages and can be delivered to groups at once, with the aim of improving visitor satisfaction and the quality of public facility management. Asoview Inc., which provides the Urakata Series SaaS that promotes digital transformation for tourism, leisure, and cultural facilities, will begin offering the Urakata Ticket e-ticket service at Ueno Zoo (Taito-ku, Tokyo), Tama Zoo (Hino-shi, Tokyo), Inokashira Park Zoo (Musashino-shi, Tokyo), and Kasai Rinkai Aquarium (Edogawa-ku, Tokyo) from Thursday, June 13, 2024. With this introduction, the number of public facilities…
This summer, enjoy the cool evening air at the museum. It’s happening again this year! [Summer Night Museum 2024]
Tokyo's cultural facilities will be hosting the "Summer Night Museum" again this year! From Thursday, July 18th to Friday, August 30th, 2024, we will be offering special benefits such as discounts on admission fees every Friday night*, and we look forward to welcoming you. Why not spend a cool and relaxing time on a hot summer night? *Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is also open on Thursdays. Detailed information on "Summer Night Museum 2024" ◆Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Ueno) ・"Listening to the Earth: Presence and Texture" <Dates: July 20th (Sat) – October 9th (Wed) / Venue: Gallery A, B, C> Nighttime opening dates during the Summer Night Museum period: July 26th,…
On June 12th, Xiang Xiang turns 7 years old! On June 23rd, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei turn 3 years old! We will celebrate with panda gourmet food, original goods, and a photo exhibition ♪ “HAPPY PANDAFUL DAYS”
May 29th (Wed) – June 27th (Thu) / Matsuzakaya Ueno store Matsuzakaya Ueno store will be holding a store-wide "HAPPY PANDAFUL DAYS" event from May 29th (Wed) to June 27th (Thu) to celebrate the birthdays of Ueno Zoo's twin giant pandas "Xiao Xiao" and "Lei Lei," and Ueno's idol "Xiang Xiang," who crossed over to China in February last year. In addition to the appearance of panda-themed gourmet food and goods, various panda events will be held throughout the store, including advertising banners and interior decorations with a panda design, a photo exhibition of "Xiang Xiang," who crossed over to China, and the distribution of original novelties. Advertising balloons will…
New Ueno Panda goods, including Kidoku collaboration stuffed toys, are now available! Ueno Information Center releases new goods to celebrate the Panda’s birthday
The Ueno Information Center (2nd floor, Matsuzakaya Ueno Store, 3-29-5 Ueno, Taito-ku / operated by Spart Co., Ltd.) will be selling new panda goods from Wednesday, May 29th to commemorate the twin giant pandas at the Ueno Zoo, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, turning three years old, and the twin giant panda Xiang Xiang in China turning seven years old! In addition, a pop-up store for the Ueno Information Center will be held on the first floor of Matsuzakaya Ueno for seven days from June 12th (Wed) to June 18th (Tue)! The pop-up store will be selling new stuffed animals in collaboration with the long-established doll store, Yoshitoku. In addition,…
In conjunction with the closure of ABAB UENO, the “ABAB Closing Big Big Big Big Thanksgiving Art Festival” will be held from Wednesday, June 5th. Works by artists, mainly those who are residents of the Uenoshita Studio, will be on display.
Uenoshita Studio, which was established with the aim of supporting young artists, will close at the end of June 2024. This exhibition will be a presentation of the results of work produced at the Uenoshita Studio and an expression of gratitude to ABAB UENO. The Chain Museum Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Masamichi Toyama, hereinafter referred to as "The Chain Museum") will be holding the "ABAB Closing Thank You Art Festival" from Wednesday, June 5th at "ABAB UENO", which is operated by the art communication platform "ArtSticker". Uenoshita Studio opened in September 2023 on the 6th floor of ABAB UENO, which is scheduled to close due to the…
Uenode Food Festival 2024 in the 31st National Exchange Association of Cities Associated with Korean Envoys Tokyo Conference
Large-scale festival in Ueno Park x exchange of traditional Japanese and Korean cultures! Large-scale festival in Ueno Park x exchange of traditional Japanese and Korean cultures! "Uenode Food Festival 2024 in the 31st National Exchange Association of Cities Associated with Korean Envoys Tokyo Conference" Held from Friday, May 31st to Sunday, June 2nd! Enjoy a wide variety of food, K-POP, trot (Korean Enka), and more! "Uenode Food Fest 2024 in the 31st National Exchange Association Tokyo for Cities Associated with Korean Envoys" is a local and international exchange event that combines the three themes of "food," "fun," and "learning." With the aim of getting to know the Korean Envoys, a…
It’s happening again this year! All Puzzle & Dragons users, from beginners to professional players, can enjoy it! The big Puzzle & Dragons eSports event “Puzzle & Dragons Premier Series 2024” will start again this year from Saturday, June 15th!
Following on from 2023, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. has decided to hold the following event starting on Saturday, June 15th under the title "Puzzle & Dragons Premier Series 2024" in cooperation with GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc., the operator of the smartphone puzzle RPG "PUZZLE & DRAGONS (hereinafter referred to as Puzzle & Dragons)." Like last year, the "Puzzle & Dragons Premier Series 2024" will mainly feature two types of "1-day tournaments with prize money": the "MASTER Tournament," which is open only to professional players, and the "CHALLENGE Tournament," which anyone can participate in, allowing many Puzzle & Dragons users to have fun and take on the challenge. The prizes for…
[Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum] Report on the “De Chirico Exhibition.” A look into the full scope of his art, including the metaphysical paintings that shocked many surrealists
Article provided by: Taito Cultural Marche The first large-scale retrospective of the 20th century master Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) in Japan in 10 years, "De Chirico Exhibition," is currently being held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, Tokyo. The exhibition will run until August 29, 2024. Giorgio de Chirico gained fame for his "metaphysical paintings," which had a major influence on many artists, including surrealists such as Salvador Dali and René Magritte. Although he is known as an avant-garde painter, he was also devoted to classical expression techniques such as the Renaissance and Baroque, and changed his style significantly depending on the era. A retrospective exhibition usually presents…
Taito Designers Village, a fashion startup support facility celebrating its 20th anniversary, will hold an Open House from May 24th to 26th. 60 up-and-coming brands will participate.
The Taito Designers Village facility will be open to the public, offering an opportunity to see the designers' studios and products in a retro elementary school that is usually not open to the public, and to interact with them directly. Taito Monomachi will also be held at the same time. Taito Designers Village 20th Anniversary Facility Opening This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Taito Designers Village. To mark this memorable year, we will be holding an expanded "Open Facility" event, which will open the studios of our resident designers to the public. This event will allow you to tour the 19 studios, see the products being…