Feel Shitamachi-style in Ueno

February 13, 2008 - 10:42 am by sachie_kobayashi in Others  

When it comes to Ueno, we think of National Museums, the spacious park, Ameyoko Market and so on. However it’s also fun to look for the vertiges of ‘Old Tokyo’,or Shitamachi as it’s called in Japanese.

What is Shitamachi? If you would like to know, I would recommend visiting ‘The Shitamachi Museum’ first; it is the worth the 300 [...]

Ueno Park 上野公園

January 7, 2008 - 10:47 am by kaorichani in Culture  

Located directly near Ueno JR Station and one of the biggest parks in Tokyo , is Ueno Park. It is especially known for it’s  Sakura blossoms  in springtime. But that’s not the only thing you can do there. Ueno  Park offers many different activities and is therewise often very full , especially on the weekends.    Every [...]

Ameyoko Market in Ueno

June 9, 2007 - 10:31 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

Tokyo is such a convenient city for shopping. On every single corner, you will find a convenience store. If you want to purchase branded clothes, department store is the one you should try. In Akihabara, you can buy computers and videogames cheap. Yet, for their convenience, all these modern stores have [...]

Kimono Dressing and Rental Service

May 27, 2007 - 7:00 pm by KimonoHoliday in Travel  

http://www.kinet.or.jp/kimono Visitors to Japan can now enjoy a taste of life in old Tokyo through our kimono dressing service. Kimono, Japan’s traditional attire, bring out the beauty of women (and men), transforming you into the elegant lady (or samurai warrior) of a Japanese painting.

Ueno Park

March 17, 2007 - 5:57 pm by kiokitok in Travel  

Origin of Ueno goes back to the early Tokugawa shogunate. Ueno had been less populated area than other areas in Edo (Tokyo). In 1625, the Kan-ei-ji temple was built on the hill in this area, in order to enshrine Shoguns. In addition, Kan-ei-ji was believed to protect the Edo castle from demons [...]