Parks · Our pick in Tokyo
Ueno Park
Museums and cherry trees
The park of museums, temples and the lotus-filled Shinobazu Pond, and of cherry-blossom parties in spring.
Our take
- Museums
- Shinobazu Pond
- Cherry blossom
- Address
- Ueno, Tokyo
- Nearest metro
- Ueno
450 m · 6 min walk
More distances - Website
- tokyo-park.or.jp
About Ueno Park
Ueno Park, in Taitō-ku, holds the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art and Ueno Zoo, around Shinobazu Pond.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Ueno Park before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Ueno Park are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- UenoGHH-TSTS;H450 m6 min walk
- NezuC750 m10 min walk
- Ueno-okachimachiEG800 m10 min walk
Key sights
- Sensō-ji2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Tokyo Skytree3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 17 min
- The palace gardens3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Tokyo Tower6.8 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Meiji Jingū8.1 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 33 min
- The Shibuya crossing9.0 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 36 min
- Haneda Airport19 kmCar or taxi 69 min
Main railway stations
- Ueno Station500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Tokyo Station3.9 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Shinjuku Station7.3 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 30 min
- Shibuya Station8.9 kmCycle 44 minCar or taxi 36 min
- Shinagawa Station10 kmCar or taxi 40 min
Location
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Read next
Arts & CultureTokyo National MuseumJapan’s greatest collection of its own art, from Jōmon pottery and samurai armour to screens, scrolls and national treasures, in several buildings in Ueno Park.
Arts & CultureThe National Museum of Western ArtEuropean painting and sculpture, with Rodin in the courtyard, in Le Corbusier’s building in Ueno Park, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.Getting AroundKeisei SkylinerThe fast train from Narita to Nippori and Ueno.