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Restaurants Coffee & Breakfast Convenience Stores Supermarkets Shops & Spas Hospitals, Banks & Post Offices Local places to see
Restaurants
Soba-house Daishizen 
20 seconds

Japanese style casual tavern. I love Katsudon, Tendon and Tofu, my kids love Tamagoyaki and Soba. Open 11:30 – 23:00. Closed on Wednesday. Cash only now (they used to accept credit cards but now not).




Japanese style casual tavern. I love Katsudon, Tendon and Tofu, my kids love Tamagoyaki and Soba. Open 11:30 – 23:00. Closed on Wednesday. Cash only now (they used to accept credit cards but now not).
Lunch Box Tashiro 40 seconds
Take away Lunch Box. Open only lunch time.
Makino 1 min
Fugu (blowfish) Japanese high class restaurant. Fugu no Karaage and Kani Daikon Nabe are good, they say (I’ve never been there).
Shichigosan 6 min
Famous Okonomiyaki bar, I love Modan-yaki, Buta-tama, Tonteki, Curry Monja and Anko-maki.
Kitchen R 6 min
Casual Japanese-style Western food restaurant.
Tsukiji Gindako 
8 min

Famous Takoyaki chain shop. See details.




Famous Takoyaki chain shop. See details.
Origin Lunch Box (Bento and Japanese Delicatessen) 8 min
Take away Lunch Box and Delicatessen, open 24 hours. See details.
Mendokoro Haru 8 min
Famous Ramen bar, got third place at Shio (salt) ramen in Japan 2015.
Takeuchi 8 min
Old and small Yakitori (grilled chicken) bar. I love Yakitoridon.
Hontosaya 8 min
FamousYakiniku (grilled meat) bar. I loveRoosu, Karubi andTan.
Sukiyaki & Shabu-shabu “legend” since 1895. The price is rather high, but it is worth it. See details.
Unatetsu 
9 min





Unadon (eel bowl), Kabayaki, Hitsumabushi, they are so delicious I love them all. See details.
McDonald’s 
9 min


I’m lovin’ it. At Inaricho Station. See details.
Mos Burger 
10 min


I’m lovin’ it too. I love “Teriyaki Burger”, but this branch doesn’t have my another favorite “Rice Burger”. Near Tawaramachi Station. See details.
Kura Sushi (Revolving Sushi Restaurant) in Asakusa ROX 
10 min


Asakusa ROX is a shopping complex with Daiso (100 yen shop), 3Coins (300 yen shop), Matsuri-yu (large spa with Skytree view), book store, supermarket, many restaurants, and so on. See details.
Don Quijote (Donkihote)


Discounts & unique goods store complex with Karaoke, Saizeriya(casual italian chain) and other restaurants. See details.
Asakusa Yokocho in Tokyo Rakutenchi Asakusa Building 
10 min


Food court at 4th floor of Tokyo Rakutenchi Asakusa Building that is reopened with bigger Uniclo Asakusa and Marugoto Nippon in June 2021, shopping complex with Japanese foods, traditional products and restaurants.
At 3rd floor of Tokyo Rakutenchi Asakusa Building.
Okonomiyaki Sometaro 
10 min





Okonomiyaki “legend” since 1937. I love Osomeyaki, Shuumaiten and Ankomaki, highly recommend.
Nagayama 
11 min





Famous Ramen bar, got eighth place at Tori Paitan (chicken soup) ramen in Japan 2015.
Tendon “legend” since 1887. The “king” of Tendon, highly recommend. Bekkan (Annex) is less crowded. See details.
Sushiro Ueno 17 min
One of the most famous Japanese Kaiten-zushi (Revolving Sushi, Conveyor-Belt Sushi, Sushi Train, Sushi-Go-Round) chains, like Kurasushi. If you are in Asakusa I recommend Kurasushi, if you are in Ueno I recommend Sushiro.
Coffee & Breakfast
Coffee Veloce 
8 min
Coffee chain store like Starbucks, with various foods and sandwiches. Near Inaricho station.


Coffee chain store like Starbucks, with various foods and sandwiches. Near Inaricho station.
Cafe Colorado 
5 min
Coffee chain store like Starbucks, with various foods and sandwiches. On the way to the Iriya station.


Coffee chain store like Starbucks, with various foods and sandwiches. On the way to the Iriya station.
Coffee Toronto 
7 min
Old style coffee and restaurant. Near Iriya station.


Old style coffee and restaurant. Near Iriya station.
Doutor Coffee 
8 min


Coffee chain store like Starbucks, with various foods and sandwiches. Near Iriya station.
Sukiya 9 min
Japanese style, very low priced,Gyudon chain restaurant. Near Inaricho station. Open 24 hours. For details.
Convenience Stores
FamilyMart 
3 min


The nearest convenience store, open 7 am – 11 pm. On the way to Inaricho Station. See details.
Seven-Eleven (Seven Bank)


You can withdraw Yen cash from ATM 24h, see details. Open 24h. On the way to Iriya Station. See details.
Lawson


You can buy tickets of Universal Studios Japan at Lawson, see details. ATM is available. Open 24h. On the way to Ueno Station or Ueno Park. See details.
Maruetsu 
5 min


The nearest big supermarket. On the way to Inaricho Station. Open 24 hours. See details.
CCS (Cocos Nakamura) 
8 min


At Iriya Station, open 9:30-23:30. See details. There is Daiso (100 yen shop) (open 10:00-20:00) too.
Shops & Spas
Hello Cycling (Taito-ku Shogai Gakushu Center bicycle parking)


Bike (Bicycle) rental, Share Cycle with smart phone app. See details.
Matsuri-yu (large spa with Skytree view) in Asakusa ROX


Shopping complex with Kurasushi (No.1 Revolving Sushi Restaurant), Daiso (100 yen store), 3Coins (300 yen shop), book store, supermarket, many restaurants, and so on. See details.
Don Quijote (Donkihote)


Discounts & unique goods Store complex with Karaoke, Saizeriya(casual italian) and other restaurants. See details.
Marugoto Nippon (Whole Japan)


Reopened with biggerUniclo Asakusain June 2021. Shopping complex with japanese foods, japanese traditional products and japanese restaurants. Sushiro Asakusa (Revolving Sushi Restaurant) will open in July. See details.
Kimono Rental Wargo


Kimono rental. See details.
Hospitals, Banks & Post Offices
Ueno Nakano Clinic (上野 なかのクリニック) 
4 min
The nearest English speaking clinic for internal diseases. Open from 9:30-12:30, 15:00-18:00 (closed on Thursday pm, Saturday pm and Sunday). See details.
Shibata Children’s Hospital (柴田小児科)
3 min


The nearest English speaking clinic for internal diseases. Open from 9:30-12:30, 15:00-18:00 (closed on Thursday pm, Saturday pm and Sunday). See details.
Shibata Children’s Hospital (柴田小児科)


The nearest children’s hospital. Shibata-san is a famous doctor, all the kids around this area gather here. I used to come here since I was a baby. Open from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00, Monday – Friday. On Saturday only from 9:00 to 12:00. See details.
Tokyo Higashi Shinkin Bank (Higashin)


Shinkin bank. See details.
Seven-Eleven (Seven Bank)


You can withdraw Yen cash from ATMs 24h. See details. On the way to Iriya Station.
World Currency Shop


Foreign exchange shop by Mitsubishi UFJ Bank in ATRE Ueno East 2nd floor.
Open 11:00 – 19:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. See details.
Travelex


Foreign exchange shop in Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 1st floor.
Open 9:00 – 20:00 on Saturdays and Sundays too. See details.
Higashi-Ueno-Roku Post Office


Open only on weekdays, from 9:00 to 17:00. No foreign exchange service is available at this small office. See details.
Ueno Post Office


Open on Saturdays too, from 9:00 to 15:00 on Saturdays. On the way to Uguisudani station. Foreign exchange service is available at this big office. See details.
Tokyo Central Post Office

Open 365 days, on Sundays and holidays too, from 9:00 to 19:00 on Sundays. Near JR Tokyo Station. Foreign exchange service is available at this super-big office. See details.
Anytime Fitness Ueno 4 min
Fitness facility, open 24h.Details.
Jexer Fitness & Spa Ueno 13 min
Fitness facility with swimming pool and spa.Details.
Parking lot (coin operated) 1 min
Self-service coin operated parking lot.
Local places to see
Sogen-ji Temple (Kappa-dera Temple) 
2 min
Legendary creature “Kappa” is here. Seedetails.
Akiba Shrine
2 min


Legendary creature “Kappa” is here. Seedetails.
Akiba Shrine


Small shrine. Akihabara was named after this shrine.
Iriya South Park 2 min
Nice park for kids, my children and I used to play here every weekend.
Kappabashi Dougu (Kitchenware / Utensils) Street 4 min
You can see well-priced and unique kitchenware, realistic food samples and Statue of Kappa Kawataro, symbol of Kappabashi Dougu Street. See details.
Higashi Hongan-ji 
10 min


The head temple of the Higashi-honganji-ha branch of Jodo Shinshu. You can see also in the old Edo map too. See details.
Shitaya Shrine 
11 min


The oldest Inari shrine in Tokyo with a big Torii. It used be called “Shitaya-Inari-sha”, so this area used to be called “Inari-cho” (now it is called “Higashi (East) -Ueno”).The summer festival (Matsuri) is held in mid May, the earliest in the area. See details.
Onoterusaki Shrine 12 min
AnUjigami-sama (a guardian god) of our district. We often call it “Onoteru-sama”. Famous forFuji-zuka andKiyoshi Atsumi. Seedetails.
Asakusa
Senso-ji 12 min
The oldest temple in Tokyo, and one of the most popular temple in Japan. See details.
Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 16 min
Cafe & Bar with nice view on top floor. See details.
Ueno Park
National Museum of Nature and Science 13 min
Great for kids, with many fossils of dinosaurs and animals, and domed 360-degree movie theater. See details.
Ueno Zoo 19 min
The first zoo in Japan, very famous for Giant Pandas. My kids and I used to come here every weekend. See details.
Ueno Toshogu 22 min
Nikko, Kunozan and Ueno Toshogu are said to be the 3 greatest Toshogu in which Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate is enshrined. See details.