A Walk around Ueno, Tokyo - Ueno Park & Ameyokocho

Join me exploring Ueno Park in Tokyo: finding the Giant Panda Waiting Place, finding the last cherry blossom in the park and Ameyokocho, a market with street food, etc.

Ueno is an area in north-west central Tokyo, near Asakusa. It's a little older and less shiny and modern than some other areas. It's famous for the park, with Shinobazu Pond, Ueno Zoo and several museums. It's also known for pandas, because of the giant pandas at the zoo. Ameyokocho is a popular street by the train tracks, with market stalls selling all sorts of household goods, fresh fish, fruit and street food - a good place to get Japanese food snacks!

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[fuzexi]

2:58 those seed pods are lotus seed pods. So in the summer it means there are lotuses on the pond.

[abumoto]

I always enjoy your video very much. Although I am Japanese person living in Saitama Japan, you show me many places where I don't know. Thank you for sharing!! mot

[snowylily]

Oh my gosh the bird at 1:21: "HA HA HA HA" Thought it was a person at first hahaha

[ckfu]

6:36 Vainilla truck
It's the most famous japanese song.

[garys]

I have stayed in Ueno 3 times and never made it to the park. I always planned on strolling through but something always seemed to come up. Even the locals told me it well worth a visit to the park. And now I know. Thanks for your Vlog! Much appreciate it!

[willsonize]

This was a great video we are staying in Ueno in January for the first time so was really interesting thanks 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[AudroneStorm]

So nice to see that there is something interesting to see and do in Ueno. I’m going to Japan for the first time later this year and have a hotel booked in that area for my stay in Tokyo.

[lolomgsrsly]

"What are those? Seed pods?"
Me: internal screaming *tripophobia intensifies*

[ThatBrunetteYouTube]

I like the less shiny areas, too. Yanaka Ginza is a lovely section of town.

[annawhiteley]

The seed pods are probably from lotus plants...

[TmHasuSnow]

Oh my gosh, no way! I went here when I went to Japan!!! The swan boats were SO fun!

[DAG]

Great video. Ueno zoo was was closed when I visited last September. Not sure if it was just temporary.

[dottieland]

Uneo is one of my favourite places to visit, you can do so much there in one day. We like to go shopping in uneo. There is always something going on, when we left there was a food festival in the park last weekend, but it was packed. There were children’s choirs singing as well. It was a lovely Sunday.

[Lordobsidian]

Fun fact! The train station Ueno was used in Summer Wars. To those who didn't notice

[dusk]

I stayed there when I went to Japan in March. Great area and close to everything. Only problem was travelling towards shinjuku was a pain if your trying to avoid peak hour. I hear the Ueno Park is a great place to see cherry blossoms but I missed it as I left on the very day they blossomed.

[smithjames]

Our nearest metro stop was on one of the lines into Ueno. We were staying just to the west of Tokyo Dome City, And Lidabashi.

Went through it many times for connections, without realising that is was itself a worthy place to stop and look around!! Kids wanna go again, so I think that it’s a big possibility!

[ldy]

Welcome to Japan(^_^)　 Sticks in the pond are lotuses.

[isaactristan]

Really wanted to go to the zoo or a museum but the day we decided to go to Ueno, everything was closed. Really bummed us out and that was our last day in Tokyo. Making sure to go there when we get back.

[Gantorin]

I walked all over Ueno park, but never saw a lake... So jealous, and bow?... How do I miss a giant lake? I did walk around Amayokocho, and from their walked to Tokyo Skytree. Where I ate dinner next to the Sumida River, and ran into Norm from Tokyp Lens. Ahhh... memories... I need to go back. I am planning a trip to Matsuyama.

[desiparry]

We just came back from Japan, spent 3 nights at Ueno. We love the area, easy to get & go from & to Narita Airport, loads of Izakaya 🏮 near Ameyoko market at night and in the morning loads of places to get breakfast too. JR station & metro station + keisei station, so very convenient to go places. Prizes of hotels not as dear as Shinjuku or Tokyo area so it’s really worth for the money.