The cultural northeast — the great park and cluster of national museums at Ueno, the bustling Ameyoko market, and the quiet, low-rise old lanes of Yanaka that survived the war. Calmer, cheaper and more local than the west, well-connected by train; a relaxed, characterful base.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€120–220
typical per night in Japan
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Tokyo — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Ueno & Yanaka and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Sensō-ji Temple24 min walk2.0 km
- Tokyo Skytree10 min taxi3.3 km
- Sushi15 min taxi4.9 km
- Tsukiji Outer Market17 min taxi5.5 km
- Golden Gai & Kabukichō20 min taxi6.7 km
- teamLab digital art22 min taxi7.4 km
- Meiji Shrine & Harajuku24 min taxi8.0 km
- Shibuya Crossing & Hachikō27 min taxi9.1 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 9.Ueno Park & museums — A vast park that is Tokyo's cultural heart — the superb Tokyo National Museum, the science and Western-art museums, a zoo, temples and a lotus pond, all in one green sweep. A brilliant, easy day of culture and calm; and in early April, one of the city's greatest cherry-blossom spots.
- 13.Yanaka old town — One of the few corners of Tokyo to survive the earthquakes and the war — a low-rise maze of wooden houses, temples, craft workshops, cats and the old-fashioned Yanaka Ginza shopping street. A gentle, nostalgic wander through the Tokyo of a century ago; the antidote to Shibuya.
- 14.Ameyoko market — A raucous, old-school open-air market under the train tracks by Ueno — stalls of dried squid, sweets, sneakers, spices and cheap eats, with vendors actually shouting their wares, a rarity in polite Tokyo. Great for cheap street food and a jolt of un-manicured, everyday energy.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Ueno & Yanaka; flights via Google Flights.