Kita Ueno

Kita Ueno is a quarter in , , . Kita Ueno is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and National Museum of Western Art.

Museum
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The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the ward of , Japan. It is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan.

Museum
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The is the premier public art gallery in specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in , central . It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016.

Museum
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The is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo. The museum has exhibitions on pre-Meiji science in Japan. It is the venue of the taxidermied bodies of the legendary dogs Hachikō and Taro and Jiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nishi Asakusa and Senzoku.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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If you want to get a feel for old , in the district is a good place to start. Entirely lacking in high-rise condos or whiz-bang shopping malls, by Tokyo standards it's distinctly downmarket, in contrast to places like , but that means that eating, shopping and drinking are all affordably priced.

Kita Ueno

Latitude
35.71748° or 35° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
139.78356° or 139° 47′ 1″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XPQ8M+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12578832398
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
10967871
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In Other Languages

“Kita Ueno” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “Kita Ueno”
  • Japanese: “きたうえの”
  • Japanese: “北上野”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kitaueno 1-chome and Kitaueno 2-chome.

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