[Tokyo ]Women's solo strolling trip - Hongo 3-chome, Ueno

▲Chimen

The University of Tokyo/Hongo campus is a very large site, with many "gates "to enter and exit.
It consists of three districts: "Hongo District "entered through the Main and Akamon gates, "Yayoi District "adjacent to Hongo District, and "Asano District "closest to Nezu Station.

Walking routes vary depending on which gate you use to enter the campus. If this is your first time walking on campus, enter through the famous "Akamon "and "Main Gate "and go to "Yasuda Auditorium "first.

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Yushima Tenmangu Shrine (commonly known as Yushima Tenjin Shrine) is crowded with worshippers, including students preparing for entrance exams and students praying for academic achievement and success.
Along with Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, the three major Shinto shrines in Japan, it attracts many tourists.

Since the shrine is said to be dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, the famous god of learning, it has long been popular as a shrine where many visitors come to pray for success during the examination season. In addition to academics, the shrine is also famous for various other benefits such as qualification examinations, job change activities, matchmaking, and recovery from illness.

Depending on the time of year, events are also held.
In addition, an annual ume (Japanese apricot) festival is held every year during February and March.
Yushima Tenjin has been a popular place for many common people since the Edo period "as a famous place for plum blossoms ".
The festival has become more grandiose each year, attracting a total of 400,000 people during the festival period. As an annual event in early spring in Tokyo, it attracts attention on TV, newspapers, social networking services, and other media. The ume (plum) festival has become an established tradition throughout Japan, and is definitely worth a visit!

<施設情報>
Name: Yushima Tenma Shrine
Address: 3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034
Phone number: 03-3836-0753
Hours: 9:00-17:00
URL：https://www.yushimatenjin.or.jp/pc/index.htm

▲Unforbidden Pond

Shinobazuno Pond is a great place for sightseeing in Ueno, where you can enjoy a variety of spectacular views. It consists of three ponds: "Hasu Pond ", which is covered with lotus in summer, "Boat Pond ", where you can enjoy boating, and "Cormorant Pond ", which is part of Ueno Park.

Ueno Zoo is famous for its pandas.
The recent return of the giant panda "Shanshan ", which had become very popular at the Ueno Zoo, has also attracted attention.
It is the most famous zoo in Japan with the highest number of visitors. About 400 species of animals are kept here, including the popular pandas. The zoo is so large that it would take a whole day to see everything.

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Entrance to Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Public museums operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government "Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum ".
Much of the collection has been transferred to "Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo ". The main focus of the museum is special exhibitions rather than permanent exhibitions based on the collection.

The museum is famous for its large-scale special exhibitions that bring together masterpieces from around the world." As the concept of the museum is "the gateway to art," one of its attractions is that it offers visitors the opportunity to encounter high-quality works of art.
The Ueno area is home to many art museums, but this is one that you should definitely visit!

The current building, which opened in 1975 and was designed by Maekawa Kunio, a master of Japanese modernist architecture, is one of the highlights of the museum, with its attractive harmony of urban space and the natural beauty of Ueno Park. Admission to the museum is free, and visitors are welcome to use the museum's restaurant, café, and museum store alone.

<施設情報>
Name: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Address: 8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-0007, Japan
Tel: 03-3823-6921
Access: 7-minute walk from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station, 10-minute walk from the Ikenohata Exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Electric Railway Line, 10-minute walk from Exit 7 of Ueno Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hibiya Line
Hours: 9:30 - 17:30 *Open until 20:00 on Fridays
Closed: Closed on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, closed for year-end and New Year holidays, closed on Mondays for special exhibitions (if Monday is a national holiday, the museum will be open on Monday and closed the following day).
Admission: Free *Some special exhibitions and events may require a fee. Please inquire for details.
URL：https://www.tobikan.jp/

Entrance to the National Museum of Western Art

The National Museum of Western Art, with its valuable collection of famous painters such as Van Gogh and Picasso, as well as facilities such as museum stores and restaurants.

The National Museum of Western Art is an art museum that exhibits paintings mainly from the Matsukata Collection of Kojiro Matsukata, president of Kawasaki Dockyard Co.
Once the collection was in French hands, the museum was built on the condition that the French build a museum of western art in Japan.
In 1979, the 20th anniversary of the museum's opening, a new two-story above-ground and two-story below-ground building designed by Kunio Maekawa, a disciple of Le Corbusier, was opened.
In 1997, a special exhibition room was opened in Chika, in the front yard of the main building, and has been used for special exhibitions ever since.

In 2016, it was recognized as a World Heritage Site as "Le Corbusier's architectural work ".
Another attraction of the museum is that even 50 years after its opening, new works from the collection are constantly being added to the museum's collection.
We invite you to visit the museum, which is also a World Heritage Site!


<施設情報>
Name: National Museum of Western Art
Address: 〒110-0007 7-7 Ueno Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 9:30-17:30 (Friday and Saturday), until 20:00 for both permanent and special exhibitions
Closed: Mondays and New Year's holidays (December 28 - January 1 of the following year) *If Monday is a national holiday or a substitute holiday, the museum will be open on Monday and closed the following day.
Admission: General 500 yen, University students 250 yen
URL: https: //www.nmwa.go.jp/jp/

Ueno Station

JR Ueno Station, a terminal station in northern Tokyo, is the starting point of the city. To the west of the station is the vast Ueno Onshi Park, which is home to some of Japan's finest art galleries, museums, multi-purpose halls, and other cultural facilities.
In this article, we introduced spots based on the image of a stroll from Hongo 3-chome to Ueno Station. In addition to the park area, there are many other spots that we could not introduce this time, including the area centering on the bustling shopping street Ameyoko to the south of JR Ueno Station and the downtown Yanaka area that extends northwest of the park. We hope you will enjoy these spots, which are not to be missed when walking around the city, covering parks, museums, and other standard tourist facilities, as well as popular gourmet specialties.