Ueno
Aoyama-itchome Station to UenoGinza Line, every 2 mins, ¥200
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
9.30 - 5.30July - Oct 2017 Masterpieces from Boston Museum of Fine Arts
entry ¥1600
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National Museum of Western Art
9.30 - 5.30 (Fri to 8pm)Le Corbusier designed
June - Sept 2017 Arcimboldo: Nature into Art
entry ¥1600
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National Museum of Nature and Science
9am - 5pmbig museum, all the stuff you'd expect
Entry ¥620 (free over 65, heh heh)
(On the second floor stuffed Hachiko)
Basement aquarium and dino skeleton
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Tokyo National Museum
9.30 - 5pmhistory of Jap culture.
Entry ¥620, ¥1000-1500 for special exhibitions
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Shitamachi Museum
Replicas of historic Jap houses and shops5 min. walk from JR Ueno Station Shinobazu Exit
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Ameyoko market street
huge bazaarFrom Tokyo Metro Ueno Station Exit 5B: 1 min on foot
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Kitchen Town (Kappabashi)
Bunch of shops selling cook supplies to Jap restaurants.Specialized stores for dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils, stoves, tables, chairs, signs, lanterns and more.
There are also a few stores which sell plastic and wax food samples, used by many restaurants in their show windows.
From Ueno, take the Tokyo Metro's Ginza line to Tawaramachi, one stop before Asakusa. 3 min ¥170 Take Exit 3
Walk four blocks west and turn right at the chef's head.
This one seems easiest to get a cab from the station - should be less than ¥1000
Or get a cab from Ueno ¥1100-1400
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Tawaramachi to Aoyama-itchome GinzaLine ¥200
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