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NORTHERN TOKYO

The northern districts of Ueno and Asakusa around the bustling Senso-ji temple,
contain what remains of Tokyo’s old its main approach packed with shops. Ueno
Shitamachi (low city). Once the heart and is dominated by its huge park containing,
soul of Edo culture (see p27), Shitamachi among others, the National and Shitamachi
became the subject of countless ukiyo-e museums. It is still possible to find pockets
wood-block prints (see p57). Merchants and of narrow streets lined with tightly packed
artisans thrived here, as did Kabuki theater homes, especially in the Yanaka area, which
(see p19) and the Yoshiwara pleasure district escaped destruction by war and earthquake.
near Asakusa. One of the last great battles Shopping is a pleasure in Northern Tokyo. As
in Japan took place in Ueno in 1868, when well as the traditional arts and crafts shops
the Emperor Meiji’s forces defeated the near Senso-ji temple, there are specialists in
Tokugawa shogunate. Ueno and Asakusa plastic food in Kappabashi-dori, religious
are the best parts of Tokyo for just strolling items in neighboring Inaricho, and a wide
and observing. Life in Asakusa still revolves variety of other goods at Ameyoko Market.

Sights at a Glance
Temples Museums
8 Senso-ji Temple pp58–9 2 Tokyo National Museum pp52–5
Parks and Gardens 3 Shitamachi Museum
1 Ueno Park pp50–51 6 Drum Museum
Notable Districts Markets
5 Inaricho District and 4 Ameyoko Market
Kappabashi-dori Monuments
7 Tokyo SkyTree

Nippori
S H I N O B A Z U - D O R I Sendagi CEMETERY See also Street Finder

YANAKA
YANAKA
Uguisudani 0 meters 500 500 maps 3 & 4
0 yards
K O T O T O I - D O R I
NEZU
Nezu K O T O T O I - D O R I
UENO E X P R E S S W AY N O . 1
ZOO
UENO MATSUGAYA NISHI-
P ARK ASAKUSA
Asakusa
(Tsukuba
Ueno KAPPA BASHI -DO R I Express line)
Keisei- INARICHO ASAKUSA
Shinobazu Ueno Inaricho NAKAMISE- DORI
Pond KAMINARIMON-
T AITO-KU A S A K U S A - D O R I Tawaramachi DORI Asakusa
S H I N O B A Z U - D O R I
MOTO-
UENO Ueno- ASAKUSA 1.7 km
Okachimachi
Uenohirokoji Shin- KOTOBUKI

Yushima Okachimachi Okachimachi K O K U S A I - D O R I
Naka K A S U G A - D O R I E D O - D O R I S u m i d a R i v e r
SHOKEIBASHI- DORI C H U O - D O R I TAITO KOJIMA MISUJI Kuramae
Okachimachi

KURAMAE
K U R A M A E B A S H I - D O R I
Tokyo SkyTree towering over other buildings in Northern Tokyo For keys to symbols see back flap
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