Ueno Touganeya Hotel

Sanja Festival in Asakusa

Sanja Matsuri　　The old days ,three persons found a Kannon (the Goddess of Mercy )statue from the Sumida river. Asakusa shirine (sanja gongen ) was built to honor the three persons as deities. (sanj.....

Portable shrine festival around Shitaya Shrine

Portable shrine festival around Shitaya Shrine on 8 9 10 May.　　The Shitaya Shrine was originally built on the Ueno plateau in 730.　Please enjoy the portable shirine and the street food market that.....

Japanese traditional performing arts in Meiji shrine

Japanese traditional performing arts in Meiji shrine　　29 April from 11:00 a.m. BUGAKU　2 May from 11:45 a.m. NOH and KYOGEN / 15:45 p.m. SANKYOKU　3 May from 12:00 p.m. HOGAKU and HOBU / 14:30 p.m......

Archery on horseback in Asakusa

Archery on horseback in Asakusa on Saturday the 18th of April 2015.　　1.Kusajishi from 11:00a.m. to noon.　2.Archery on horseback from 1:00p.m. to 2:30 p.m.　*Kusajishi means the mark ,which is shap.....

JR's new local and bullet train lines start

Japan Railway operated new local and bullet train (Shinkansen) line on　Saturday 14th March. This new line now directly connects Ueno and Yokohama,　Atami, Kanazawa, Toyama and shortened the travelin.....