Society | Dec 20

Inside Ueno Station Guided Walking Tour

Dec 20 (Totally Drew) - When visiting Ueno station many do not see what the inside shopping areas really do look like so today we are going to show you the inside of Ueno Station and all the major shopping areas.

Ueno Station opened on July 28, 1883. After the destruction of this first building in the fires caused by the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, Japanese Government Railways constructed the current station buildings. In 1927, Tokyo Underground Railway (now Tokyo Metro) opened Japan's first subway line from here to Asakusa Station. Following World War II, the neighbourhood in front of Ueno Station was a major center of black market activity. Today, that market is gathering people as a name of Ameya-Yokochō.


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