One-day model routes in Ueno
- Plan A for families visits Ueno Zoo at 9:30, has lunch at Kurofunetei, then visits the Tokyo National Museum.
- Plan B for adults visits Tokyo National Museum at 9:30, has lunch at Delhi Ueno, then Western Art Museum or Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
- All 4 facilities and Kurofunetei close Mondays; admission is ¥600 for Ueno Zoo and ¥1,000 for Tokyo National Museum's regular exhibition.
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This page is for people with no plans or bookings yet. Follow it in order and you have a day in Ueno, Tokyo. The first thing to watch in Ueno is Monday. Ueno Zoo, the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum are closed on Mondays (the next day if Monday is a holiday, and so on), and Kurofunetei, the Western-style restaurant used for lunch, is also closed on Mondays. From Tuesday to Sunday, choose from the 2 plans below.
In short
- With children: Plan A (Ueno Zoo at 9:30, lunch at Kurofunetei, then the Tokyo National Museum).
- Adults only: Plan B (Tokyo National Museum at 9:30, lunch at Delhi Ueno, then a special exhibition at the National Museum of Western Art or the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum).
- Both routes can be covered on foot from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station. The 2 lunch places are on the south side of the park (toward Ueno-Hirokoji and Yushima).
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
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1. Two one-day model routes in Ueno, with times
Both plans start at the 9:30 opening and have lunch at a Tabelog Hyakumeiten (a Tabelog “Top 100 Restaurants” selection) on the south side of the park. Times follow each place’s opening time and are a guide only. Travel time between places is not included.
| Time | Plan A (with children) | Plan B (adults) | Nearest station, on foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| From 9:30 | Ueno Zoo | Tokyo National Museum | Park Exit, JR Ueno Station |
| From 11:50 | — | Delhi Ueno | 3 min from Yushima Station |
| From 13:00 | Kurofunetei (reserved slot) | — | 2 min from Keisei Ueno Station |
| Afternoon | Tokyo National Museum | Western Art Museum / Metropolitan Art Museum | Park Exit, JR Ueno Station |
Sources: the official sites of each place and restaurant (checked Nov 1, 2026).
2. Things to know in Ueno (Mondays, evening hours and lunch booking)
The places in Ueno are all inside one park, but they share the same closed day, Monday, and close later only on Friday and Saturday evenings.
- The Tokyo National Museum’s collection (the regular exhibition) is open 9:30–17:00 and until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission to the regular exhibition is free for high school students and younger, people under 18 and people aged 70 and over.
- Kurofunetei takes lunch bookings for only 2 slots, 11:30 and 13:00. If you go without a booking, one approach is to go right at opening rather than behind a 13:00 slot as in Plan A.
- Special exhibitions at the art museums change with each run, and prices differ by exhibition. You can compare the exhibitions on the day you go in the summary of 10 art museums in Ueno and Roppongi (Japanese).
3. Plan A: with children, from the zoo to the museum
Ueno Zoo
It is open 9:30–17:00 (entry until 16:00). Admission is ¥600 for adults and ¥200 for junior high school students, and free up to the 6th grade of elementary school. It is a 5-minute walk from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station. For closed days and stroller rental, see the comparison of 4 zoos in Tokyo (Japanese). It is closed on Mondays (the next day if Monday is a holiday or substitute holiday) and December 29 to January 1.
Enter first thing in the morning and leave before noon, and you will be in time for lunch at 13:00.
| Name | Ueno Zoo |
|---|---|
| Address | 9-83 Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:30–17:00 (entry until 16:00; closed Mondays, or the next day if Monday is a holiday or substitute holiday; closed December 29–January 1) |
| Phone | 03-3828-5171 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Kurofunetei (Western-style restaurant)
A Western-style restaurant on the 4th floor of a building in Ueno 2-chome, south of the park. It has been selected as a Tabelog Western Cuisine Hyakumeiten. Lunch is 11:30–15:30 (last order 14:30) and dinner is 17:00–21:45 (last order 21:00). It is closed on Mondays (the next Tuesday if Monday is a holiday). Lunch booking slots are only 11:30 and 13:00, taken by phone or the web form (Kurofunetei’s page on reservations, Japanese).
It is a 2-minute walk from the Ikenohata Exit of Keisei Ueno Station and 4 minutes from the Shinobazu Exit of JR Ueno Station.
In the afternoon, go back to the park and visit the Tokyo National Museum (see the Plan B section). The regular exhibition is ¥1,000 for adults and free for high school students and younger.
| Name | Kurofunetei |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-13-13 Ueno, Taito City, Tokyo (Kikuya Building, 4th floor) |
| Hours / Closed | 11:30–15:30 (last order 14:30), 17:00–21:45 (last order 21:00); closed Mondays (the next Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) |
| Phone | 03-3837-1617 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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4. Plan B: adults only, from the museum to curry and a special exhibition
Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum collection (regular exhibition) is ¥1,000 for adults and ¥500 for university students. It opens 9:30–17:00, and until 20:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays before a Monday holiday (entry until 30 minutes before closing). It is closed on Mondays (open if Monday is a holiday, and closed the next weekday), and in 2026 it is closed for the year-end from December 26 to 31. Special exhibitions have separate hours and fees (access, fees and hours page of the Tokyo National Museum, Japanese).
It is a 10-minute walk from the Park Exit of JR Ueno Station or the South Exit of Uguisudani Station, at the far end of the park.
| Name | Tokyo National Museum |
|---|---|
| Address | 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:30–17:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, etc.; last entry 30 minutes before closing); closed Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a holiday) |
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Delhi Ueno
A curry restaurant in Yushima, selected as a Tabelog Curry Hyakumeiten. It is open 11:50–21:30 (last order) and closed at the New Year. The signature Kashmir curry is ¥1,350 and the Indian curry is ¥1,230.
It is a 3-minute walk from Yushima Station on the subway.
| Name | Delhi Ueno |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-42-2 Yushima, Bunkyo City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 11:50–21:30 (last order); closed during the New Year holidays |
| Phone | 03-3831-7311 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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The National Museum of Western Art and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
In the afternoon, go back to the park for a special exhibition. The National Museum of Western Art is open 9:30–17:30 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays), and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum is open 9:30–17:30 (until 20:00 on Fridays during special or planned exhibitions). Both are closed on Mondays. The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum closes the whole building on the 1st and 3rd Mondays and from December 21, 2026 to January 3, 2027, and the National Museum of Western Art is closed from December 28 to January 1.
If you go on a Friday or Saturday, you can take your time into the evening. For the exhibitions on now and their prices, see the summary of 10 art museums in Ueno and Roppongi (Japanese). For the National Museum of Nature and Science and other places to visit on a rainy day, see the summary of science museums and museums in Tokyo for rainy days (Japanese).
Prices and hours may change.
| Name | The National Museum of Western Art |
|---|---|
| Address | 7-7 Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:30–17:30 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays); closed Mondays, December 28–January 1 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
| Name | Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum |
|---|---|
| Address | 8-36 Ueno Park, Taito City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 9:30–17:30 (until 20:00 on Fridays during special or planned exhibitions); special and planned exhibitions closed Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a holiday or substitute holiday); entire building closed on the 1st and 3rd Mondays; closed December 21, 2026–January 3, 2027 |
| Phone | 03-3823-6921 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Sources
9 pages we checked
- Ueno Zoo: official site
- Kurofunetei: restaurant and menu
- Kurofunetei: reservations
- Tokyo National Museum: access, fees and hours
- Delhi Ueno: store information
- Tabelog Western Cuisine Hyakumeiten (Kurofunetei)
- Tabelog Curry Hyakumeiten (Delhi Ueno)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum: visitor information (hours, closed days and access)
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
