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Uguisudani Station

鶯谷 · JY06

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Where to eat near the station

Sasa-no-yuki笹乃雪

JR North Exit · about 5 min walk

Tofu restaurant in Negishi dating to 1691, next to the Shiki-an house; serves a single set course.

Seats are limited, so call ahead to confirm a table; plan about 2 hours for the meal.

Seating 11:30–13:00 and 17:00–18:30 (closes 20:30); closed Mon (next day if Mon is a holiday) · ¥¥¥

Chikuryuan Okano, Uguisudani North Exit shop竹隆庵岡埜 鶯谷北口店

JR North Exit · about 1 min walk

Traditional Negishi wagashi maker with a shop at the station's North Exit gate; grab-and-go sweets.

Try the Kogome daifuku, sold fresh and best eaten the same day. IC transit cards work; credit cards do not.

10:30–17:30, closed Sun and Mon · ¥

Sights near the station

Taito City Calligraphy Museum台東区立書道博物館

JR Uguisudani Station (no exit named) · about 5 min walk

Museum of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, collected by painter Nakamura Fusetsu, in the old Negishi district.

Pair it with the Shiki-an house and Sasa-no-yuki, which are all on the same street.

9:30–16:30 (last entry 16:00), closed Mon (open on holiday Mondays, closed the next day), Dec 29–Jan 3 and some admin days · ¥

Shiki-an (Masaoka Shiki's house)子規庵

JR North Exit · about 5 min walk

Rebuilt home of the haiku poet Masaoka Shiki, who lived and worked here until 1902.

Check the open-day calendar on the official site first; the house is open only a few days a month.

10:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:00, open Wed, Sat, Sun and holidays (monthly open-day calendar; summer and Dec–Jan closures) · ¥

Hotels near the station

CANDEO HOTELS UENO-KOENカンデオホテルズ上野公園

JR South Exit · about 3 min walk

Upscale hotel at the South Exit side of the station, close to Ueno Park.

Bags can be held at the front desk on the day of check-in or check-out only.

Check-in from 15:00 / check-out by 11:00

Toyoko Inn Tokyo Uguisudani Ekimae東横INN鶯谷駅前

JR Uguisudani Station (no exit named) · about 3 min walk

Budget chain hotel 3 minutes from the station with a free breakfast buffet (6:30–9:00).

Check-in is 15:00 with a self check-in kiosk; breakfast is free.

Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00

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