Cultural walk around Ueno

Ueno park
Beginners course around Ueno park and surrounding cultural area. The area is full of site of great historical and artistic importance. Start at JR Ueno Station, continue to the center of the park and move to the Tokyo national museum, continue left around the art schools in the area, continue north up to the site of the Tennouji five story pagoda, which burned down in an arson, continue to sendaki station continue along Nippon medical school, cross Nezu shrine, continue until you reach Shinobazu pond, cross Ueno park, back to the starting point.

Around the Palace Walk


This is the most widely known and one of the simplest walks, due to its simplicity its virtually impossible to get lost. If your partner is not use to walking, this is the best route for initiation.
The course start on Tokyo station on marunouchi central gate, walk toward the plaza in front of the palace, continue to the left until reaching the sakuramon gate, continue around the palace until chitorigafuchi, continue north kitanomaru park, continue south passing takebashi, and otemon until reaching back to the plaza in front of the palace, the course finish back in Tokyo station, a brisk 7.2 Km walk.

Nakofunagata to Tomiura bayroute



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Scenic hike starting from fisher village Nakofunabashi, first stop at Nako Kannon (Goddess of mercy), continue along the coastline, and hiking to the cliff kannon, erected on 717 to pray for the fisherman safety, continue along the coastline until reaching the cape daibou, there are several observation points there, continue along the cape until reaching the cost line route, continue straight until reaching the carnation planting area, continue up untilyou reach the Tomiura station on the Naibou line.