Private Ueno Park Architecture Walking Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Private Ueno Park Architecture Walking Tour

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo
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  • 3 hours
  • Tokyo
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Ueno Park known for its beautiful cherry blossoms is an important cultural and art center in Tokyo. It is also home to many museums with great exhibitions, concert halls, educational institutions, and a zoo and always bustling with people. Don't just walk by without checking out the great architecture there as it is a wonderful place to see the great works from the early 1900 till recently designed by great architects such as Le Corbusier, Kunio Maekawa, Tadao Ando, and Yoshio Taniguchi. We will navigate you through these witnesses of the history of relaxing Ueno park.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: The National Museum of Western Art, 7-7 Uenokōen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan

This Le Corbusier-designed museum was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site for its modern architectural value in 2016. It is housing the western paintings and sculptures from pre 18th - 20th century. We would explain how his concept adapted to the actual work and find out why this museum is so special.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 5-45, Uenokoen, Taito 110-8716 Tokyo Prefecture

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan designed by Kunio Maekawa, one of three local apprentices of Le Corbusier. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is located just opposite to Le Corbusier’s museum as if both buildings were talking each other.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The International Library of Children's Literature, 12-49, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture

This is the oldest building in the Ueno park, constructed in 1906, the International Library of Children’s Literature. You can also observe its great preservation and renovation work as well as newly built stunning arch-shaped annex building done by Tadao Ando.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Tokyo National Museum, 13-9, Uenokoen, Taito 110-0007 Tokyo Prefecture

We will stop at Tokyo National Museum admiring four great architectural works (Hyokei-kan, Hon-kan, Toyo-kan and Gallery of Horyuji Treasure) reflecting historical background of each era between 1908 to 1999. If you have time, please appreciate their collections of National Treasure after the tour!

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Private professional guide
  • Entrance fee to Tokyo National Museum (1000yen).

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

7-7 Uenokōen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan


Return Details

TNM Information, 13 Uenokoen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0007, Japan

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

susanarnoldaldea

21 Sep, 2023

The tour of the buildings (museums and library) in Ueno park was very interesting. Our guide was kind, helpful, informative. An introduction to Japanese architects. Combing that with our independent tour of the museums afterwards made it a whole day outing.

H9689DVpatrickc

05 Jul, 2023

Great introduction to Tokio from Yuki Great guide knowing a lot about Japan. Interesting Ueno tour. Great park and architecture

sabrinamQ6223AG

18 Jun, 2023

I loved my tour with Mari. Mari was a warm and funny guide, and we had fun for the whole 2 hour tour. Mari is an experienced guide and is knowledgeable and passionate about the architecture of Ueno.

LizB123456

14 Jan, 2023

Our tour guide was fabulous - she had laminated tour materials that showed key people, concepts, dates to help aid the transfer of information during the tour. We went to 4 different places in the Ueno park, and our favorite was the Children's Literature Museum. The tour guide pointed out small architectural elements that would have gone un-noticed otherwise. We then walked around the museums afterwards ourselves.

Pamela_N

03 Feb, 2020

My tour was very informative and well thought-out. The guide spoke excellent English and came well-prepared. It was very focused on the architecture and not on the collections the museums housed, so it isn't an art or artifact exploration.

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