This Week in Ueno | Events, Exhibitions & New Shops

Period: Oct 19 – 25
Events and exhibitions happening in the Ueno area this week, plus this week's new shops and pop-ups. Updated weekly.

Events this week

Event

EventNow onAug 6 – Oct 28, 2026

FY2026 Special Training Course "Promoting Barrier-Free Reading" (On-Demand Streaming)

For librarians, school staff, families of children with disabilities and others. Capacity 1,000 (first come, first served). Registration is closed.

Ueno

EventNow onSep 1 – Nov 8, 2026

[Ueno] Special Exhibition: Art and Crafts of the Imperial Family

A special exhibition bringing together artworks and crafts associated with the Imperial Family.

Tokyo National Museum · Admission: Adults 2,200 yen

EventNow onOct 18 – Nov 29, 2026

Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens: "Enjoy Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens Under the Autumn Sky"

Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens will hold "Enjoy Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens Under the Autumn Sky" from Sunday, October 18 to Sunday, November 29, 2026 (Reiwa 8).

Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens (1-3-45 Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo)

Event

EventNow onMar 31, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027

Lecture "The Magpie's Eye: A Gaze That Finds the Seeds of Stories – With British Author Frances Hardinge" (Recorded Stream)

Recorded stream on YouTube, mainly for junior high school students and older (open to all viewers), no registration required. Speaker: Frances Hardinge; translation by Ritsuko Sanbe.

Ueno

Exhibitions this week

Exhibition

ExhibitionNow onJul 7 – Nov 1, 2026

[Special Exhibition] Mural: Asakusa Big Parade Exhibition (Working Title)

An exhibition of the mural "Asakusa Big Parade" by Koji Kata, which once decorated the interior of a coffee shop in Nishi-Asakusa 3-chome. It presents materials on the Asakusa stars shown in the mural. Through Kata's best-known work, "Golden Bat," it also explains the culture of street kamishibai (picture-card storytelling). The museum is closed June 29 to July 6 for fumigation and exhibition changeover.

Shitamachi Museum

ExhibitionNow onSep 29 – Dec 20, 2026

Special Exhibition Commemorating the Donation of the Susumu Uchiyama Collection: "Utagawa Hiroshige: The Best Angles of Edo"

A special exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum commemorating the donation of the Susumu Uchiyama Collection.

Tokyo National Museum

Exhibition

ExhibitionNow onJun 30, 2026 – Jan 11, 2027

[Special Exhibit] "Showa 100": The History of Conservation and Restoration at the Museum in the Showa Era — Van Gogh's Roses and Renoir's Woman with a Hat as Examples

Marking the 100th year since the start of the Showa era, this special exhibit traces how conservation and restoration practices changed at the museum, using two works from its collection as examples: Van Gogh's Roses and Renoir's Woman with a Hat. It is held in the 19th-Century Hall on the 1st floor of the Main Building.

19th-Century Hall, Main Building 1F

ExhibitionNow onApr 21, 2026 – Mar 30, 2027

"Showcase Storage" + Backyard Tour [Advance Reservation Required]

An exhibition with a backyard tour, now on at the Toride Annex. Advance reservation required.

The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts – Toride Annex

ExhibitionUpcomingOct 24, 2026 – Feb 21, 2027

Turner from Tate: The Sublime in Painting and a Dialogue with Contemporary Art

An exhibition of Turner works from the Tate collection in the Special Exhibition Galleries of the National Museum of Western Art. Its themes are the sublime in painting and a dialogue with contemporary art.

Special Exhibition Galleries, National Museum of Western Art