Ueno Park Accessible Map: How to Plan Your Wheelchair-Friendly Route

Plan a wheelchair-friendly visit to Ueno Park: step-free JR access, accessible routes to Tokyo National Museum and Ueno Zoo, plus shrine and toilet tips.

Jul 09, 2026

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Cherry blossoms over Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park, Tokyo, with a paved accessible path and benches along the water

By Anthony Tipling-Bower

If you've searched for a map of Ueno Park before your trip, you've probably already found our downloadable park map. It's useful — but a PDF can't tell you which dotted line to trust, which shrine steps you can skip, or where the nearest working toilet actually is. So here's the guide that goes with the map: how to actually get a…

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