Ueno Park is best known for its zoo and museums, but it has so many more hidden treasures to explore. If you stroll through the park, you’ll spot statues and historical monuments, ancient ...

Japan’s oldest zoo, established in 1882, is also Tokyo’s most popular, thanks mainly to its central location in Ueno Park and its range of beasts, including a giant panda and a Sumatran tiger.

Surprisingly spacious for a facility nestled amidst Tokyo’s sprawl and skyscrapers, the Ueno Zoo isn’t only home to the usual tigers, gorillas and hippos but also species uncommon to other ...

By Motoko Rich TOKYO — Walking on an autumn Saturday through Ueno Park, one of this city’s most popular attractions, the novelist Yu Miri was stunned by how beautified the grounds seemed since ...

The first Asian elephant born at Tokyo's Ueno zoo in its 138-year history was finally put on show to visitors Dec. 1, and officials said mother and calf are doing well. Asian elephants are a ...

Most people associate Ueno Park, the most-visited park in Tokyo, with a springtime canopy of cherry blossoms, or the zoo and its fabled pandas. But strolling down the picturesque alleys that ...