Ueno

Tokyo bento shop sells croquettes…for just one yen!

That’s US$0.0068, making this the bargain of the year.

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We encountered the most frightening fried chicken in Ameyokocho in Tokyo, and ate it anyway

It was an unusual kind of fried chicken…but it was delicious!!

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Grids Tokyo: Cheap hotel + hostel near Ueno Station is a convenient, stylish place to stay

A sweet deal for around US$25 a night.

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Robot-operated soba stand in Tokyo is too busy for its machine chef to keep up with

A sobering soba experience.

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Burgers soaked in a plate of hot cheese served at American Diner Andra in Tokyo

It is easy being cheesy.

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This gigantic panda bento from Tokyo’s Kitchen Dive is deviously generous (and freaky-looking)

Panda lunch box from shop famed for their overwhelming generosity — too good to be true, or just too good?

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What’s it like to eat an enormous panda onigiri rice ball that weighs over two pounds?

This cute animal comes with four different surprise fillings.

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Finally! First-ever Pokémon manhole covers installed in downtown Tokyo

Pokéfuta are waiting for fans outside two of Japan’s best museums.

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Tokyo police stopped us for random questioning, so we asked them to recommend a good restaurant

They wanted to know what we were doing in Ueno. We wanted to know where to eat lunch.

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Taste-testing Tokyo’s biggest, best edible bug vending machine【Photos】

We take a chance with a random selection from a machine that sells tarantulas and dung beetles for you to eat.

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Japan Ninja Council produces first-ever official hotel room in Tokyo’s Ueno

Spacious eight-person room makes a perfect base for shinobi missions in Tokyo, but passing up sushi counter room is a hard choice.

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Sato Style: Our ace reporter gets a fashion makeover at Tokyo’s most colorful menswear shop【Pics】

SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato is no ordinary guy, and so no ordinary clothes will do.

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Ridiculous crowds show up at Tokyo’s most popular zoo as baby panda makes her public debut【Pics】

If you want to see Ueno Zoo’s adorable infant panda, you’ll absolutely want to get there before the gates open.

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Legendary crescent moon katana, one of Japan’s Five Swords Under Heaven, now on display in Tokyo

One of Japan’s most beautiful and important katana is proving popular with history buffs and young ladies alike.

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Bear ramen appears in Tokyo, causes almost as much shock as bears walking around the city would

Uses bear meat sourced from Kyoto and Aomori, said to have more refined taste than foreign varieties.

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Platform 13½ set to open at Ueno Station in Tokyo

Like Hogwart’s Express, a new Japanese train is now getting its very own mysterious in-between platform.

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Ueno Park’s panda bread is just as warm, fluffy and cute as the pandas themselves 【Photos】

If you’ve ever wanted to gobble up an adorable panda, now’s your chance!

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Tokyo’s most popular park partially bans Pokémon GO in response to inconsiderate gamers

Move comes after discovery of rare Pokémon near temple grounds.

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Mini stampedes in Tokyo’s Ueno Park as it becomes a nest for rare Pokémon GO character【Video】

Fans find it hard to control their excitement when the dragon-type Pokémon pops up.

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Bears over flowers: The RocketNews24 giant bear takes an Ueno Park swan boat for a spin

“I’m the king of the world, on a boat like Leo/If you’re on the shore, then you’re sho’ not me-oh.” – Sangelica

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