Feel like You Have Many Wonderful Encounters – The Unique Complex Facility “Ueno Sakuragi Atari” Renovated Over an 80-Year-Old House

Taito-ku is located in the northeastern part of 23 wards of Tokyo and it’s the area that gathers a lot of spots with a downtown atmosphere such as Ueno, Uguisudani, Asakusa and Kuramae. This time, we’re going to introduce the popular complex facility “Ueno Sakuragi Atari”, which is renovated an old Japanese-style house.

‘Ueno Sakuragi-cho is a 10-minute walk from each station, JR Nippori Station, Nezu Station on the Tokyo Metro and Sendagi Station. Buildings and wooden houses are mixed there, it’s the place in which you can feel time goes by so lowly. In this corner, there is a spot lined with 3 old Japanese-style houses to surround a courtyard. The appearance is like general houses, but you should find it soon with a shop curtain written in “Ueno Sakuragi Atari”.

This facility was renovated into the old Japanese-style houses built in 1938 and opened as a complex facility in 2013. Although It was considered to be rebuilt, they decided to make use of the contented life from long ago and their culture. The name “Atari” with a wish to spread this feeling throughout the area”.

All shops are unique! You will be excited about the expectation to meet something new. For example, “Yanaka Beer Hall”. You can have craft beer such as Yanaka Beer and appetizers made in clay pots. In the ‘Oshi Olive’, which is sold salt and olive selected all over the world, you can taste all items. In addition, there are interesting shops where you can feel the owner’s unique ideas. Furthermore, various events such as marche, cooking classes, workshops, and exhibitions are held regularly, so please check them out.