Matsuzakaya Ueno

Matsuzakaya Ueno is a popular department store directly connected to the Ueno-hirokoji Station on the Tokyo Metro subway. This shopping mall is gaining a lot of popularity from foreign travelers, especially because of the food shop floors located in “Cheeks Town” on the basement 1F and 1F above ground which have fancy bento lunches and extravagant side dishes in addition to some long-standing Tokyo brand stores and famous shops featuring traditional wagashi Japanese sweets. Since you’re in Ueno which is famous for the pandas, we also recommend this as a great place to pick up some souvenirs from shops that stock loads of panda goods! Head down to the Ueno information desk located on the basement 1F for tourist information in English.