Senso-ji and the zoo, or the garden and shrine?

Keisei Ueno and JR Ueno are different stations; use the station and exit recommended by your hotel. From Haneda, compare a Keikyu journey to Shinagawa followed by a JR service stopping at Ueno. In Haneda Terminal 3, follow Keikyu Railways signs from Arrivals to the gates and platform. Follow the relevant terminal’s rail guide elsewhere.

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Board towards Asakusa. Adult one-way fares are JPY 178 by IC card or JPY 180 for a paper ticket; the ride takes about 5 minutes.

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Leave Asakusa Station and walk via Kaminarimon → Nakamise → Hozomon → main hall. The temple’s official guide lists about 5 minutes from Ginza Line Asakusa Station. Allow extra time for shops and getting through the gates.

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Visit the hall and walk through the grounds in the afternoon, with a seated break. The main hall closes at 17:00, so don’t miss it by eating first.

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Take the Ginza Line towards Shibuya from Asakusa back to Ueno. The return one-way fare is also JPY 178 by IC card or JPY 180 for a paper ticket. After worship and a meal, return using Asakusa Station’s timetable for your date. Walk to your hotel through its recommended exit.

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Walk from your hotel towards Ueno Station’s Park Exit. The official guide lists about 5 minutes from there to the zoo’s main gate; no JR ride is needed.

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Enter after the 09:30 opening, see the animals and take breaks. Adult admission is JPY 600; last admission 16:00, closing 17:00.

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Leave through the main gate and walk towards the Park Exit to return to the station area. Have lunch there if airport travel time allows.

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Return to the same Ueno hotel and collect stored bags. Check the departure station for your reserved airport train before leaving. JR Ueno and Keisei Ueno are separate stations.

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For Narita’s Skyliner, go from your hotel to Keisei Ueno and board your reserved train. Get off at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for Terminals 2 and 3. Allow separately for reaching Terminal 3 after leaving the station. For Haneda, compare JR from Ueno to Shinagawa followed by Keikyu stopping at your terminal. Work backwards from your required airport arrival time and sightsee only if time allows.

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From Haneda, compare Keikyu to Shinagawa followed by the JR Yamanote Line towards Shibuya and Shinjuku. Use your hotel’s recommended exit at Shinjuku.

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Walk about 10 minutes from the south exit to Shinjuku Gate; this itinerary does not use the subway for the garden. Enter before last admission, walk and rest, then leave through the same gate and return along the same route. Adult admission is JPY 500. From 1 October to 14 March, last admission is 16:00 and closing 16:30. Eat in Shinjuku afterwards and return to your hotel. Check closures and reservation conditions in the Ministry of the Environment guide. A late arrival or closure makes a day 1 garden visit difficult.

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Shinjuku-sanchome and JR Shinjuku are separate stations. One-way fares are JPY 178 by IC card or JPY 180 for paper tickets; the official search’s representative ride is about 5 minutes. Use exit 2 at F15 and find the south entrance on the Harajuku side. Official access lists about 1 minute from the station to the entrance and at least another 10 minutes to the sanctuary. Platform-to-exit movement and waits are extra. Worship and walk the forest paths in the morning, rest, then return through the south entrance and exit 2. The paid garden and museum are excluded.

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Return towards Shinjuku-sanchome, Ikebukuro or Wakoshi and get off at F13. Check the F13 stop even on a through service bound for Seibu or Tobu. The return one-way fare is also JPY 178 by IC card or JPY 180 for paper tickets. Collect bags at your Shinjuku hotel; have lunch only if airport travel time allows.

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For Narita, board your reserved airport-bound Narita Express at JR Shinjuku. Get off at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for Terminals 2 and 3. For Haneda, take the JR Yamanote Line towards Shibuya and Shinagawa, change at Shinagawa to an airport-bound Keikyu service and confirm it stops at your terminal. Sightsee only if you can meet the airline’s advised airport arrival time, including hotel-to-platform travel and Terminal 3 access.

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