Ueno Station is one of Tokyo’s most famous train stations, known for its proximity to Ueno Park, a popular place for cherry blossom viewing and the location of Tokyo’s biggest zoo, and Ameyoko-cho, a ...

Yu Miri won a National Book Award for “Tokyo Ueno Station,” a novel whose main character is the ghost of a homeless construction worker. By Motoko Rich TOKYO — Walking on an autumn Saturday ...

Kazu, the narrator of Tokyo Ueno Station, had hoped that his death would bring him some rest, some sense of closure. The man led a life marked with hard work and intense pain; he spent his final ...

just steps away from Ueno Station, one of Tokyo’s busiest. Diners can feel at ease while relaxing on the terrace and sipping herbal tea at Everyones Cafe, even when the park is crowded.

After Tokyo Ueno Station won the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2020, the original novel became a bestseller in Japan. Akutagawa Prize-winning author Yu Miri’s novel JR Ueno ...

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An experiment is under way at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo to create a safer environment for the hearing impaired by converting announcements and even the sound of an approaching train into printed ...