We were really starting to struggle with just complete exhaustion by this point in the trip. We had been walking 10-15 miles per day and staying out 16+ hours a day and we were just completely pooped. We wanted to have as low key of a day as possible for our last full day so we headed to Ueno Park. It was really close to our hotel so we could avoid the hour-long train rides back that we’ve been having every night.

We rode the train two stops to Ueno Station and while we were walking through the station we saw a sign for the Shitamachi Museum and decided to go there first. On our way we passed by a pachinko place. Honestly it seemed like hundreds of people were waiting to get in, it was insane! Shitamachi Museum was such a neat museum. They had an English-speaking guide who took us around. The museum was all about what it was like for ordinary craftspeople and merchants to work and live in the 19th and 20th centuries in Tokyo. You could take off your shoes and get into the exhibits, open cupboards, pick things up – just so cool! They had old games and tops and puzzles that you could play with. You could even get one of the fortunes like you pay to get at the temples. Except I’m pretty sure they only had good fortunes to give out at the museum. At the temples you would keep your fortune if it was a good one and if it was a bad one, you would tie it off on one of the stands they had out and it would remove your bad luck. They even gave us origami gifts on the way out!

Next we went in to some of the temples and shrines in Ueno Park. We visited Shinobazunoike Bentendo Temple first.

Then we walked through the food stalls that were set up at the temple and tried okonomiyaki and a potato twist cooked tempura with garlic powder. Twisty tempura potato was a yes, okonomiyaki was a hard no. I just really don’t like fish flakes and they put a whole handful on top! Those were the last two things on our list to try so check and check.

Next we went to Gojo Tenjinsha. There was a beautiful tree with a branch that basically made a circle. Last up was Ueno Toshogu Shrine. There were massive copper lanterns lining the path to the entrance along with a peony garden. And the gold doors were impressive! We didn’t pay to go in but we could still walk the outer grounds and get a goshuin. This temple had an eternal flame that was started from the flame at Hiroshima.

We caught a street performer on our way to Tokyo National Museum. The museum was much larger than I expected with multiple buildings and a large garden. To be honest, we were both so tired by this point, I’m not sure how much we actually absorbed.

But I got one last pork bun and matcha ice cream while we were there.

We decided to head to the Don Quijote in Asakusa because there is another big gachapon area there. I still needed a few souvenirs so we went into Donki and looked around. I bought a few presents and then we bought a bunch of snacks to try – oreo crisps, strawberry pocky, strawberry koala yummies, and strawberry gummies. We also found a mini barrel of sake.

We walked right by a pizza place on our way to Don Quijote and I had been craving pizza for days so I convinced Ryan to try. It was called Pizzeria San Gusto. I had an eggplant/ricotta pizza and Ryan had spinach, bacon and egg. They were a little pricey but oh so yummy. Both pizzas and an oolong tea came to 2500 yen which might have been our most expensive meal since leaving Disney.