Gojo Tenjin Shrine in Ueno Park is an ancient shrine said to have originated during Yamato Takeru's eastern expedition. Enshrining both the medicine deities Okuninushi and Sukunahikona and the learning deity Sugawara no Michizane, it offers blessings for health and academic success. Visit this tranquil shrine by Shinobazu Pond.

On the shore of Shinobazu Pond in Ueno stands the Ekiden Monument, marking the finish of Japan's first ekiden — the 1917 Tokaido Ekiden foot race from Sanjo Ohashi in Kyoto to Ueno. This article traces the origin of the ekiden and a walking course of Ueno Park's historic sites around the monument.

Ueno Toshogu is one of the Kanto region's foremost Toshogu shrines, enshrining Tokugawa Ieyasu. Its magnificent Golden Hall, constructed by the third shogun Iemitsu in 1651, survived both the Boshin War and World War II air raids intact. The shrine complex, including the karamon gate, copper lanterns, and sukibei fence, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property located in Ueno Park, just a five-minute walk from JR Ueno Station.