点评:You can enjoy scenery that changes beautifully with the seasons.
Many visitors combine this area with a walk to Yushima Tenjin Shrine, the Former Iwasaki Residence Gardens, the University of Tokyo, or Ueno Park.
Shinobazu Pond has very different atmospheres depending on where you are.
Around the Okura Theater area, which is the shortest route from Ueno Station or Okachimachi Station, there is often loud street drinking, and the area can feel chaotic and sometimes unpleasant in smell. It’s not our favorite approach.
Our preferred route is via Exit 1 of Yushima Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, then walking from the Ikenohata 1-chome intersection toward Shinobazu Pond.
(Incidentally, there is an exceptionally good sprouted 100% buckwheat soba restaurant near this intersection — highly recommended as well.)
If you walk counterclockwise, you’ll pass the Water Music Hall, the Lotus Viewing Deck, and the Shitamachi Museum.
If you take a large clockwise loop, it becomes a relaxed, unhurried stroll.
When food stalls or kitchen trucks are present,
the Lotus Viewing Deck area and the area around Benten-do Temple tend to get very crowded.
Each season has its own charm:
cherry blossom season, Christmas, lotus season, and more.
This visit was in December, and the stark, quiet winter atmosphere was unexpectedly wonderful.
Food from kitchen trucks tends to be expensive,
and restaurants around Okachimachi PARCO-YA and Ueno Station are often small and overcrowded.
After eating our way through the best spots around Yushima Tenjin and Ikenohata,
we found a true standout:
Haru-chika GABA SOBA LAB, an outstanding restaurant serving sprouted 100% buckwheat soba and creative Japanese cuisine.
It was a mega hit for us.
Seasonal creative Japanese dishes, exceptional GABA soba, and a walk around Shinobazu Pond —
we will absolutely return.
翻译:您可以欣赏到随着季节更迭而变化的美丽景色。
许多游客会将这片区域与汤岛天神社、岩崎故居庭园、东京大学或上野公园的游览结合起来。
忍池在不同位置呈现出截然不同的氛围。
从上野站或御徒町站出发的最短路线是大仓剧场附近,但那里经常有喧闹的街头饮酒声,环境嘈杂,有时甚至气味难闻。我们并不推荐这条路线。
我们推荐的路线是从东京地铁千代田线汤岛站1号出口出站,然后从池之畑一丁目路口步行前往忍池。
(顺便一提,路口附近有一家非常棒的100%荞麦芽荞麦面馆——强烈推荐!)
如果您逆时针方向行走,将会经过水上音乐厅、莲花观景台和下町博物馆。
如果沿着顺时针方向绕一大圈,就能悠闲漫步,十分惬意。
当有小吃摊或餐车出现时,
莲花观景台和弁天堂周边区域往往会非常拥挤。
每个季节都有其独特的魅力:
樱花季、圣诞节、莲花季等等。
这次是在十二月到访,萧瑟静谧的冬日氛围出乎意料地美好。
餐车上的食物往往价格偏高,
御徒町PARCO-YA和上野站附近的餐厅通常比较小,而且人满为患。
在品尝了汤岛天神和池之畑附近的几家热门餐厅后,
我们发现了一家真正令人惊艳的餐厅:
春近荞麦荞麦面实验室(Haru-chika GABA SOBA LAB),一家提供100%发芽荞麦荞麦面和创意日式料理的杰出餐厅。
它让我们赞不绝口。
应季的创意日式料理、美味的荞麦面,以及在不忍池畔漫步——
我们一定会再来的。