Walking between Ueno and Nippori

Towards the end of April, my husband and I went for a walk between Ueno and Nippori stations. After going on a walk between Shibuya and Harajuku last year, I’m half-inclined to attempt to do mini walks between all of the stations on the Yamanote line. The other motivation for this walk was so I could check out some new coffee stores and pick up some beans. When you think of Ueno, the first landmark that might come to mind is the Ueno Zoo. I generally just skip talking about places I don’t like on this blog (if you don’t have anything nice to say, y’know) but I will make a point of not recommending this zoo. If you come from a more animal welfare-minded country, Ueno Zoo isn’t as good in terms of how they treat their animals. (If you do want to visit a Japanese zoo, I would recommend Yokohama’s Zoorasia or western Tokyo’s Tama Zoo, which both have the luxury of more space). Ueno is otherwise home to some of Tokyo’s biggest and best museums. if you happened to be visiting Tokyo on a…