Refurbished Ueno Station paints itself as Tokyo art hub

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Terminal’s large LED display offers information on nearby attractions

Painter Genichiro Inokuma’s mural “Freedom” greets visitors to the Grand Concourse at Ueno Station in Tokyo. (East Japan Railway)

KOTARO ABE

August 22, 2026 18:01 JST

TOKYO — After nearly two years, a major renovation has been completed at Ueno Station, in north-central Tokyo.