The route from JR Ueno Station to Tokyo Bunka Kaikan

This is a walking guide to the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, which is a 2 minute walk from the Park Gate ticket gate of the JR Ueno Station, a distance of 95 meters. The destination is at the position of 11 o'clock on the clock face once you exit the ticket gate. There are tactile paving tiles along the majority of the route, and directions will be given using clock positions. All distance calculations are as accurate as possible. Please note, intersections and corners refer to the tactile tile intersections and corners, not traffic intersections and corners.

1. 1. You will be guided through a staffed ticket gate 8 meters long which has no tactile paving tiles until you exit. Enter the staffed ticket gate through the automated sliding door. The staffed ticket counter is on the left. Walk 8 meters and exit through a second automated sliding door. The paving tiles will begin again. Walk 10 meters in the 12 o’clock direction until you reach a T shaped intersection of paving tiles. For your reference, ignore the intersection at the 2 meter mark heading in the 9 o’clock direction, which would lead you to train ticket vending machines.
2. 2. At the T shaped intersection, turn in the 9 o'clock direction and walk 16 meters until you reach another T shaped intersection.
3. 3. At the T shaped intersection, turn in the 3 o'clock direction and walk 8 meters until you reach a corner paving tile heading in the 9 o'clock direction.
4. 4. At the corner, turn in the 9 o'clock direction and walk 13 meters until you reach another corner paving tile heading in the 2 o'clock direction.
5. 5. At the corner, turn in the 2 o'clock direction and walk 10 meters until you reach another corner paving tile heading in the 10 o'clock direction. Once you are at this corner, you are located just 26 meters in front of the destination’s main entrance. From this corner, there are no tactile paving tiles until you are inside the destination building.
6. 6. At the corner, turn in the 1 o'clock direction and walk 26 meters until you reach the first automatic sliding door of the destination building. For your reference, at the 20 meter mark, you will be on the property of the destination.
7. 7. Enter through the automatic sliding door and walk 3 meters heading in the 12 o’clock direction.
8. 8. At the 3 meter mark, continue through a second automatic sliding door, after which the tactile paving tiles will begin again.
9. 9. Walk 5 meters heading in the 12 o’clock direction until you reach the corner paving tile heading in the 9 o'clock direction.
10. 10. At the corner, turn in the 9 o'clock direction and walk 4 meters until you reach the information desk. You have reached your destination.

This voice navigated map was based on the Japanese text by the Non Profit Organization Kotoba no Michiannai.

The return route
From Tokyo Bunka Kaikan to JR Ueno Station

This is a walking guide to the JR Ueno Station, Park Gate ticket gate, which is a 2 minute walk from the main entrance and exit of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, a distance of 91 meters. The destination is at the 11 o’clock position on the clock face once you are outside the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. There are tactile paving tiles along the majority of the route, and directions will be given using clock positions. All distance calculations are as accurate as possible. Please note, intersections and corners refer to the tactile tile intersections and corners, not traffic intersections and corners.

1. 1. You will be guided through the main entrance and exit of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Exit 2 automated sliding doors, which stand 3 meters apart. Once you are outside the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan building, walk 26 meters in the 12 o’clock direction until you reach the tactile paving tiles. The paving tiles go left and right.
2. 2. Once you are at the tactile paving tiles, walk 6 meters in the 9 o’clock direction until you reach a corner paving tile heading in the 2 o’clock direction.
3. 3. At the corner, turn in the 2 o’clock direction and walk 10 meters until you reach another corner paving tile heading in the 10 o’clock direction.
4. 4. At the corner, turn in the 10 o’clock direction and walk 13 meters until you reach another corner paving tile heading in the 3 o’clock direction.
5. 5. At the corner, turn in the 3 o’clock direction and walk 9 meters. You will reach an intersection branching in the 12 and 9 o’clock directions.
6. 6. At the intersection, turn in the 9 o’clock direction and walk 17 meters until you reach another intersection branching in the 12 and 3 o’clock directions.
7. 7. At the intersection, turn in the 3 o’clock direction and walk 10 meters until you reach a staffed ticket gate with automated sliding doors. For your reference, at the 8 meter mark, there is an intersection branching in the 3 o’clock direction to train ticket vending machines. The staffed ticket gate is 8 meters long and has no tactile paving tiles until the exit with another pair of automated sliding doors. If needed, a staffed ticket counter is on the right. You have reached your destination.

This voice navigated map was based on the Japanese text by the Non Profit Organization Kotoba no Michiannai.