Event Venues in Ueno & Asakusa, Tokyo: Capacity, Hotels and Airport Access

Thinking about Ueno or Asakusa for your Tokyo event? Compare the main venues, where your guests can stay, and how easy the area is to reach from the airports — all on one page.

This series compares event venues in Tokyo area by area. This article covers Ueno and Asakusa. For step-by-step directions to each venue, see the venue guides on BizinTokyo linked below.

The five venues in this article are one hotel, two rental halls, one facility with exhibition rooms and one banquet hall (restaurant). The only hall with more than 1,000 seats is Asakusa Public Hall (1,070 seats). Asakusa View Hotel is directly connected to Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express, and airport limousine buses run directly to it from both Narita and Haneda.

Where Ueno and Asakusa are

• Ueno Station is on the JR Yamanote Line. From Tokyo Station, you can reach it on the Yamanote Line without changing trains.
• You can reach Asakusa from Ueno Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.

Getting there from the airports and the shinkansen

From Narita Airport

• The Keisei Skyliner runs to Keisei Ueno Station without a transfer. Ueno Seiyoken is about 5 min walk from the Keisei Ueno Station Main Exit.
• Airport limousine buses run directly to Asakusa View Hotel.
• Trains for Narita Airport leave from Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa Line.

From Haneda Airport

• Airport limousine buses run directly to Asakusa View Hotel.
• Trains for Haneda Airport leave from Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa Line.

From the shinkansen

• Get off at Tokyo Station, then take the JR Yamanote Line to Ueno Station (one transfer). Ueno Station also has a shinkansen transfer gate.

Journey times and fares change by time of day, so check each operator's official website.

Venue comparison

Venue	Type	Largest room capacity	From the nearest station
Asakusa Public Hall	Rental hall	Hall: 1,070 seats (fixed seating, plus space for 4 wheelchairs)	3 min walk from Asakusa Station Exit A1 (Tsukuba Express) / 5 min from Asakusa Station Exits 1 and 3 (Ginza Line)
Asakusa View Hotel	Hotel	Hisho (full room): 800 (buffet) / 500 (dinner) / 675 (classroom, with desks)	Directly connected to Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express)
Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Building	Exhibition facility (large convention facility)	Exhibition rooms (4F–7F; every floor holds the same number when all rooms are used): 600 (layout not stated)	5 min walk from Asakusa Station Exit 7 (Ginza Line) / 5 min from Asakusa Station (Tobu Line) / 8 min from Asakusa Station Exit A5 (Asakusa Line)
Ueno Seiyoken	Banquet hall (restaurant)	Sakura: 320 (seated) / 600 (standing)	About 5 min walk each from JR Ueno Station Park Exit, Keisei Ueno Station Main Exit and Tokyo Metro Ueno Station Exit 7
Taito Millennium Hall	Rental hall	Millennium Hall: 300 seats (fixed seating)	About 8 min walk from Iriya Station Exit 1 (Hibiya Line) / about 8 min from Asakusa Station Exit A2 (Tsukuba Express)

Capacities are the figures published on each venue's official website. The official sources are listed in each venue guide. Theater style (chairs only) holds the most people; layouts with desks or food hold fewer.

Taito Millennium Hall (Taito Lifelong Learning Center) is closed for renovation until November 14, 2026 (according to Taito City).

For the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Building, the figure of 600 does not say which layout it is for.

Venue guides

Asakusa Public Hall Access & Visitor Guide | BizinTokyo Civic hall in Asakusa, 1,070 seats. TX Asakusa Station 3 min walk. ~40 min from Haneda, ~55 min from Narita. Access guide, nearby hotels, dining, and tips. bizintokyo.com Event at Asakusa View Hotel | Access & Stay Guide | BizinTokyo Asakusa View Hotel links directly to TX Asakusa Station. Nine banquet halls including Hisho (600 seats). About 55 min from both airports. Access & stay guide. bizintokyo.com Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Building Access & Visitor Guide | BizinTokyo Access guide for Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Taito Building in Asakusa. Transport from Narita, Haneda, hall specs, nearby hotels and dining. bizintokyo.com Ueno Seiyoken Access & Visitor Guide | BizinTokyo Historic Western restaurant in Ueno Park with 12 event halls. 5-min walk from Ueno Station, 55 min from Narita, 45 min from Haneda. Access and visitor guide. bizintokyo.com Taito Millennium Hall | Access & Visitor Guide | BizinTokyo Community venue with 300 seats in Nishi-Asakusa. 8 min from Iriya Station (Hibiya Line). 65 min from Narita, 55 min from Haneda. Reopening November 2026. bizintokyo.com

Where your guests can stay

• Hotel that is also a venue: Asakusa View Hotel. Guests can stay in the same building as the event.
• Hotel directly connected to a station: Asakusa View Hotel (directly connected to Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express).
• For hotels around each venue, compare the "10 best hotels nearby" pages on BizinTokyo, sorted by distance.

10 Recommended Hotels near Asakusa Public Hall | BizinTokyo Heading to an event at Asakusa Public Hall? Here are 10 nearby hotels with access info, price tiers, and Expedia booking links. bizintokyo.com 10 Recommended Hotels near Asakusa View Hotel | BizinTokyo Heading to an event at Asakusa View Hotel? Here are 10 nearby hotels with access info, price tiers, and Expedia booking links. bizintokyo.com 10 Recommended Hotels near Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center (Taito) | BizinTokyo Heading to an event at Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center (Taito)? Here are 10 nearby hotels with access info, price tiers, and Expedia booking links. bizintokyo.com 10 Recommended Hotels near Ueno Seiyoken | BizinTokyo Heading to an event at Ueno Seiyoken? Here are 10 nearby hotels with access info, price tiers, and Expedia booking links. bizintokyo.com 10 Recommended Hotels near Taito Millennium Hall | BizinTokyo Heading to an event at Taito Millennium Hall? Here are 10 nearby hotels with access info, price tiers, and Expedia booking links. bizintokyo.com

To compare venues in Tokyo and Yokohama by capacity and size, and to check floor plans, price lists and the official load-in and waiting-room rules, see the venue list (more venues are being added).

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