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Must-see attractions in Tokyo

  • State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Check online for the opening schedule and somewhat complex admission details for this imperial palace and garden. Outside it's a dead ringer for London's¡­

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    Shinjuku-gyoen

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Shinjuku-gyoen was designed as an imperial retreat (completed 1906); since opening to the public in 1951, it has become a favourite destination for¡­

  • Nihombashi over the Nihombashi River with the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway overhead

    Nihombashi

    Tokyo

    Guarded by bronze lions and dragons, this handsome 1911-vintage granite bridge over the Nihombashi-gawa is partly obscured by the overhead expressway¡­

  • April 26, 2018: Exterior of the national Art Center in Roppongi. 1217838619 architecture, art, art center, art museum, asia, asian, building, center, city, contemporary, contemporary art, exhibition, exhibition center, exterior, form, glass, interior, japan, japanese, landmark, lattice, museum, nact, people, roppongi, roppongi hills, shape, space, structure, tokyo, tourism, travel, urban

    National Art Center Tokyo

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Designed by Kurokawa Kish¨­, this architectural beauty has no permanent collection, but boasts the country¡¯s largest exhibition space for visiting shows,¡­

  • Namiyoke-jinja, Torii gate at the entrance to the shrine, Ginza & Tsukiji.

    Namiyoke-jinja

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    When Tsukiji's shrine was first built in the mid-1600s it was on the edge of the water ¨C that's how much land reclamation has happened since. The name,¡­

  • TOKYO - DECEMBER 31: A fishmonger sells seafood at a fish stall in the Ameya Yokocho street market on December 31, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. People shop around in preparation to celebrate the New Year holidays at the market featuring over 500 stalls, which sell various products such as fresh fish, dried food, vegetables, fruits, spices, clothes, bags and cosmetics on the narrow street. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

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    Ueno & Yanesen

    One of Tokyo's few remaining open-air markets, ´¡³¾±ð²â²¹-²â´Ç°ì´Ç³¦³ó¨­ got its start as a black market, post-WWII, when American goods (which included ameya ¨C candy¡­

  • Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan-September 18, 2018: Myth of Tomorrow: Myth of Tomorrow is a wall painting painted by Taro Okamoto in Shibuya station. 1045197788 myth of tomorrow

    Myth of Tomorrow

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    Okamoto Tar¨­'s mural, Myth of Tomorrow (1967), was commissioned by a Mexican luxury hotel but went missing two years later. It finally turned up in 2003¡­

  • ODAIBA, TOKYO, JAPAN - October 18th, 2019: "The Life-Sized Unicorn Gundam Statue" in Odaiba, Tokyo. Unicorn Gundam is a fictional robot featured in one of the titles of a famous Japanese anime series.

    Unicorn Gundam

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    This is truly an only-in-Tokyo sight: a 19.7m-tall model of an RX-0 Unicorn Gundam from the wildly popular Mobile Suit Gundam anime franchise. It¡­

  • View of Yanaka Ginza, Ueno, Yanesen & Komagome.

    Yanaka Ginza

    Ueno & Yanesen

    Yanaka Ginza is pure, vintage mid-20th-century Tokyo, a pedestrian street lined with butcher shops, vegetable vendors and the like. Most Tokyo¡­

  • 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    An exhibition and discussion space dedicated to all forms of design, the 21_21 Design Sight is a beacon for local art enthusiasts, whether they be¡­

  • Graves are pictured in the Yanaka Cemetery in Tokyo's Taito district on March 26, 2019. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) 1132871321 lifestyle, Horizontal

    Yanaka-reien

    Ueno & Yanesen

    One of Tokyo¡¯s largest graveyards, Yanaka-reien is the final resting place of more than 7000 souls, many of whom were quite well known in their day. It¡¯s¡­

  • Dior Omote-sand¨­ street entrance on the boulevard, Omote-sando, Harajuku & Aoyama

    Dior Omote-sand¨­

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    This five-storey glass building (2003) uses clever lighting and acrylic screens to pull off the effortlessly chic look of a breezy tiered skirt. Pritzker¡­

  • Tokyo Station

    Tokyo

    Tokyo Station celebrated its centenary in 2014 with a major renovation and expansion. Kingo Tatsuno's original elegant brick building on the Marunouchi¡­

  • Reversible Destiny Lofts

    Tokyo

    Designed by husband and wife Arakawa Sh¨±saku (1936¨C2010) and Madeleine Gins (1941¨C2014) and completed in 2005, this housing complex certainly strikes¡­

  • Boutiques along narrow, winding Harajuku street Cat Street (south side of Omote-sando), Harajuku & Aoyama

    Cat Street

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    Had enough of the Harajuku crowds? Exit, stage right, for Cat Street, a meandering car-free road with a mishmash of boutiques and a little more breathing¡­

  • TOKYO/JAPAN - November 21 2023:wide-angle view of the mirrored interior of Tokyu Plaza Omotesando 1954807026 Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku

    Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    The entrance to this castle-like structure by Nakamura Hiroshi is a dizzying hall of mirrors (which makes for a great photo); there¡¯s a roof garden on top.

  • Shibuya Sky

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    From below, Shibuya Sky, the rooftop observatory atop Shibuya's newest tower, Shibuya Scramble Square, looks like one of those harrowing infinity pools ¨C¡­

  • Tokyo University

    Ueno & Yanesen

    Tokyo University (commonly called T¨­dai) was founded in 1877 and is Japan's top university. The attractive and leafy campus occupies what was once the¡­

  • Aoyama Reien

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    The cherry-tree-lined paths of Japan¡¯s first public cemetery are used by locals as shortcuts through the neighbourhood and as a place for picnics during¡­

  • Terrada Art Complex

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    Part of the re-fashioning of the Tenn¨­zu Isle warehouse district, this charcoal-grey warehouse contains six contemporary galleries: Kodama Gallery (www¡­

  • Hie-jinja

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Enshrining the deity of sacred Mt Hiei, northeast of Kyoto, this hilltop shrine has been the protector shrine of Edo-j¨­ (Edo Castle), now the Imperial¡­

  • Tomioka Hachiman-g¨±

    Asakusa & Sumida River

    Founded in 1627, this shrine is famous as the birthplace of the sumo tournament. Around the back of the main building is the yokozuna (sumo grand¡­

  • Canada Garden

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Bring photo ID, sign in and take the escalator up to the entrance of the Canadian embassy, which is fronted by this stark and brilliant stone sculpture¡­

  • Japan Folk Crafts Museum

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    The mingei (folk crafts) movement was launched in the early 20th century to promote the works of artisans over cheaper, mass-produced goods. Central to¡­

  • Nogi-jinja

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    This shrine honours General Nogi Maresuke, a famed commander in the Russo-Japanese War. Hours after Emperor Meiji's funerary procession in 1912, Nogi and¡­

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    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Lucky are the girls who attended the Frank Lloyd Wright¨Cdesigned 'School of the Free Spirit' (Jiy¨± Gakuen; ×ÔÓÉѧˆ@). Built in 1921, ²Ñ²â¨­²Ô¾±³¦³ó¾±°ì²¹²Ô functioned as¡­

  • Ky¨± Iwasaki-teien

    Ueno & Yanesen

    This grand residence offers a Western-style mansion designed by Josiah Conder in 1896, connected to a Japanese house built by ?kawa Kijuro at the same¡­

  • Suginami Animation Museum

    Tokyo

    This small museum, designed mostly for kids (and rather dry considering its subject), covers the history of animation in Japan and its digital future¡­

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    Harajuku & Aoyama

    This boulevard inside Jing¨±-gaien (the public outer gardens of Meiji-jing¨±) is lined with gingko trees. For a couple of weeks around late November and¡­

  • Chidori-ga-fuchi

    Tokyo

    This section of the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace is one of the city's most popular hanami (cherry blossom viewing) spots. There's a 700m-long¡­

  • Shimo-Kitazawa

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    The narrow streets of ¡®Shimokita¡¯, barely passable by cars, create a streetscape like a dollhouse version of Tokyo. It¡¯s been a favourite haunt of¡­

  • Origami Kaikan

    K¨­rakuen & Akihabara

    This exhibition centre and workshop is dedicated to the quintessential Japanese art of origami, which you can learn to do yourself in classes here. There¡­

  • Hanazono-jinja

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Merchants from nearby Kabukich¨­ come to this Shint¨­ shrine to pray for the solvency of their business ventures. Founded in the 17th century, the shrine is¡­

  • Ukiyo-e ?ta Memorial Museum of Art

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    This small museum (where you swap your shoes for slippers) is the best place in Tokyo to see ukiyo-e. Each month it presents a seasonal, thematic¡­

  • Kanda My¨­jin

    K¨­rakuen & Akihabara

    Tracing its history back to AD 730, this splendid Shint¨­ shrine boasts vermilion-lacquered halls surrounding a stately courtyard. Its present location¡­

  • Suntory Museum of Art

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Since its original 1961 opening, the Suntory Museum of Art has subscribed to an underlying philosophy of lifestyle art. Rotating exhibitions focus on the¡­

  • Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioi-ch¨­

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    This mixed-use development, on the site of the old Akasaka Prince Hotel and opened in 2016, is best visited for its pleasant surrounding gardens and¡­

  • Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    The prime reason to visit Honda's showroom is not so much to admire its range of cars and motorbikes but to be wowed by the company's robot technology. At¡­

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