Ginza & Tsukiji
This beautiful garden, one of Tokyo鈥檚 finest, is all that remains of a shogunate summer villa next to Tokyo Bay. There's a large pond with an island,鈥
Must-see attractions in Ginza & Tsukiji
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Tokyo's main wholesale market may have moved to Toyosu, but there are many reasons to visit its old home. The tightly packed rows of vendors (which once鈥
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When Tsukiji's shrine was first built in the mid-1600s it was on the edge of the water 鈥 that's how much land reclamation has happened since. The name,鈥
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When this impressive branch of the mother temple in Kyoto fell victim to the Great Kant艒 Earthquake of 1923, it was rebuilt in a classical Indian style,鈥
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On the 8th floor of the French luxury goods boutique is a spacious, light-filled gallery that hosts around three different contemporary art shows per year鈥
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Up until just after the 2020 Olympics, this corner of the Sukiyabashi crossing will be an innovative public space. At ground level greenery flourishes as 鈥
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Studio Ghibli's animation director Miyazaki Hayao collaborated with sculptor Kunio Shachimaru on this fantastic, steampunk-style timepiece beside the鈥
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If you see advertising as art, this museum is a spectacle. Run by Dentsu, Japan鈥檚 largest advertising agency, this fine collection runs from woodblock鈥
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Godzilla's assault on Tokyo continues apace: first there was the Godzilla Head that appeared on the Toho building in Shinjuku; and now a 3m-tall statue鈥
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If you have a ticket to see a show at the Kabukiza theatre, you get a 楼100 discount on entry to this small gallery displaying stage props, scenery and鈥
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Built around the turn of the 20th century at the height of the Meiji era, this leafy block was Tokyo鈥檚 first European-style park complete with fountains鈥
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Mitsubishi Electric showcases some of its latest technologies, including robotics, in inventive collaborations with artists at this showroom on one corner鈥
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Okamoto Tar艒 created this sculptural clock tower four years before his famed Tower of the Sun for the 1970 expo in Osaka. It stands in Sukiyabashi-k艒en, a鈥
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This gallery features monthly changing exhibits of graphic arts 鈥 focusing on advertising and poster art 鈥 from mostly Japanese artists but with the鈥
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The cosmetics company Shiseido runs its experimental art space out of the basement of its Shiseido Parlour complex of cafes and restaurants. An ever鈥
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This small shrine is dedicated to the protection of fishermen (look for the detailed wooden carvings of them on the building's beams). It was originally鈥
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Get an insight into how newspapers are produced on a free tour of the Tokyo headquarters of this national newspaper. Reserve two days in advance; English鈥
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This tiny, picturesque bridge with attractive red rails spans a tidal inlet and is a popular filming location for TV shows and movies.
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Linking Tsukiji to the island of Tsukishima, this was the first bridge to be built over the Sumida-gawa after WWII.
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Built in 1940, this is the only drawbridge over the Sumida-gawa, but it hasn't been raised since 1970.
