This small, peaceful temple, one of many scattered around Yanaka, houses one of the seven gods of good fortune, Juro-jin.
Must see attractions in Tokyo
- CChōan-ji
- IIwaida-bashi
This bridge provides access to the south of the Kōkyo-gaien Plaza from Hibiya.
- KKachidoki-bashi
Built in 1940, this is the only drawbridge over the Sumida-gawa, but it hasn't been raised since 1970.
- DDōgenzaka
Dōgenzaka, named for a 13th-century highway robber, is a maze of narrow streets. Home to one of Tokyo's largest clusters of love hotels (hotels for…
- MMeguro Gajoen
Tokyo's most over-the-top wedding venue is resplendent with indoor waterfalls and gilded friezes (which speaks to the fashion in Tokyo during the height…
- MMode Gakuen Cocoon Tower
This Nishi-Shinjuku landmark building (completed in 2008) is a 50-storey webbed tower designed by Tange Associates. Easily identifiable among the blockier…
- AAsahi Shimbun
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…
- SSakurada-mon
Built in 1636 (and partially restored after the Great Kantō Earthquake in 1923), this is one of the Imperial Palace gates that was part of the original…
- TTomio Koyama Gallery
This is a branch of one of Tokyo's more influential contemporary-art galleries, which shows both Japanese and international artists.
- TTsukuda Ohashi
Linking Tsukiji to the island of Tsukishima, this was the first bridge to be built over the Sumida-gawa after WWII.