Museum of Imperial Collections
Tokyo
This small museum inside the Imperial Palace East Garden hosts changing exhibitions drawn from the 9500-plus artworks owned by the imperial family.
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Ginza & Tsukiji
This tiny, picturesque bridge with attractive red rails spans a tidal inlet and is a popular filming location for TV shows and movies.
Ueno & Yanesen
The deity at this temple is Nichika-sama, also known as the 'god of strong legs'; for this reason the temple is popular with runners.
Ueno & Yanesen
This small, peaceful temple, one of many scattered around Yanaka, houses one of the seven gods of good fortune, Juro-jin.
Ginza & Tsukiji
Built in 1940, this is the only drawbridge over the Sumida-gawa, but it hasn't been raised since 1970.
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Tokyo
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…
Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa
This is a branch of one of Tokyo's more influential contemporary-art galleries, which shows both Japanese and international artists.
Ginza & Tsukiji
Linking Tsukiji to the island of Tsukishima, this was the first bridge to be built over the Sumida-gawa after WWII.
