The Kyū Asakura House is a rare example of early-20th-century villa architecture, so hidden that many locals don't even know it exists. The home, built in 1919 for the family of a local statesman, includes several large tatami (reed mat) rooms, one Western-style drawing room (the fashion at the time) and a strolling garden with stone lanterns.


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1. The Container

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Quite possibly the city's tiniest art gallery, the Container is literally a shipping container located within a hair salon (Bross Tokyo). Really, it doesn…

2. Meguro-gawa

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Lined with cherry trees and a walking path, the Meguro-gawa (not so much a river as a canal) is what gives the neighbourhood Naka-Meguro its unlikely…

3. Shibuya Stream

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It's hard to imagine, but Shibuya Crossing actually sits on the confluence of two rivers: the Shibuya-gawa and the Uda-gawa, which were diverted…

4. Myth of Tomorrow

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Okamoto Tarō'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…

5. Shibuya Sky

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

6. Yebisu Garden Place

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This shopping and cultural centre was built on the site of the original Yebisu Beer Brewery (1889) that gave the neighbourhood its name. Unlike most…

7. Hachikō Statue

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Every evening, Akita dog Hachikō would go to Shibuya Station to greet his companion. It's a practice he kept up everyday for 10 years after the professor…

8. Tomio Koyama Gallery

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This is a branch of one of Tokyo's more influential contemporary-art galleries, which shows both Japanese and international artists.