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  • Tokyo, Ueno, Taito-ku: Tokyo National Museum, Honkan

    Tokyo National Museum

    Ueno & Yanesen

    If you visit only one museum in Tokyo, make it the Tokyo National Museum. Here you'll find the world's largest collection of Japanese art, including…

  • April 29, 2018: The Robot statue in an open garden space at the Ghibli museum.

    Ghibli Museum

    Tokyo

    This museum is the heart of the Studio Ghibli world, a beloved (even 'adored') film studio responsible for classic, critically-acclaimed animated titles…

  • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kanto region, Japan. Tiny alleys crowded with night bars and clubs at Golden Gai district.

    Golden Gai

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Golden Gai – a Shinjuku institution for over half a century – is a collection of tiny bars, often literally no bigger than a closet and seating maybe a…

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    Shibuya Crossing

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all…

  • teamLab Borderless

    teamLab Borderless

    Tokyo

    Digital-art collective teamLab has created 60 artworks for this museum, open in 2018, that tests the border between art and the viewer: many are…

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    Imperial Palace

    Tokyo

    The Imperial Palace occupies the site of the original Edo-jō, the Tokugawa shogunate's castle. In its heyday this was the largest fortress in the world,…

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    Sensō-ji

    Asakusa & Sumida River

    Tokyo’s most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled out of…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 23: Meiji-jingu in Tokyo, Japan on November 23, 2013. The shrine officially designated one of Kanpei-taisha, the 1st rank of government supported shrines. 191077460 architecture, city, gate, harajuku, interest, japan, japanese, jingu, meiji, meiji-jingo, meiji-jingu, of, people, place, roof, shinto, shrine, sightseeing, temple, tile, tokyo, torii, tourism, tourist, urban, visit

    Meiji-jingū

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    Tokyo’s grandest Shintō shrine is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, whose reign (1868–1912) coincided with Japan's transformation from…

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  • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kanto region, Japan. Tiny alleys crowded with night bars and clubs at Golden Gai district.

    Golden Gai

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Golden Gai – a Shinjuku institution for over half a century – is a collection of tiny bars, often literally no bigger than a closet and seating maybe a…

  • 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.

  • April 25, 2018: Exhibitions at the Edo Tokyo Museum, which illustrates Tokyo's past. 1224886435 ancient, architecture, art, asia, asian, boat, city, culture, decoration, doll, dress, edo, edo tokyo museum, education, elegance, festival, historic, japan, japanese, kimono, kyoto, maiko, miniature, model, museum, old, oriental, people, perform, red, river, samurai, street, theatre, tokyo, tourism, tourist, town, traditional, travel, vintage, yukata

    Edo-Tokyo Museum

    Asakusa & Sumida River

    Tokyo's history museum documents the city's transformation from tidal flatlands to feudal capital to modern metropolis via detailed scale re-creations of…

  • April 29, 2018: The Robot statue in an open garden space at the Ghibli museum.

    Ghibli Museum

    Tokyo

    This museum is the heart of the Studio Ghibli world, a beloved (even 'adored') film studio responsible for classic, critically-acclaimed animated titles…

  • Rikugi-en

    Rikugi-en

    Ueno & Yanesen

    Considered by many to be Tokyo's most elegant garden, Rikugi-en was originally completed in 1702, at the behest of a feudal lord. It is definitely the…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 23: Meiji-jingu in Tokyo, Japan on November 23, 2013. The shrine officially designated one of Kanpei-taisha, the 1st rank of government supported shrines. 191077460 architecture, city, gate, harajuku, interest, japan, japanese, jingu, meiji, meiji-jingo, meiji-jingu, of, people, place, roof, shinto, shrine, sightseeing, temple, tile, tokyo, torii, tourism, tourist, urban, visit

    Meiji-jingū

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    Tokyo’s grandest Shintō shrine is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, whose reign (1868–1912) coincided with Japan's transformation from…

  • yoyogi park in Tokyo, Japan

    Yoyogi-kōen

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    If it’s a sunny and warm weekend afternoon, you can count on there being a crowd lazing around the large grassy expanse that is Yoyogi-kōen. You'll…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 05: A general view of the first tuna auction of the New Year at Toyosu Wholesale Fish Market on January 5, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images) 1908408787

    Toyosu Market

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    In 2018, Tokyo's central wholesale market moved from its iconic Tsukiji location to this new facility in Toyosu, a structure clearly dreamed up by…

  • Tokyo, JAPAN - January 18, 2014: Kabuki-za (Kabukiza Theater) in Ginza is the principal theater in Tokyo for the traditional kabuki drama form. ; Shutterstock ID 1441778489; full: 65050; gl: Online Editorial; netsuite: Best things to do in Tokyo; your: Bailey Freeman 1441778489

    Kabukiza

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    The flamboyant facade of this venerable theatre is fitting for the extravagant dramatic flourishes that are integral to the traditional performing art of…

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    Sensō-ji

    Asakusa & Sumida River

    Tokyo’s most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled out of…

  • A chef at a street kitchen on the famous fish market Tsukiji in Tokyo, Japan, preparing seafood on a grill 1750853188

    Tsukiji Market

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    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…

  • TOKYO - JANUARY 20: High rank sumo wrestlers line up with crowd in the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament January 20, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.; Shutterstock ID 36619300; Your name (First / Last): Laura Crawford; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Japan page Top Experiences images

    Ryōgoku Kokugikan

    Asakusa & Sumida River

    If you’re in town when a tournament is on, don't miss the chance to catch the big boys of Japanese wrestling in action at the country's largest sumo…

  • Omotesando Dori

    Omote-sandō

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    This broad, tree-lined boulevard is lined with boutiques from the top European fashion houses. More interesting are the buildings themselves, designed by…

  • Tokyo, Japan view of Shibuya Crossing, one of the busiest crosswalks in the world. aerial, architecture, asia, asian, billboards, buildings, business, city, cityscape, commercial, cross, crosswalk, crowd, district, downtown, dusk, evening, famous, futuristic, japan, japanese, landmark, lights, location, metropolis, metropolitan, modern, morning, night, office, pedestrian, people, place, plaza, road, scene, scenery, scenic, shibuya, shopping, signs, skyline, skyscrapers, square, street, tokyo, twilight, urban, view, walk

    Shibuya Crossing

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all…

  • Tokyo Tower and skyline at dusk, Tokyo, Japan

    Tokyo Tower

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Something of a shameless tourist trap, this 1958-vintage tower – painted bright orange and white in order to comply with international aviation safety…

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    Sensō-ji

    Asakusa & Sumida River

    Tokyo’s most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled out of…

  • Tokyo Imperial Palace, tokyo, japan 138905807 ancient, architecture, asia, asian, attraction, bridge, building, castle, city, edo, emperor, fort, fortress, historic, historical, history, imperial, japan, japanese, king, landmark, moat, monarchy, nijubashi, old, oriental, otemachi, palace, royal, royalty, stone, tokyo, tower, travel, urban, wall

    Imperial Palace

    Tokyo

    The Imperial Palace occupies the site of the original Edo-jō, the Tokugawa shogunate's castle. In its heyday this was the largest fortress in the world,…

  • A chef at a street kitchen on the famous fish market Tsukiji in Tokyo, Japan, preparing seafood on a grill 1750853188

    Tsukiji Market

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    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…

  • Hotel New Ōtani Japanese Garden

    Hotel New Ōtani Japanese Garden

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Nonguests are welcome to visit Hotel New Ōtani's beautiful 400-year-old Japanese garden, which once belonged to a Tokugawa regent. Including vermilion…

  • Omotesando Dori

    Omote-sandō

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    This broad, tree-lined boulevard is lined with boutiques from the top European fashion houses. More interesting are the buildings themselves, designed by…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - 2023/03/22: Visitors of Tokyo's Inokashira Park enjoy the blooming Sakura trees on a rowing boat. The traditional Cherry tree blooming season reaches its peak on March 23rd this year. For the first time after the Covid-19 pandemic, picnics are allowed in public parks where people can enjoy themselves together in large crowds. (Photo by Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) 1249128020 visitors, tokyo's inokashira park, blooming, sakura tree, rowing boat, bloom, traditional, cherry tree blooming season, cherry blossom. spring, blooming season

    Inokashira-kōen

    Tokyo

    One of Tokyo's best parks, Inokashira-kōen has a big pond in the middle flanked by woodsy strolling paths. A highlight is Inokashira Benzaiten, a shrine…

  • Statue of Liberty and Rainbow bridge in Tokyo Japan 1145213461 olympics

    Statue of Liberty

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    A very popular photo-op, with the Rainbow Bridge in the background, is this 11m-tall replica of Lady Liberty, a fixture on Odaiba's waterfront since 2000.

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    Shibuya Crossing

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all…

  • Tokyo, Japan - September 12, 2014: Resting house at the Happo-en Garden in Tokyo. The garden is a beautiful exapmple of Japanese zen-style gardening with restaurant and teahouse facilities. 473136868 Ornamental Garden, Stone - Object, Environmental Conservation, Seat, Silence, Zen-like, East Asian Culture, Bark, Stone Material, Cabin, Walking, Relaxation, Tranquil Scene, Circle, Green Color, Wood - Material, Japanese Culture, Wet, Tropical Climate, Nature, Minato Ward, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, Leaf, Branch, Tree, Moss, Fish, Forest, Pond, Lake, Wave, Architectural Column, Window, Footpath, Formal Garden, Park - Man Made Space, Happo-en

    Happō-en

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    Three centuries ago this garden, with strolling paths around a large pond (home to many carp), was the backyard of a vassal to the shogun. Today its the…

  • 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 Kishō, this architectural beauty has no permanent collection, but boasts the country’s largest exhibition space for visiting shows,…

  • Yasukuni Jinja.

    Yasukuni-jinja

    Kōrakuen & Akihabara

    Literally ‘For the Peace of the Country Shrine’, Yasukuni is the memorial shrine to Japan’s war dead, around 2.5 million souls. First built in 1869, it is…

  • 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 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…

  • Arashio Stable

    Arashio Stable

    Tokyo

    Sumo wrestlers live and practice in a heya (somewhat weirdly translated as 'stable'). Only some allow visitors to watch keiko (practice) and then…

  • Advertising Museum Tokyo

    Advertising Museum Tokyo

    Ginza & Tsukiji

    If you see advertising as art, this museum is a spectacle. Run by Dentsu, Japan’s largest advertising agency, this fine collection runs from woodblock…

  • The Chamber of the House of Representatives in the National Diet Building, located in Tokyo, Japan, is a significant and impressive space where legislative activities take place. This chamber is characterized by its large, semicircular arrangement of seats, designed to facilitate debate and discussion among the representatives. The interior features a blend of traditional Japanese and Western architectural elements, with a prominent central podium and a gallery for public viewing. The chamber's design emphasizes transparency and democracy, highlighted by the use of natural light and symbolic decorative elements. As the primary venue for Japan's legislative process, it holds a pivotal role in the country's political landscape. 1939346721

    National Diet

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Free one-hour tours of parts of Japan's parliament building and grounds are available when the Diet is not in session (ring the day before to confirm)…

  • 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…

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    Godzilla Head

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Godzilla, a portmanteau of the Japanese words for gorilla (gorira) and whale (kujira), is king of the kaijū (strange beasts) that ruled Japanese popular…

  • Mag's Park

    Mag's Park

    Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa

    The rooftop of the Magnet by Shibuya 109 department store has the best views over Shibuya's famous scramble crossing. It's screened with plexiglass, so…

  • Tokyo, Japan - April 08, 2023: park in front of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, a 54-story mixed-use skyscraper in Roppongi, Minato. Completed in 2003 it is the 6th-tallest building in Tokyo at 238 meters 1795712885 attraction, commercial, culture, famous, landmark, local, trees, urban, windows

    Roppongi Hills

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    Roppongi Hills sets the standard for 21st-century real-estate developments in Tokyo. The centrepiece of the office, shopping, dining and entertainment…

  • MAY 9, 2015: Inside the Modern Roppongi Midtown complex. 285168560 mall, retail, business, life, urban, culture, landmark, holiday, contemporary, boutique, people, fashion, asia, building, modern, lifestyle, shopping, famous, architecture, city, interior, tokyo, tourism, background, midtown, japanese, vacation, japan, asian, department store, roppongi

    Tokyo Midtown

    Roppongi, Akasaka & Around

    This sleek complex, where escalators ascend alongside waterfalls of rock and glass, brims with sophisticated shops. Most notable is the selection of…

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office, Shinjuku

    Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    Tokyo's city hall – a landmark building designed by Tange Kenzō – has observatories (202m) atop both the south and north towers of Building 1 (the views…

  • Tokyo, Japan - May 10, 2019: At Godzilla’s hometown of Tokyo, a giant Godzilla Head of the scaly menace is towering over the Toho Building in the Shinjuku Ward.; Shutterstock ID 1448007500; GL: Lonely Planet; netsuite: Lonely Planet Destinations Content; full: Tokyo Free Things Artile; name: Gemma Graham 1448007500 Japan-Tokyo-DerekTeo-Shutterstock-1448007500-RFE.jpg Tokyo, Japan - May 10, 2019: At Godzilla’s hometown of Tokyo, a giant Godzilla Head of the scaly menace is towering over the Toho Building in the Shinjuku Ward.

    Hotel Gracery Shinjuku

    Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo

    The big draw of this huge (970 rooms!) hotel is the enormous Godzilla statue atop it (you, and taxi drivers, will have no trouble finding it). It's fairly…

  • SCAI the Bathhouse

    SCAI the Bathhouse

    Ueno & Yanesen

    This 200-year-old bathhouse is now an avant-garde gallery, showcasing Japanese and international artists: the vaulted space just as suited for…

  • 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…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 3 : Ueno Park in spring season with Cherry Blossom taken on April 3, 2007 243536872 activity, asia, beauty, blossom, cherry, city, day, flower, hanami, japan, land, landscape, leisure, outdoor, pale, park, path, people, pink, plant, relax, sakura, season, spring, tokyo, tourism, travel, tree, walk, way, white

    Ueno-kōen

    Ueno & Yanesen

    Best known for its profusion of cherry trees that burst into blossom in spring (making this one of Tokyo's top hanami – blossom-viewing – spots),…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 23: Meiji-jingu in Tokyo, Japan on November 23, 2013. The shrine officially designated one of Kanpei-taisha, the 1st rank of government supported shrines. 191077460 architecture, city, gate, harajuku, interest, japan, japanese, jingu, meiji, meiji-jingo, meiji-jingu, of, people, place, roof, shinto, shrine, sightseeing, temple, tile, tokyo, torii, tourism, tourist, urban, visit

    Meiji-jingū

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    Tokyo’s grandest Shintō shrine is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, whose reign (1868–1912) coincided with Japan's transformation from…

  • yoyogi park in Tokyo, Japan

    Yoyogi-kōen

    Harajuku & Aoyama

    If it’s a sunny and warm weekend afternoon, you can count on there being a crowd lazing around the large grassy expanse that is Yoyogi-kōen. You'll…

  • Woman walking through Yebisu Garden Place, Ebisu.

    Yebisu Garden Place

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    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…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN: Boats float on a pond surrounded by cherry blossoms at Kitanomaru Park in Tokyo 05 April as the flower-viewing season reaches its climax. The park is considered to be a prime site for enjoying cherry blossoms. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Kitanomaru-kōen

    Tokyo

    This large park north of the Imperial Palace is home to noteworthy museums as well as the Nippon Budōkan concert hall. The gate at the park’s northern end…

  • Japanese garden

    Imperial Palace East Garden

    Tokyo

    Crafted from part of the original castle compound, these lovely free gardens allow you to get close-up views of the massive stones used to build the…

  • Kōkyo-gaien Plaza

    Kōkyo-gaien Plaza

    Tokyo

    This wide grassy expanse, in the southeast corner of Kōkyo-gaien, has roughly 2000 immaculately maintained Japanese black pine trees that were planted in…

  • April 29, 2018: The Robot statue in an open garden space at the Ghibli museum.

    Ghibli Museum

    Tokyo

    This museum is the heart of the Studio Ghibli world, a beloved (even 'adored') film studio responsible for classic, critically-acclaimed animated titles…

  • TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 05: A general view of the first tuna auction of the New Year at Toyosu Wholesale Fish Market on January 5, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images) 1908408787

    Toyosu Market

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    In 2018, Tokyo's central wholesale market moved from its iconic Tsukiji location to this new facility in Toyosu, a structure clearly dreamed up by…

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