A museum where you can relax surrounded by rich greenery. It positions art as a ”sustenance of mental health.”
A museum that displays precious references to sumo wrestling — a form of traditional culture dating to the era of Japanese myths.
The interior, including the stained glass, is kept in the original state. Even today, this historical building is still in use as an academic building of Seisen University.
Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).
Nogi Shrine is a shrine where Nogi Maresuke (1849 - 1912), a general in the Imperial Japanese army during the Meiji period (1868-1912), and his wife are enshrined.
Yushima-tenjin enshrines Amenotajikarao-no-mikoto, the god of better fortune and sports, and Michizane Sugawara, the god of learning and study. A number of famed scholars and writers visit this shrine.
A famous tamagoyaki (Japanese omelet) shop established in the Edo period
An entertainment hall, which holds popular entertainment such as rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling), manzai (comic dialog), rokyoku (traditional reciting) and kodan (vaudeville sotrytelling). One of its appeals is that the audience is up close to the performers.
Just a 5-minute walk from Asakusabashi Station. Step through the vividly-colored noren curtain to find a space filled with the spirit of Japan in an area brimming with old downtown atmosphere.
The museum houses 900 drums, including Japanese drums and others from all over the world. Visitors can touch and play the drums.
Tokyo Tourist Information Center offers services including nationwide sightseeing information guidance, tour bookings, hotel reservations, and event ticket bookings for overseas tourists.
A large entertainment space whose main building is Akasaka TBS broadcast center. It regularly holds musical performances, plays and other events.
This museum owns over 38,000 artifacts relating to the culture and history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas.
The Matsuchiyama Shoden Honryu-in Temple close to Senso-ji Temple, is recognized as a ”power spot” by the common people. On this spot they pray for the material benefits in this world. With Y-shaped daikon radishes and kinchaku (Japanese traditional style pouch) people pray for finding a suitable marriage partner and for matrimonial happiness.
It is 634 meters tall, the tallest free-standing broadcasting tower in the world. From its two observatories, you can overlook a view up to 70 km away on a sunny day.
An equestrian park where people and horses meet and interact. With seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms, the park is also a popular place to relax.
Zojo-ji is one of the seven Daihonzan (head temples) of Jodo-shu Buddhism and contains many designated Cultural Properties. It is also where the souls of the Tokugawa clan are mourned.
Famous since the Edo period (1603–1868) for its god of business prosperity. Site of the largest Tori no Ichi open-air market in Japan.