Best around Tokyo Spot List

A unique back street of Akihabara Electric Town, full of stores selling PC peripherals.

Shinjuku Gyoen is one of the few landscape gardens in Japan. The garden is a popular spot where you can enjoy the skillfully arranged gardens as well as historical buildings.

Located in the prestigious shopping district of Ginza, Mitsukoshi Ginza is a renowned department store popular with LIVE JAPAN readers. As one of Tokyo's premier luxury shopping destinations, it offers a wide range of products, from fashion to daily essentials and groceries. You'll find a dedicated tax-free counter and support services tailored to international visitors. Ginza is a well-known landmark that attracts many foreign tourists, and a visit to Mitsukoshi Ginza is definitely worth your while.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

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.

The Tokyo Station Gallery is a museum located in an Important Cultural Property, Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building. Exhibitions and events in a variety of themes are held there.

This museum owns over 38,000 artifacts relating to the culture and history of tobacco and salt both from Japan and overseas.

It is a shopping district specializing in food-related specialty shops, and the district stretches about 800 meters from north to south between the Asakusa and Ueno areas.

This is Japan's only national art museum, where you can view various Western artworks, including the Matsukata collection, which mainly consists of French artworks.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

A rooftop garden constructed atop Ohashi Junction. A spot promoting greenery techniques that has won various awards.

Hie-jinja Shrine has a history of more than 600 years. The Sanno Festival, one of the three biggest Japanese festivals, is held in June.

A shrine that has a beautiful vermilion-lacquered shrine pavilion from the Edo period. It is also called Sanja Gongen (in honor of three men who founded the temple), and the Sanja Matsuri held in May is one of the Three Great Festivals of Edo (now Tokyo).

Ryogoku Kokugikan or the Ryogoku Sumo Arena offers three grand sumo wrestling tournaments every year. This arena draws your attention with its traditional-style seats and atmosphere while you are enjoying games of the national sport of Japan (sumo).

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

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.

A technology gallery where you can experience Japanese high technology by looking, touching and operating. A guided tour is available, as well.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Hanazono-jinja Shrine in Shinjuku, loved by many as an urban oasis.