Best around Tokyo Spot List

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.

This botanical garden offers an extraordinary space where you feel as if you stepped into a jungle. Visitors can learn about the tropical plants that have a strong tie to their daily life.

Enjoy the Sight of Mountains and Beautiful Fall Foliage Reflected off the Waters of a Lake

A store specializing in nostalgic secondhand games and consoles such as the Super NES.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

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Some of the most popular ramen noodle restaurants in Tokyo are gathered there. It is a ramen battleground accessible directly from the station.

A 9-minute walk from JR Ueno Station, this Japanese style budget business inn near the station boasts easy access to Asakusa and Akihabara.

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

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Akasaka Palace, or the State Guest House, is a neo baroque-style building with a stately, gorgeous look. It welcomes state and official guests from all over the world.

This is a hands-on museum in which you can learn by looking at, touching, and operating exhibits. You can enjoy learning the history and the latest technology of subway systems.

A historical shrine with a solemn atmosphere built in Gongen-zukuri (style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof). It is designated as National Important Cultural Property. Late April is the best period to see the Azaleas on the premises.

A stationery store with a fountain-pen-shaped signboard and the slogan “A Hideout for Adults.”

Yamada Denki LABI Akihabara PC Store is located in front of the Akihabara Station. One of its attractions is that you can try each product to your satisfaction.

One of Japan's Three Big Festivals

It is a toy museum designed to attract people of all ages, from babies to the elderly. Visitors can see, touch, play, and learn while having fun.

A museum where you can relax surrounded by rich greenery. It positions art as a ”sustenance of mental health.”

A large entertainment space whose main building is Akasaka TBS broadcast center. It regularly holds musical performances, plays and other events.

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.