Best Architecture around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

A double-decked bridge carrying an expressway and general road over the Sumida River. The general road has a beautiful night view.

The temple hall is classified as an Important Cultural Property, modeled after Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto Higashiyama. The gorgeous vermillion facade fascinates visitors.

A bridge connecting Arakawa, Sumida and Taito. A nice place to stroll and view Tokyo Skytree®.

One of two Daihonzan (head temples) of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, with modern buildings in the spacious temple grounds. You can practice Zen meditation here.

Ueno's iconic Statue of Saigo Takamorio stands in Ueno Park which is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring.

The skyscraper that stands 296 meters high. It's a spot full of attractions such as a large panorama that spreads from the observation floor on the 69th floor and shopping!

Purported to be the most beautiful of all bridges on the Sumida River. Characterized by its elegant silhouette.

The fierce-eyed Fudo Myo-o (Acala) statue, this Buddhist temple's main object of worship, is really astounding. The backdrop of beautiful red maple leaves is also impressive.

Newly renovated in 2002, it is an international passenger terminal that Japan boasts about to the world.

A Western-style residence commissioned by former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama. Various flowers such as roses bloom beautifully from season to season.

A meeting place in Nishi-Shinjuku. A symbol of Shinjuku i-LAND and its message of love.

A spacious Buddhist temple with buildings of historical and cultural value. Kan'ei-ji is easily accessible to the general public and heartily welcomes visitors.

The bridge stretching over the Sumida River was a favorite motif of Ukiyoe artist, Hiroshige Utagawa (1797-1858) of the end of the Edo period (1600/1603-1868).

This is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sumida River. Its 32 cables stage the presence of this beautiful bridge.

A bridge built over the Sumida River after World War II with a panoramic view of skyscrapers in Tokyo.

A soaring five-story pagoda at Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa with magnificent nighttime illumination.

Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine is the largest shrine in Edo. Its grounds contain 17 small shrines for gods such as the founder of sumo wrestling and those of travel.

Surrounded by nature and visited by many people, Bentendo Temple rises from the center of Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park.

The Statue of Liberty in the Odaiba area is a replica molded from the Statue of Liberty in Paris, France.

The bridge carrying traffic from Kasuga-dori Street over the Sumida River. One of the viewing areas for the fireworks festival is near this bridge.