Best Landmarks around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

The National Diet Building is the center of law-making in Japan. Visitors can tour the building and observe the creativity and originality that were poured into the design of the building, including its stained glass windows and ceilings.

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

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

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

The former residence of the Japanese diplomat, Jiro Shirasu, and his wife and essayist, Masako. He was a liaison officer with the occupying forces after the war, and instrumental in drafting the Constitution of Japan.

This is the site where the revenge of the 47 Ronin (Ako-roshi) took place. On the same property is Matsuzaka-inari shrine, which enshrines Kira and the well said to have been used to clean his head.

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).

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.

The bridge is called Kuramae (”front of warehouse”) since rice was stored in the area during the Edo period. Painted in bright yellow, the bridge reminds us of rice grains.

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

A bridge with a beautiful rectilinear design listed in ”100 Views of New Tokyo.”

View the spring cherry blossoms in full bloom from the Azuma-bashi bridge, or board the Waterbus for some sightseeing along the Sumida river.

It is a stone statue of an owl that was made into a landmark in the yard of the Ikebukuro Station when the JR (Japan Railways) was launched.

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

The Kototoi Bridge with its beautiful rectilinear shape is built over the Sumida River. It is a perfect place to see cherry blossom trees lined up at the banks of the river.

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

A tied-arch bridge that imitated the Ludendorff Bridge in Germany.

Hijiri-bashi is a bridge over the Kanda River. Its three-dimensional piers are beautiful.

This is a historical iron bridge that was illustrated in nishiki-e (multi-colored woodblock print) by an ukiyo-e artist, Hiroshige Utagawa.

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