Best Landmarks around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

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.

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

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.

A convenient gateway to Shizuoka’s nature and cuisine, with close-up views of Mt. Fuji.

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

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

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).

One of the nation's largest movable road bridges built over the mouth of Sumida River.

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

The facade of the Asahi Group's headquarter building was designed in the image of a beer mug.

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!

This huge 12-meter tall model of ”Godzilla” was established as the symbol of Kabukicho, Shinjuku.

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

The gateway to Chichibu, where timeless Japanese scenery awaits just 80 minutes from Ikebukuro Station in central Tokyo.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.