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.

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

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

Experience the history of Japan's nostalgic railways and the serene, beautiful ambiance of a mountain castle town.

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

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

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

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

Hikawa Maru, an ocean liner of Nippon Yusen (NYK Line or Japan Mail Shipping Line), is one of the historical cargo-passenger ships and was built in 1930 for the purpose of running a regular route to Seattle. Today, the liner is open to the public and the visitors can enter the guestroom, the dining room, wheelhouse, the engine room, and other areas.

This chime keeps telling time and is a symbol of Kawagoe, a warehouse town brimming with Edo-era atmosphere.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Your base for discovering the history and culture of Yamaguchi, known as the Kyoto of the West.

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