Best around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

A museum where you can enjoy contemporary sculpture in the sleek, hexagonal main building and the four outdoor exhibition areas.

This park is one of the most famous sites for cherry blossom viewing in Japan and is also popular among foreign visitors. Other than cherry blossoms, the park offers its appeals any time of the year. There are festivals held in summer, tree leaves change colors in autumn, and peonies blooming in winter.

This is the ski resort where you can enjoy 3 seasons from the Fall to the Spring. The slope is covered by a roof top so weather does not impact it and there is no need to worry about ultra-violet rays from the Sun!

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

Founded as a private garden and created by notable writers and artists during the Edo period (1603–1868). The garden's biggest draw is its 30-meter tunnel lined with bush clover.

Yushima Seido is a temple whose traditions as a place of study have been handed down to posterity. It is well-known as the birthplace of modern Japanese education.

Museum with vast premises covering some 30 hectares. Nature that makes you the feel the season, rooms that match the exhibitions, and the buildings themselves are all worth checking out.

This is the home ground of the professional baseball team Tokyo Yakult Swallows. It is also known as the mecca for students' baseball games.

At 1.3 km long, Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street is one of the longest such streets in the Kanto area. Some 400 shops as well as many events including food fairs.

Hozomon Gate houses Nio statues on each side (one called Agyo and the other called Ungyo). The 4.5-meter long giant waraji sandals ward off evil

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

The Hakone Ropeway operates for about 4km from Tougendai station, facing Lake Ashi via Ubako and Owakudani stations, to Sounzan station. Opened in 1959, currently over 2 million people ride it each year. On the route going through Hakone mountains, you can view the nature which changes by seasons, such as cherry blossoms, azaleas, hydrangeas, and red and yellow leaves, as well as allowing you to view Mount Fuji in the distance on a sunny day. From Sounzan Station, the terminal station, you can change trains to Hakone Tozan cable cars and go to Gora Onsen (hot springs) and further down to the Hakone Open-Air Museum by Hakone Tozan Railway.

Tokyu Stay Ginza offers modern spacious guestrooms and free property-wide WiFi, and is conveniently located a 3-minute walk from Ginza Train Station's Exit A7. JR Tokyo Station and Tokyo International Forum are a 15-minute walk away while the Imperial Palace can be reached with a 14-minute drive from the property. All units are air conditioned and have a flat-screen TV with CNN channel, microwave and an electric kettle. Free amenities provided in the en suite bathroom include toothbrushes, shampoo and soap. Some units also have a kitchenette, equipped with a refrigerator. Free luggage storage is offered at the 24-hour front desk and trouser presses can be rented with no additional charge. The breakfast buffet served at the stylish on-site restaurant consists of a wide variety of Japanese and Western dishes. Kabukiza is just a 1-minute walk away from Ginza Tokyu Stay. Guests can also make a 3-minute walk to department stores like Mitsukoshi and Matsuya Ginza, or a 22-minute train ride to the lively Shinjuku area. Haneda Airport can be reached with a 24-minute ride on the Keikyu Line.

A park surrounded with the nature of Hanno. Enjoy the colorful, beautiful landscapes of each season.

Many shops that sell popular character merchandise are located there. There are also limited editions that can only be found here.

Guest rooms with adjacent open air private baths offering a breathtaking ocean view and cuisine made from fresh local seafood

It is a poetic monument of the Namagumi Incident also known as the Richardson Affair, which took place in 1862, retelling the story of the death of an Englishman.

It is a museum where the Japanese maritime history can be learned from videos and valuable displays. The NYK Maritime Museum widely introduces the history of marine vessels along with the history of Nippon Yusen as a company. (NYK stands for Nippon Yusen Kaisha, a shipping company.)

An alley roughly 300 metres from Ningyocho, named Amazake Yokocho after a shop selling sweet sake.

This is a natural monument-designated wind cave surrounded by the Aokigahara Jukai Forest.