Best around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

A specialty shop for character goods is born

The museum displays valuable handicrafts and folk crafts, mainly Japanese antique ceramics and dyed or woven textiles that were selected by Japanese philosopher Yanagi Muneyoshi, collected from Japan and overseas.

This is a memorial monument of a samurai commander in the mid-10th century with his decapitated head used to be buried in a corner of the office jungle in Otemachi, Tokyo.

A park built along the river, five-minutes away from Asakusa. In the spring, you can enjoy walking along the path while enjoying the approximately 1,000 cherry blossom trees.

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

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

Open air baths with an exhilarating view of the surrounding mountains and the night sky

Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park or the Ikebukuro West Gate Park is situated adjacent to the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, which is located in front of the Ikebukuro Station. The park offers an artistic atmosphere with several art objects placed inside it.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

Enjoy nature to your heart’s content in Hinohara, a countryside village of Tokyo.

This is a sweets cafe that has been carrying on traditions for 160 years in downtown Asakusa. Its specialty is awa zenzai bean paste soup, the cafe's unchanged flavor.

A fusion of the beauty of Japanese and the Western culture, including a European-style brick building, a Western-style garden, and a Japanese garden. It is one of the few precious gardens that still retains its original form from the Taisho period.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

A wide range of medicines, cosmetics, daily necessities, food, etc., with favorable prices and considerate services

This is a historic temple established in 830 and also known as Kawagoe Daishi. The temple is famous for the 538 statues of rakan (disciples of Buddha) with various facial expressions.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

Park with four waterfalls, bountiful natural springs and dense forest. You can enjoy the essence of the season such as cherry blossoms in spring and coloring maple leaves in autumn.

You can learn, experience, and enjoy anime in this museum, which is totally devoted to animation. You can also take part in the creation of a flip animation.

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