Best around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

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.

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.)

It's an ideal place for beginner climbers and as a day trip. While slowly climbing the mountain, you can enjoy abundant nature throughout the year.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

The Nicholai-do Cathedral (commonly spelled as Nikorai-do in Japan) is a Byzantine-style cathedral with a characteristic dome roof. In addition to a tour to see cultural assets, you can also participate in a mass service.

Just near Shibuya Crossing.Medicine, Cosmetics, etc. in store.

Main priests' residence of Senso-ji complex where the Three Buddha Statues of Amitabha are enshrined. The temple also houses ancestral tablets of Tokugawa Shoguns.

One of the remaining feudal lord gardens from the Edo Period (1603-1868). The pond at its center and the valuable, brilliantly-arrayed stones are the main draws of this garden.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

One-stop purchase of popular Japanese products.

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.

Watch 100 Portable Shrines Being Carried Around Asakusa

The Sogo Museum of Art is located inside a department store that is directly connected with Yokohama Station. You can enjoy both shopping and art at the same time.

Located just a 2-minute walk from Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Line, Onsen Guesthouse HAKONE TENT offers free WiFi, a hot spring bath and 2 shared shower booths. All rooms are simply decorated and equipped with air conditioning and heating facilities. Bathrooms and toilets are shared with other guests. Towels can be rented at a fee. At Hakone Tent Onsen Guesthouse, guests can grab a drink at the bar, soak in the hot spring bath or use the shared kitchen to prepare their own meals. Lockers, safety deposit boxes and a luggage storage service are also available at the property. The guest house is a 40-minute train ride from Hakone-Yumoto Train Station, and a 25-minute drive from Lake Ashi (Ashinoko). The Hakone Open Air Museum can also be accessed within a 6-minute drive from the guest house.

A hotel that is surrounded by nature, with rooms that are all different from each other

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 an area where you can find all kinds of antique books. There are shops with new books as well.

A good old-fashioned shopping district with 70 older shops and a shitamachi (downtown) atmosphere.

Just a 1-minute walk from the ”Electric Town Exit” of Akihabara Station. A Japanese suit brand offering a wide range of men's and women's business casual and formal attire, affordable high-quality Japanese-made ties.

A 2-minute walk from Godanta station. A Japanese suit brand offering a variety of popular items, including non-iron shirt, washable suits, pajama suits and a wide selection of business attire for both men and women.