Best Visiting Spot List

Originally created as part of the Imperial Palace, the gardens are now open to the public.

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

An equestrian park where people and horses meet and interact. With seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms, the park is also a popular place to relax.

Japan's first national art museum located next to the Imperial palace, and it houses more than 12,500 artworks.

Introducing life in Osaka during the Edo period, the museum makes it fun to learn about the history and culture of housing and living.

This is a popular shrine for enmusubi-mairi, praying for a good marriage match. Weathered, miniature Shinto shrines on the shrine grounds invite your profound interest.

Experience spelunking at this National Natural Treasure

Enjoy the breathtaking view

Enshrines Japan's top Shinto deity

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

An entertainment hall created by Yoshimoto Kogyo

The beloved boathouse of Ryoma Sakamoto

A place connected to Matsuo Basho. A garden with flowers and trees associated with his haiku and Shiseki Tembo Teien with a waterside view are the highlights.

One of the most spacious ponds in metropolitan Tokyo and beloved as a cherry-blossom viewing site in Spring. The scenic pond was often the subject of ukiyo-e paintings in the mid-19th century.

An ancient temple with a beautiful garden, connected to Murasaki Shibibu

Happiness arrives with the buzzing of bell crickets

Yushima-tenjin enshrines Amenotajikarao-no-mikoto, the god of better fortune and sports, and Michizane Sugawara, the god of learning and study. A number of famed scholars and writers visit this shrine.

The building and garden represent the modern Japanese architecture in a semi-Western style.

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”