Best Visiting Spot List

A museum specializing in nihonga (Japanese paintings) with a collection of about 1,800 works consisting mainly of modern and contemporary Japanese paintings. It holds various special exhibitions as well.

One of the four metropolitan parks at Sayama hill. Enjoy walking in the thicket that stretches through the entire park.

A soto-zen Buddhist temple, better known as Toyokawa Inari, which had been worshiped by both the mighty warriors of each era and common people of Edo-Tokyo. You can make a pilgrimage to the seven lucky gods and enjoy viewing lit paper lanterns.

Immerse yourself in the world of this photographer who loved the Yamato path

This is an art museum that houses and exhibits modern and contemporary Japanese art. It hosts special exhibitions on a wide range of themes.

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

An oasis of water and greenery in the city center

Edo Wonderland is a huge theme park with a realistic simulation of a town from the Edo Period.

You’ll feel as if you’ve gone back in time to prehistoric times.

A thatched hut that stands in lush greenery

A metropolitan museum where you can experience art up close

Akasaka Palace, or the State Guest House, is a neo baroque-style building with a stately, gorgeous look. It welcomes state and official guests from all over the world.

An historic shrine favored as a place of rest and relaxation by locals

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

Become intimate with literature in this famous building

A cozy accommodation with its own hot spring

Komagata Bridge on the Sumida River is 150 meters long and has over 80 years of history.

A mysterious building with a unique structure that has two separate stairways

A nationally designated Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, overflowing with exotic appeal

A huge mural by Taro Okamoto which was returned from Mexico.