The Moyai statue is well-known as a meeting place at the Shibuya Station. It is a unique stone sculpture that has different faces carved on the front and the back.
This chime keeps telling time and is a symbol of Kawagoe, a warehouse town brimming with Edo-era atmosphere.
The facade of the Asahi Group's headquarter building was designed in the image of a beer mug.
One of the nation's largest movable road bridges built over the mouth of Sumida River.
Hijiri-bashi is a bridge over the Kanda River. Its three-dimensional piers are beautiful.
Sakura-bashi Bridge connects the two sections of Sumida Park on either side of Sumida River. It is a pedestrian-only bridge distinguished by a smart facade that blends in with its surroundings.
Newly renovated in 2002, it is an international passenger terminal that Japan boasts about to the world.
This is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sumida River. Its 32 cables stage the presence of this beautiful bridge.
Hikawa Maru, an ocean liner of Nippon Yusen (NYK Line or Japan Mail Shipping Line), is one of the historical cargo-passenger ships and was built in 1930 for the purpose of running a regular route to Seattle. Today, the liner is open to the public and the visitors can enter the guestroom, the dining room, wheelhouse, the engine room, and other areas.
A bridge with a beautiful rectilinear design listed in ”100 Views of New Tokyo.”
This observation deck lies at the southern tip of Shionomisaki. The seventh and eighth floors, which are 100 meters above sea level, are observation galleries, commanding a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean. On a fine day, the vista even takes in the distant Mt. Nachi. On entering the deck, you'll receive a certificate for visiting the southernmost point of Japan's main island as proof of your visit to Shionomisaki. The grasslands at the tip of the cape, called “Boro no Shiba,” stretch out over 100,000 square meters. A restaurant there serves a variety of dishes using locally sourced ingredients.
The Statue of Liberty in the Odaiba area is a replica molded from the Statue of Liberty in Paris, France.
The skyscraper that stands 296 meters high. It's a spot full of attractions such as a large panorama that spreads from the observation floor on the 69th floor and shopping!
A bridge built over the Sumida River after World War II with a panoramic view of skyscrapers in Tokyo.
The bridge carrying traffic from Kasuga-dori Street over the Sumida River. One of the viewing areas for the fireworks festival is near this bridge.
This is the site where the revenge of the 47 Ronin (Ako-roshi) took place. On the same property is Matsuzaka-inari shrine, which enshrines Kira and the well said to have been used to clean his head.
A meeting place in Nishi-Shinjuku. A symbol of Shinjuku i-LAND and its message of love.
The bridge stretching over the Sumida River was a favorite motif of Ukiyoe artist, Hiroshige Utagawa (1797-1858) of the end of the Edo period (1600/1603-1868).
This is a historical iron bridge that was illustrated in nishiki-e (multi-colored woodblock print) by an ukiyo-e artist, Hiroshige Utagawa.
The bridge is called Kuramae (”front of warehouse”) since rice was stored in the area during the Edo period. Painted in bright yellow, the bridge reminds us of rice grains.