Located in the prestigious shopping district of Ginza, Mitsukoshi Ginza is a renowned department store popular with LIVE JAPAN readers. As one of Tokyo's premier luxury shopping destinations, it offers a wide range of products, from fashion to daily essentials and groceries. You'll find a dedicated tax-free counter and support services tailored to international visitors. Ginza is a well-known landmark that attracts many foreign tourists, and a visit to Mitsukoshi Ginza is definitely worth your while.
Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).
Atago Shrine is a scenically situated shrine perched 26 meters above sea level atop Mount Atago.
A zoological garden containing around 640 animals and 110 species from all over the world, displayed in a more free and natural environment.
This green western-style home shines with pleasant sensibility
Yokotekan is a hotel located near the famous Ikaho Stone Steps. Enjoy the façade full of gentle lights and refresh your body and spirit in a reddish-brown “golden” hot spring bath.
Kobe’s Chinatown has many famous specialties
This is a museum where you can learn the aesthetics of the samurai spirit. You can experience being a samurai warrior wearing kabuto (a helmet) and yoroi (an armor) and take commemorative photos as well.
A hotel with a commanding view of Matsushima
Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan
A little-known ramen shop on a side street
Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple
Enjoy dining and shopping at this market building
A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.
Famous since the Edo period (1603–1868) for its god of business prosperity. Site of the largest Tori no Ichi open-air market in Japan.
Large-scale commercial facilities integrating shopping, fun and dining. *Phone reception hours 10:00~18:00
A fantastic sweets theme park in Jiyugaoka brings together many stylish shops.
A relaxing spot above the pond
Hanazono-jinja Shrine in Shinjuku, loved by many as an urban oasis.