Sights & Attractions in Tokyo

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Ashi-no-ko From Owaku-dani, the descent by gondola to Togendai on the shore...	Bodies of Water	Hakone

Bank of Japan The older part of the Bank of Japan is the work of Tatsuno Kingo...	Museums / Galleries	Nihombashi, Ginza, and Yuraku-cho

Bookstores of Jimbo-cho For the ultimate browse through art books, catalogs, scholarly...	Neighborhoods / Streets, Stores / Malls	Akihabara and Jimbo-cho

Bunkamura One of the liveliest venues in Tokyo for music and art, this...	Arts / Performance Venues	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Caretta Shiodome This 51-story skyscraper houses the offices of advertising giant...	Architectural Sites	Tsukiji and Shiodome


Chugu-shi A subshrine of the Futara-san Shrine at Tosho-gu, this is the...	Religious Sites	Chuzenji-ko

Chuzen-ji A subtemple of Rinno Temple, at Tosho-gu, the principal object...	Religious Sites	Chuzenji-ko

Don Quijote This is perhaps the weirdest 24-hour discount store on Earth...	Stores / Malls	Roppongi and Azabu Juban

Dragon's Head Falls If you've budgeted an extra day for Nikko, you might want to...	Bodies of Water	Chuzenji-ko

Edo Wonderland Edo Wonderland, a living-history theme park a short taxi ride...	Museum Village	Tosho-gu

Gora This small town is at the end of the train line from Odawara...	Towns	Hakone

Hakone Museum of Art A sister institution to the MOA Museum of Art in Atami, Hakone...	Museums / Galleries	Hakone

Hakone-machi The main attraction here is the Hakone Barrier (Hakone Sekisho)...	Historic Districts / Sites	Hakone

Hanazono Jinja Constructed in the early Edo period, Hanazono is not among Tokyo's...	Religious Sites	Shinjuku

Hanzo-mon The house of Hattori Hanzo (1541-96) once sat at the foot of...	Military Sites	Imperial Palace and Government District

Hirakawa-mon The approach to this gate crosses the only wooden bridge that...	Viewpoints	Imperial Palace and Government District

Imperial Palace Outer Garden When the office buildings of the Meiji government were moved...	Gardens / Arboretums	Imperial Palace and Government District

International Cemetery This Yokohama landmark is a reminder of the port city's heritage...	Cemeteries	Yokohama

Jakko Falls Falling water is one of the special charms of the Nikko National...	Bodies of Water	Chuzenji-ko

Jigen-do Tenkai (1536-1643), the first abbot of Rinno Temple, has his...	Religious Sites	Tosho-gu

Jochi-ji In the Five Mountains hierarchy, Jochi-ji was ranked fourth...	Religious Sites	Kita-Kamakura

Jomyo-ji Founded in 1188, this one of the Five Mountains Zen monasteries...	Religious Sites	Downtown Kamakura

Kabuto Jinja This is a minor shrine, so if you have had your fill of shrine-viewing...	Religious Sites	Nihombashi, Ginza, and Yuraku-cho

Kamakura Treasure Museum This museum was built in 1928 as a repository for many of the...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Kamakura

Kamakura-gu This Shinto shrine was built after the Meiji Restoration of 1868...	Religious Sites	Downtown Kamakura

Kan-ei-ji In 1638 the second Tokugawa shogun, Hidetada, commissioned the...	Religious Sites	Ueno

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History One of the few buildings in Yokohama to have survived both the...	Museums / Galleries	Yokohama

Kanda Myojin This shrine is said to have been founded in 730 in a village...	Religious Sites	Akihabara and Jimbo-cho

Kasai Seaside Park The Diamonds and Flowers Ferris Wheel (Daia to Hana no Dai-kanransha)...	Amusement Parks	Greater Tokyo

Kiddy Land First opened in 1950, this Harajuku landmark has moved around...	Stores / Malls	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Kite Museum Kite flying is an old tradition in Japan. The collection here...	Museums / Galleries	Nihombashi, Ginza, and Yuraku-cho

Kogeikan For those who are interested in modern and traditional Japanese...	Museums / Galleries	Imperial Palace and Government District

Marine Tower For an older generation of Yokohama residents, the 348-foot-high...	Nautical Sites	Yokohama

Meigetsu-in This temple is also known as Ajisai-dera (the hydrangeas temple)...	Religious Sites	Kita-Kamakura

Monument to Masasuna Matsudaira Opposite the Sacred Bridge, at the east entrance to the grounds...	Memorials / Monuments	Tosho-gu

Mori Tower When it opened in 2003, the Roppongi Hills complex was the center...	Architectural Sites, Viewpoints	Roppongi and Azabu Juban

Moto-machi Within a block of Ishikawa-cho Station is the beginning of this...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Yokohama

Museum of Maritime Science This museum houses an impressive collection of models and displays...	Museums / Galleries, Nautical Sites	Odaiba

Nakata Shoten Okachimachi This store probably has more shades of green than the average...	Stores / Malls	Ueno

National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Make sure to stop by the third floor of this museum, known locally...	Museums / Galleries	Odaiba

National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Founded in 1952 and moved to its present site in 1969, this was...	Museums / Galleries	Imperial Palace and Government District

National Science Museum The six buildings of the complex house everything from fossils...	Museums / Galleries	Ueno

Nihombashi Why the expressway had to be routed directly over this lovely...	Bridges / Tunnels	Nihombashi, Ginza, and Yuraku-cho

Nikolai Cathedral It's curious that a Russian Orthodox cathedral was built in Tokyo's...	Religious Sites	Akihabara and Jimbo-cho

Nippon-maru Memorial Park The centerpiece of the park, which is on the east side of Minato...	Parks	Yokohama

Odaiba's Hot Spring Theme Park Once upon a time, when bathtubs in private homes were a rarity...	Hot Springs / Spas	Odaiba

Oji Take the JR Yamanote Line to Otsuka, cross the street in front...	Scenic Drives	Greater Tokyo

Omotesando Hills This curious shopping mall was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning...	Architectural Sites	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Ote-mon The main entrance to the Imperial Palace East Garden, Ote-mon...	Historic Districts / Sites	Imperial Palace and Government District

Prefectural Museum of Modern Art On the north side of the Heike Pond at Tsuru-ga-oka Hachiman-gu...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown Kamakura

Queen's Square The courtyard on the northeast side of the Landmark Tower connects...	Stores / Malls	Yokohama

Roppongi Hills In 2003, Mori Building Company—Japan's biggest commercial...	Commercial Districts	Roppongi and Azabu Juban

Sacred Bridge Built in 1636 for shoguns and imperial messengers visiting the...	Bridges / Tunnels	Tosho-gu

Sanrio Puroland As a theme park dedicated to the world's most famous white cat...	Amusement Parks	Greater Tokyo

Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art The painter Seiji Togo (1897-1978) was a master of putting on...	Museums / Galleries	Shinjuku

Shin Marunouchi Building Starting in the late 1990s, Mitsubishi Estate has been aggressively...	Architectural Sites	Nihombashi, Ginza, and Yuraku-cho

Shinagawa Aquarium The fun part of this aquarium in southwestern Tokyo is walking...	Zoos / Aquariums	Greater Tokyo

Shinjuku Gyo-en National Garden This lovely 150-acre park was once the estate of the powerful...	Parks, Gardens / Arboretums	Shinjuku

Shitamachi Museum Japanese society in the days of the Tokugawa shoguns was rigidly...	Museums / Galleries	Ueno

Shogitai Memorial Time seems to heal wounds quickly in Japan. Only six years after...	Memorials / Monuments	Ueno

Sogetsu Ikebana School The schools of Ikebana, like those of other traditional arts...	Educational Institutions	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Soji-ji One of the two major centers of the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism...	Religious Sites	Yokohama

Soun-zan The Hakone Tozan Cable Car travels from Gora to Soun-zan, departing...	Mountains	Hakone

Statue of Hachiko Hachiko is the Japanese version of Lassie; he even starred in...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Statue of Takamori Saigo As chief of staff of the Meiji Imperial army, Takamori Saigo...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Ueno

Sunshine International Aquarium The aquarium is closed for renovations and is slated to reopen...	Zoos / Aquariums	Greater Tokyo

Suzumoto Originally built around 1857 for Japanese comic-monologue performances...	Arts / Performance Venues	Ueno

Taiko Kan Become a taiko (drum) master for a day as you pound away on the...	Museums / Galleries	Asakusa

Tama Zoo More a wildlife park than a zoo, this facility in western Tokyo...	Zoos / Aquariums	Greater Tokyo

Togo Shrine Flea Market You'll find Japanese antiques, old movie posters, books, and...	Markets / Bazaars	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills TOHO If you want to catch a movie in English, this is the place to...	Arts / Performance Venues	Roppongi and Azabu Juban

Tokyo Anime Center As an information source and exhibitor of images and films, the...	Stores / Malls	Akihabara and Jimbo-cho

Tokyo Dome City The Korakuen stop on the Marunouchi subway line, about 10 minutes...	Sports Venues, Amusement Parks	Akihabara and Jimbo-cho

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Dominating the western Shinjuku skyline and built at a cost of...	Arts / Performance Venues, Government Buildings	Shinjuku

Tokyo Opera City Completed in 1997, this mixed-use office and entertainment complex...	Arts / Performance Venues	Shinjuku

Toshima-en This large, well-equipped amusement park in the northwestern...	Amusement Parks	Greater Tokyo

Treasury House An unhurried visit to the precincts of Tosho-gu should definitely...	Museums / Galleries	Tosho-gu

Tsukiji Hongan-ji Disaster seemed to follow this temple, which is an outpost of...	Religious Sites	Tsukiji and Shiodome

Two-Tiered Bridge Making a graceful arch across the moat, this bridge is surely...	Bridges / Tunnels	Imperial Palace and Government District

Ueno Dojunkai Apartments The historic Dojunkai apartments comprised one residential block...	Architectural Sites	Ueno

Ueno Royal Museum Although the museum has no permanent collection of its own, it...	Museums / Galleries	Ueno

Ueno Zoo First built in 1882, this is Japan's first zoo. Its two main...	Zoos / Aquariums	Ueno

Umagaeshi In the old days, the road became too rough for horse riding...	Viewpoints	Chuzenji-ko

World Porters This shopping center, on the opposite side of Yokohama Cosmo...	Stores / Malls	Yokohama

Yamashita Koen This park is perhaps the only positive legacy of the Great Kanto...	Parks	Yokohama

Yamatane Museum of Art Relocated from the Government district to this location in swanky...	Museums / Galleries	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Yokohama Cosmo World This amusement-park complex claims—among its 30 or so rides...	Amusement Parks	Yokohama

Yokohama Doll Museum This museum houses a collection of some 4,000 dolls from all...	Museums / Galleries	Yokohama

Yokohama History Archives Within the archives, housed in what was once the British Consulate...	Museums / Galleries	Yokohama

Yokohama Museum of Art Designed by Kenzo Tange and housed at Minato Mirai 21, the museum...	Museums / Galleries	Yokohama

Yushima Seido Akihabara shrines are of minor interest in comparison to the...	Religious Sites	Akihabara and Jimbo-cho

Zenpuku-ji Temple This temple, just south of the Ichinohashi Crossing, dates back...	Religious Sites	Roppongi and Azabu Juban
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