Sights & Attractions in Tokyo

Fodor's Choice Sights in Tokyo

Name	Category	Location

Fuji-san (Mt. Fuji) There are six routes to the summit of the 12,388-foot-high Fuji-san,...	Mountains	Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Backstreet shops of Tsukiji Tokyo's markets provide a vital counterpoint to the museums and...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Tsukiji and Shiodome

Great Buddha The single biggest attraction in Hase ("ha-seh") is the Great...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Kamakura

Hase-dera The only temple in Kamakura facing the sea, this is one of the...	Religious Sites	Kamakura

Imperial Palace East Garden The entrance to the East Garden is the Ote-mon, once the main...	Parks	Imperial Palace and Government District


Kegon Falls More than anything else, the country's most famous falls are...	Bodies of Water	Nikko

Myth of Tomorrow This once-lost mural by avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto has been...	Museums / Galleries	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Nezu Institute of Fine Arts This museum houses the private art collection of Meiji-period...	Museums / Galleries	Aoyama, Harajuku, and Shibuya

Ryogoku Two things make this working-class Shitamachi neighborhood worth...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Tokyo

Senso-ji Complex Dedicated to the goddess Kannon, the Senso-ji Complex is the...	Religious Sites	Asakusa

Tokyo National Museum This complex of four buildings grouped around a courtyard is...	Museums / Galleries	Ueno

Tosho-gu With its riot of colors and carvings, inlaid pillars, red-lacquer...	Religious Sites	Nikko
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