Unmissable sights for your itinerary in Tokyo, Japan
Yoking past and future, Tokyo dazzles with its traditional culture and passion for everything new, from contrasting...
Rikugien Gardens
6-chōme-16-3 Honkomagome, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0021, Japan
Considered by many to be Tokyo's most elegant garden, Rikugi-en was originally completed in 1702, at the behest of a feudal lord. It is definitely the...
Edo-Tokyo Museum
1-chōme-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0015, Japan
Edo-Tokyo Museum is closed for renovations until the end of 2025, although you can still visit the museum virtually.
Tokyo's history museum documents...
Meiji Jingu
1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
Tokyo’s grandest Shintō shrine is dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, whose reign (1868–1912) coincided with Japan's transformation...
Sensō-ji
2-chōme-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Tokyo’s most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled...
Imperial Palace
1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan
The Imperial Palace occupies the site of the original Edo-jō, the Tokugawa shogunate's castle. In its heyday this was the largest fortress in the...
Shibuya City
Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan
Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all...
teamLab Borderless
Japan, 〒135-0064 Tokyo, Koto City, Aomi, 1-chōme−3−８ お台場パレットタウン２階
Digital-art collective teamLab has created 60 artworks for this museum, open in 2018, that tests the border between art and the viewer: many are...
Shinjuku Golden Gai
Japan, 〒160-0021 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Kabukichō, 1-chōme−1−６ 2F
Golden Gai – a Shinjuku institution for over half a century – is a collection of tiny bars, often literally no bigger than a closet and seating maybe...
Ghibli Museum
1-chōme-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan
This museum is the heart of the Studio Ghibli world, a beloved (even 'adored') film studio responsible for classic, critically-acclaimed animated...
Tokyo National Museum
13-9 Uenokōen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-8712, Japan
If you visit only one museum in Tokyo, make it the Tokyo National Museum. Here you'll find the world's largest collection of Japanese art, including...