The Imperial Palace and Garden is in the centre of Tokyo. Find out how to visit, what to do, admission and other tips for visiting.
Head to First Avenue at Tokyo Station for your fill of cute anime/manga characters, tasty ramen, and delicious okashi, or Japanese sweets.
A shrine with an impressive tunnel of red torii gates and home to Tokyo’s famous Sanno Festival.
Visit Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo with Imperial ties that commemorates and remembers Japan’s war dead.
The Science Museum Tokyo is ideal for kids ages 8+ with hands-on learning covering topics from mechanics, CO2 and global warming to robotics.
Calling all anime and pop culture fans: Akiba Cultures Zone has everything from the latest character goods to specialty items, live idols shows and more.
Toranomon-Azabudai and Toranomon Hills Projects are awarded WELL and Platinum-level LEED recertification for their outstanding sustainable initiatives.
A huge park next to Ueno station. There is art museum with some open air art installations. There is a temple, and a few huge lakes. We came for picnic during Spring.
With the lush sakura dori, swan boat rental and various other attractions, Ueno Park is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo.
Our early morning visit to Tokyo’s Nezu Shrine involved a 6:30am session of Radio Taiso with the local senior citizens, followed by a walk to Yanaka Ginza.
This shrine may look like it’s plucked straight from Kyoto, but its torii tunnel and blooming azalea sit nestled right in Tokyo.
Nezu Shrine Azalea Festival from mid-April till the end of Golden Week (1st week of May) is a beautiful landscape of ancient Japanese temple buildings
