RestaurantJapanese
AFURI: Shinjuku Lumine
A ramen counter in Shinjuku's LUMINE 1. An easy food anchor near the station, with the exact branch details in one place.
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GuideCulture
Tokyo, at your own pace
Three ways to shape a Tokyo day: a garden, a temple neighbourhood or an afternoon with art. Choose one starting point.
StoryCulture
Tokyo museum tickets: the small distinctions that matter
A free building, a paid exhibition, a collection ticket and a timed visit are different things. Start with the experience you want.
EventExhibitions
Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre
Leonardo's portrait La Belle Ferronnière anchors a Renaissance exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo, through 13 December.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
The National Art Center, Tokyo
A glass-fronted art destination in Roppongi. The building is free to enter; exhibitions have their own tickets.
EventExhibitions
Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan
A new look at Hiroshige's landscapes and changing skies, drawn from the Uchiyama collection at Tokyo National Museum.
GuideCulture
Roppongi art, with a meal in mind
Choose one exhibition, then make space for tonkatsu in Nishi-Azabu. A flexible art-and-food plan around Roppongi.
PlaceActivities
Tokyo National Museum
Give Ueno a museum day. Start with the Japanese galleries, then choose a smaller corner of the collection to linger in.
RestaurantJapanese
Butagumi: Nishi-Azabu
A tonkatsu restaurant for a meal with a little more space around it. Lunch and dinner are separate services in Nishi-Azabu.
EventExhibitions
Mariko Mori: All That Shines
An announced retrospective of Mariko Mori's work across photography, sculpture and interactive installation, opening on 31 October.
PlaceActivities
Mori Art Museum
Contemporary art on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. Choose the exhibition before choosing your date.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
Sensō-ji
A free temple visit in Asakusa, with the great gates and main hall as an anchor for exploring the neighbourhood.
PlaceActivities
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Trees, lawns and a change of pace near Shinjuku. A paid garden visit with seasonal hours, worth giving a little breathing room.
EventCulture
Bunbuku Chagama: a story told in signs
A Japanese folktale becomes a picture-story performance in the Tokyo National Museum’s family programme.
GuideCulture
Harajuku trees, Aoyama tables
A wooded shrine approach, a proper lunch and one museum. Three stops give this side of Tokyo room to breathe.
PlaceConcerts
ENTER Shibuya
A sixth-floor Shibuya dance floor with a busy calendar of house, techno and selectors worth choosing a night around.
PlaceConcerts
FORESTLIMIT
A small Hatagaya basement for adventurous DJ nights, live experiments and a programme that rewards following the artists.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
Meiji Jingū
Trade Harajuku’s shopfronts for the long, wooded approach to Meiji Jingū. An early visit leaves room for a slow lunch in Aoyama.
PlaceActivities
Hama-rikyū Gardens
A tidal pond, pine trees and Shiodome’s towers in the same frame. Give this waterside garden an unhurried hour.
Free entry
PlaceActivities
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatories
Tokyo stretches out from the 45th floor, with no observation-deck ticket to buy. A useful Shinjuku stop when the sky clears.
RestaurantJapanese
Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama
Aoyama shopping can wait until after a proper tonkatsu lunch. Maisen makes a useful sit-down pause just off Omotesandō.
PlaceConcerts
MITSUKI
A basement club at the top of Dogenzaka, where a dark stairway leads into a smaller Shibuya night built around the selectors.
RestaurantJapanese
Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu
Soba, skewers and a late dinner in Nishi-Azabu. Make the meal the occasion, then decide how much night you have left.
PlaceFood & drink
Bar TRENCH
Thirteen seats on an Ebisu side street, with herbal spirits, carefully made cocktails and a walk-in rhythm that suits a small group.