PlaceCulture
Suitengū
Nihonbashi’s shrine to safe childbirth offers a compact cultural stop near Ningyocho.
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Places worth your time
The museums, garden and temple behind our Tokyo selection.
The museums, garden and temple behind our Tokyo selection. Explore our growing Tokyo selection, with checked details and official sources.
PlaceCulture
Sengaku-ji
The story of the forty-seven rōnin gives this temple its historic significance.
PlaceCulture
Tsukiji Hongan-ji
A Buddhist temple with distinctive architecture, close to Tsukiji’s food streets.
PlaceCulture
Shibamata Taishakuten
Temple grounds anchor a Shibamata day of older streets and neighbourhood wandering.
PlaceOutdoors
Ueno Park
Museums, paths and open-air pauses come together in one of Tokyo’s cultural districts.
PlaceOutdoors
Shinjuku Central Park
Green space beneath the skyscrapers changes the rhythm of western Shinjuku.
PlaceOutdoors
Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens
A traditional landscape garden sits surprisingly close to Hamamatsucho’s transport hub.
PlaceOutdoors
Higo Hosokawa Garden
A pond-centred garden offers an unhurried route through this part of Bunkyo.
PlaceOutdoors
Asukayama Park
A hilltop park in Oji with room for a walk and neighbouring museum visits.
PlaceOutdoors
Rikugien Gardens
A landscape garden whose paths turn a pond into a sequence of changing views.
PlaceOutdoors
Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens
A historic landscape garden beside Tokyo Dome, with carefully composed views.
PlaceOutdoors
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
Western-style architecture and Japanese garden design meet in northern Tokyo.
PlaceOutdoors
Komazawa Olympic Park
A broad park for walking and outdoor activity across the Setagaya-Meguro area.
PlaceOutdoors
Odaiba Marine Park
A waterfront walk brings skyline views and a different perspective on Tokyo Bay.
PlaceOutdoors
Koishikawa Botanical Garden
Botanical research becomes a walk among an extensive collection of plants.
PlaceOutdoors
Otomeyama Park
Wooded paths offer a quiet detour near the busy rail corridors of Shinjuku.
PlaceOutdoors
Suzume-no-Oyado Park
A bamboo-grove landscape gives Meguro a small, distinctive green escape.
PlaceFood & drink
Ameya-Yokochō
Market stalls and shops pack the streets between Ueno and Okachimachi.
PlaceFood & drink
Kappabashi Kitchenware Town
Kitchen tools and restaurant supplies turn shopping into a look behind Tokyo’s dining rooms.
PlaceConcerts
Blue Note Tokyo
Aoyama’s jazz destination is best planned around the musicians on the bill.