AsakusaAttractions
Sensō-ji
浅草寺
Tokyo's oldest temple, approached through a 200-metre market street of snack and souvenir stalls.
Free entryFood on site5 facilities unchecked
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A curated collection of 15 places, not a directory of everything in the city. Each one lists the stations that serve it, the official site, and exactly which practical details we have and have not checked.
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MinatoMuseums and culture
teamLab Borderless
チームラボボーダレス
A digital art museum with no fixed route — works move between rooms and react as you walk through them.
Book ahead5 facilities uncheckedUrayasu (Chiba)Theme parks and pop culture
Tokyo Disney Resort
東京ディズニーリゾート
Two parks — Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea — reached in about fifteen minutes by train from Tokyo Station.
In Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture — outside Tokyo, about 15 minutes by train from Tokyo Station.
Book ahead6 facilities uncheckedShibuyaAttractions
Meiji Jingū
明治神宮
A large shrine inside a planted forest, a few minutes from one of the busiest stations in the city.
Free entry5 facilities uncheckedShibuyaAttractions
Shibuya Scramble Crossing
渋谷スクランブル交差点
The intersection everyone photographs, directly outside Shibuya Station's Hachikō exit.
Free entry3 facilities uncheckedSumidaAttractions
Tokyo Skytree
東京スカイツリー
A broadcasting tower with two paid observation decks, attached to a large shopping complex.
5 facilities uncheckedShinjukuAttractions
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories
東京都庁舎展望室
Free observation decks about 200 metres up, run by the city government.
Free entry4 facilities uncheckedShinjukuParks and outdoors
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
新宿御苑
A large paid garden combining English, French and Japanese landscape styles, minutes from Shinjuku Station.
5 facilities uncheckedUenoParks and outdoors
Ueno Park
上野恩賜公園
A large public park holding most of the city's major museums, plus a zoo and a pond.
Free entry4 facilities uncheckedUenoMuseums and culture
Tokyo National Museum
東京国立博物館
Japan's oldest and largest museum, holding the broadest public collection of Japanese art and archaeology.
5 facilities uncheckedMinatoAttractions
Tokyo Tower
東京タワー
The 1958 lattice tower, with two paid decks and a view that includes the newer skyline around it.
4 facilities uncheckedKōtōMuseums and culture
teamLab Planets
チームラボプラネッツ
A barefoot digital art museum in Toyosu where parts of the route are walked through water.
Book ahead5 facilities uncheckedChūōFood and cafés
Tsukiji Outer Market
築地場外市場
Several streets of food stalls, knife shops and small restaurants — best in the morning.
Food on site2 facilities uncheckedShibuyaParks and outdoors
Yoyogi Park
代々木公園
A big open park next to Meiji Jingū, and one of the few in central Tokyo with real lawn space.
Free entry4 facilities uncheckedChiyodaParks and outdoors
Kōkyo Gaien National Garden
皇居外苑
The open gravel plaza and moat views in front of the Imperial Palace, a short walk from Tokyo Station.
Free entry3 facilities unchecked
