Zojo-ji
Six Shoguns' Graves Directly Beneath Tokyo Tower
The Tokugawa family temple in Shiba, with Tokyo Tower rising right behind the main hall. The grou...
Hachijo-jima
Climb 1,280 Steps up Hachijo-Fuji, 55 Minutes by Plane from Haneda
Two volcanoes joined by a strip of flat land, about 55 minutes by ANA from Haneda. Climb 1,280 st...
Jinata Onsen
A Free Hot Spring in the Sea Rocks of Shikinejima, Timed by the Tide
Rock pools at the foot of a narrow cleft on Shikinejima's south coast, where iron-rich spring wat...
Rainbow Bridge
Walking 1.7 km Across Tokyo Bay on the Rainbow Bridge Promenade
A free 1.7 km walkway on the lower deck of the 1993 suspension bridge between Shibaura and Odaiba...
Sengaku-ji
Where the 47 Ronin Lie Beside the Lord They Avenged
The Zen temple in Takanawa where the 47 ronin of the Chushingura story are buried beside their lo...
Sunshine City
Ikebukuro's Observatory, Rooftop Aquarium and Pokemon Center in One Complex
A big Ikebukuro complex built around the Sunshine 60 tower, with two shopping malls, the Sunshine...
Tsukiji Hongan-ji
An Indian-Style Temple with a Pipe Organ and an 18-Dish Breakfast
A Jodo Shinshu temple whose 1934 main hall, designed by Ito Chuta, looks like ancient Indian Budd...
Yayoi Kusama Museum
Kusama's Own Five-Floor Museum, Timed Tickets Only
The museum Yayoi Kusama founded in 2017 in a quiet corner of Shinjuku, showing her work in two ex...
Ikegami Honmon-ji
Where Nichiren Died, and 300,000 People Come on One October Night
Head temple of the Nichiren school on a hill in Ota Ward, built where Nichiren died in 1282. Free...
Jindai-ji
Soba Lunch and an Asuka-Era Bronze Buddha on Tokyo's Western Edge
A temple founded in 733 in wooded Chofu, ringed by soba shops and home to the oldest National Tre...
Kiyosumi Gardens
Stepping Stones Across a Pond Lined With Rocks Shipped by Mitsubishi
A Meiji-era stroll garden built by the Iwasaki family of Mitsubishi around a large pond with thre...
Mikurajima
Mikurajima: The Izu Island Where the Ferry Often Cannot Dock and You Need a Booked Bed to Land
A round, cliff-walled island about 200 km south of Tokyo with one small village, old-growth fores...
Showa Kinen Park
180 Hectares of Flower Fields on a Former Air Base in Tachikawa
A 180-hectare national park built on the site of the former US Tachikawa air base, with seasonal ...
Tokyo Big Sight
Tokyo Big Sight: Japan's Largest Convention Centre
The inverted pyramids on Tokyo Bay. Japan's biggest exhibition venue, and the home of Comiket.
Tokyo Dome City
No Gate Fee, a Coaster Through a Building and an All-Night Spa
The leisure district around Tokyo Dome, with about 20 pay-per-ride attractions including the Thun...