Tokyo Art, Castles & Palaces, Downtown, Food, Gardens & Parks, Museum + Religious Pictures

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Experience the energy of one of the world’s largest cities, home to electronics shops and towering skyscrapers, ancient art and pretty cherry blossoms.

Tokyo’s historic “Candy Store Alley” is a great place to find some bargains and sample typically Japanese spices, seafood and dried foods.

A historic hub of greenery adorned with floral displays, a large pond and stone lanterns, this spot lights up the sumo district.

Baseball, soccer and tennis fields stand beside a jogging track and cherry blossoms in a riverside park that also has a life-saving purpose.

The spiritual home of sumo wrestling has an intriguing past and continues to draw would-be champions of the sport to its shrines. 

Try the hanami tradition of admiring flowers as you walk past cherry blossoms and delve into the history of this area through its museums and ornate temples. 

Far from the rush of downtown Ota, serenity rules at a shrine that feels like a central part of the neighborhood in which it is located.

Step from Tokyo’s busiest train station into streets filled with endless shopping and dining options and the largest concentration of “love hotels” in the city.

Walk through this green area in the middle of one of the world’s largest cities and be enveloped by tranquility. In addition, city views from here are excellent.

Try the hanami tradition of admiring flowers as you walk past cherry blossoms and delve into the history of this area through its museums and ornate temples. 

The spiritual home of sumo wrestling has an intriguing past and continues to draw would-be champions of the sport to its shrines. 

A historic hub of greenery adorned with floral displays, a large pond and stone lanterns, this spot lights up the sumo district.

A set of extraordinary inverted pyramids appears to dominate the sky, crowning an otherworldly complex with a glassy terrace overlooking Tokyo Bay.

Named after a silver-coin mint, this district has a long association with affluence. Today it’s where you’ll find some of Japan’s most upmarket labels, restaurants and galleries.

Let your kids drive around the studio and look to the future as well as the past with the displays of high-tech vehicles and vintage cars.

Founded by an American missionary, this historic university has traditional Western architecture and charming gardens that make a nice surprise in central Tokyo.

Let your kids drive around the studio and look to the future as well as the past with the displays of high-tech vehicles and vintage cars.

Visit the upscale restaurants, flashy entertainment complexes and theaters in this hilly neighborhood with modern skyscrapers, shopping malls and nightclubs.

One of Tokyo’s tallest buildings rises from the center of an eclectic hub containing fashionable galleries and restaurants and a tranquil park with cherry blossoms.

The spiritual home of sumo wrestling has an intriguing past and continues to draw would-be champions of the sport to its shrines. 

A historic hub of greenery adorned with floral displays, a large pond and stone lanterns, this spot lights up the sumo district.

Let your kids drive around the studio and look to the future as well as the past with the displays of high-tech vehicles and vintage cars.

A set of extraordinary inverted pyramids appears to dominate the sky, crowning an otherworldly complex with a glassy terrace overlooking Tokyo Bay.