Sightseeing Spot Spots in Tokyo Area

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Travel / Tourism

Sightseeing Spot

Shibuya Scramble Crossing

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Dogenzaka Shita
Hanegi Park

4.0

100 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Setagaya-ku Daita 4-38-52

A five-minute walk from Umegaoka Station, and a seven-minute walk from Higashi-Matsubara Station. This public park is notable for its plum grove, which was planted in 1967. Since that time, several additional trees have been planted to commemorate various events, and today the grove consists of around 650 trees spanning 60 varieties. From early February through early March when the trees are in full bloom, the park holds a plum blossom festival which attracts large numbers of sightseers from across the country. The park's full array of facilities also includes tennis courts and baseball fields as well as a playground.

Just 1 station away from Gotokuji Station where where a lot of tourists goes to visit Gotokuji Temple. I enjoyed my time there, strolling and taking in the plum blossom sights. It was a lovely...
Tetsugakudo Park

4.0

74 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Nakano-ku Matsugaoka 1-34-28

"A municipal park established in the Matsugaoka area to the north of Nakano Ward in 1904. Called the ""Philosophy Theme Park,"" the roughly 56,000 square meter grounds have pathways, stone structures, and unique buildings that are all related to philosophy. Enjoy a leisurely walk while getting a peak into the world of founder Enryu Inoue. Also known as Professor Yokai Japanese ghost, he founded today's Toyo University. There are 100 cherry, plum, and other flowering trees on site, making it the ward's leading spot for blossom viewing."

Its nice year round. Nice waking trails along the river. Japanese garden features. Statues of world religious leaders.
Sumida Park

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Taitou-ku Hanakawado 1 other

This park running north-south along the Sumida River is about five minutes on foot from Asakusa Station. It features numerous historic sites related to the Emperor Meiji and haiku poets such as Masaoka Shiki. A Japanese garden with a pond that used to be part of the Mito-Tokugawa family's residence has been incorporated into the park. It's a popular cherry blossom viewing spot, and it holds a cherry blossom festival every March. They also hold a Yabusame horseback archery event and the Sumida River Fireworks. It's a popular spot for viewing the Tokyo Sky Tree too. At night you can see it lit up along with Sakurabashi Bridge.
Meguro River Cherry Trees

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Tokyo Meguro-ku Meguro Kawazoe road

This line of cherry trees that stretches along both sides of the Meguro River for about 3.8 kilometers is one of Tokyo’s best spots for hanami (cherry blossom viewing). About 800 cherry trees (mostly of the Somei-Yoshino variety) have been planted along the river from near Ikejiri-ohashi Station to the vicinity of Fudo-mae Station. In spring a cherry blossom festival is held and the areas is full of yatai food stalls. The beauty of the cherry blossom petals floating on the Meguro River is a must-see. Children and the elderly should take care during the busy seasons, however, as it can become quite crowded.
State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

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Tokyo Minato-ku Motoakasaka 2-1-1

This building was built as the Imperial Palace for the Crown Prince in 1909 on the former site of Edo residence of the Kishu-Tokugawa clan. It is currently used as official accommodations for foreign dignitaries from abroad and can fairly be called the cornerstone of Japanese diplomacy. The elegant western-style building, Japan’s only example of Neo-Baroque architecture, was the first post-Meiji period cultural asset to be designated as a national treasure.
TV Asahi

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Minato-ku Roppongi 6-9-1

This is the head office building of TV Asahi in Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo. The “Roppongi Hills Mori Tower” is adjacent to the building, across the square. The main entrance atrium is open to the public. Displays such as reproduced sets of popular programs and displays of animated characters of the TV station are popular as places to take commemorative photos. The “Teleasa Shop” sells goods from its TV programs and there is also a stylish glass-walled café, and many tourists visit while sightseeing in Roppongi Hills.
Koiwa Shobuen

4.0

27 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Edogawa-ku

江戸川の河川敷にある、手入れの行き届いた菖蒲園です。今年はコロナウィルスのために、イベントなどはありません。ベンチと自動販売機はありますが、あまり日差しを避けるものはありません。京成線の江戸川駅から近いです。私は市川から、自転車でゆきました。駐車場と駐輪場はあります。
Nitta Shrine

3.5

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Ota-ku Yaguchi 1-21-23

A Shinto shrine located near Musashi-Nitta Station beyond a residential area. The shrine is dedicated to the samurai Nitta Yoshioki, second son of Nitta clan head Nitta Yoshisada. The shrine is believed to have been built to console the spirt of Yoshioki, who died a terrible death, and later came to be dedicated to him as the shrine's god. Because of this history, the shrine also has a large collection of arms and crafts which once belonged to the Nitta clan. Nitta Shrine is also known as the origin of the hamaya, a now-common arrow-shaped talisman for warding away evil-in the Edo period, Japanese physician Hiraga Gennai came up with the idea for the hamaya after seeing an arrow being sold at a teahouse in front of the shrine which was claimed to be Yoshioki's.

「上神明天祖神社」に続いて、「新田神社」にやって参りました。新田義興の怨霊を鎮めるために建てられた神社だそうです。また、破魔矢の発祥の神社だそうな(案内板によると)。あと、境内に聳える樹齢700年の御神木(大ケヤキ)はパワースポットで御神木に触れると「健康長寿」「病気平癒」「若返り」の御利益を授かるらしいです。そんな歴史と荘厳さがある一方、この神社にあるのは、石の卓球台（社務所でラケットを無料...
Unicorn Gundam Statue

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Koto-ku Aomi 1-1-10 Diver City Tokyo Plaza 2F Festival Hiroba
Jidaiya

5.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Taitou-ku Kaminarimon 2-3-5

This company operates a tourist rickshaw service and offers hands-on learning experiences relating to Japanese culture in 2 Chome, Kaminarimon, Taito City. They also put on performances of traditional arts including Japanese drums and shamisen. They have set up an array of services including traveling old-fashioned picture-story shows, traveling dagashi sweet markets, Japanese style weddings, and a lending program for Japanese tools.

My husband and I did the private tea ceremony experience, which took about 45 minutes. Our host was so lovely and sweet, and taught us about the ceremonial traditions, the pride hosts have in serving...
Shinjuku I-LAND Tower LOVE Object

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Nishi-shinjuku 6-5-1

"This public art installation is at the entrance of the 44-story high-rise building Shinjuku i-Land, home to offices, apartments, and a vocational school. One of the most famous landmarks in Tokyo, the huge red piece of object art was created by the American artist Robert Indiana. It's been a rendezvous spot for couples in many movies and TV dramas. There is also an urban legend that if you can pass between the ""V"" and ""E"" without touching them, the love you seek will come to pass."
Ikegami Baien (Plum Garden)

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Ota-ku Ikegami 2-2-13

A plum garden located a 20-minute walk from Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line in Ota Ward, Tokyo. The Japanese plum is the official flower of Ota Ward, and around 370 plum trees grow in the garden, blooming with red and white flowers in early spring. Some 800 azaleas and other plants and trees are also grown in the garden, plus there are tearooms and a Japanese-style room. The garden was originally a part of Nihonga Japanese painter Shinsui Ito's home and studio; the site was later gifted to Tokyo on the condition that the garden be preserved.
Baiganji Temple Weeping Cherries

3.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Ome-shi Nakacho 235

This ancient Shingon Buddhist temple is recorded to have been founded in the Chotoku era (995-998) by mid-Heian period priest Kancho. The temple enshrines a statue and foot imprint of the great priest Kobo Daishi, and it is said stepping on this foot imprint endows one with the same spiritual merit as walking the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. The weeping cherry tree standing in front of the main temple building has been designated a Natural Monument by Ome City. The huge, three-meter-tall tree is 150 years old. Said to be the sister tree to the weeping cherry on the grounds of the Kongoji Temple, another ancient temple in the city, each year, usually around the beginning of April, the tree comes into bloom, creating extraordinarily beautiful and elegant scenery. During this time, many tourists come to see the tree and its blossom-covered branches which hang so far down they practically touch the ground, and the tree is one of the most famous cherry trees in Tokyo.

青梅にある梅岩寺の枝垂れ桜です。山に囲まれた中にあって、気持ちの良い光景で素晴らしいです。見応えがあります。
Komatsugawa Senbon-zakura

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Edogawa-ku Komatsugawa 123-chome Chisaki

A five-minute walk from Higashi-ojima Station on the Toei Subway Shinjuku Line. This two-kilometer-long stretch of the land, extending south-north from the area near Higashi-ojima Station to the Keiyo Road, has been planted with rows of cherry trees. Some 1,000 cherry trees, including Yoshino cherries, Oshima cherries, and eight other varieties, grow alongside the Arakawa River weir, which was built to protect the area from flooding. During the Komatsugawa Senbonzakura Festival, held each year in spring, a variety of events are held here and the area bustles with visitors. From March until November, you can do barbecuing here and take in the beautiful flowers and greenery.
Harimazaka Cherry Blossom Avenue

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Bunkyou-ku Koishikawa 4, 5 chome boundary

Harimazaka is a hill named after a residence which once stood in the area that was used by the Matsudaira governors of Harima Province. In 1960 when the hill was paved, some 150 cherry trees were planted along the road; today they create a splendid avenue of cherry blossoms in spring, delighting countless visitors every year. The Bunkyo City Cherry Blossom Festival is held annually between late March and early April when the cherry blossoms are at their peak.
Takao Baigo

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Hachioji-shi Uratakaomachi Nishiasakawamachi

This is the collective name for the plum forest and trees scattered along Old Koshu Highway and the Kobotoke River. Its promenades include the Yuhodo plum forest, Sekisho plum forest, Tenjin plum forest, Arai plum forest, Yunohana plum forest, Surusashi plum forest, Kogesawa plum forest, Kobotoke plum forest, etc. In March, the best season for sightseeing the area, it is one of the best spots to view plum flowers in Tokyo, with about 10,000 red and white plum trees displaying their colors over about 4.5 kilometers. The Takao Baigo Plum Festival, which is held every March, includes stalls, food shops and koto performances at each plum forest. Among them, the Kobotoke plum forest, said to be the birthplace of Takao Baigo, is a must-see.
Mugiyama Floating Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Kawano

"A floating bridge on Lake Okutama, one of Tokyo's prime water sources. Commonly called the ""Drum Can Bridge,"" it gives visitors the chance to walk across Lake Okutama. The 220-meter-long bridge was built to provide foot access to the far shore at the time the dam was built. Originally drum cans provided flotation, but today this is done with polyethylene and styrofoam. The bridge doesn't sway much or get much spray, so kids can cross safely too. Still, watch your step as there are some gaps."
Sumida River Walk

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Sumida-ku Mukojima 1
Senzu no Kiridoshi

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Oshimamachi Senzu

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The setting of countless iconic movie scenes and the inspiration for songs, poetry, and literature worldwide, Tokyo barely requires an introduction. It’s hard for the kaleidoscopic neon lights, wacky pop culture, and some of the world’s tallest structures not to instill excitement in any first-time visitor to Tokyo, whether you’re in the very center of the hustle and bustle in Shinjuku or Shibuya or looking in from the quieter suburbs.