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CONSTRUCTION NOTICE: The tower's main deck fully reopened on September 26, 2019 after the completion of renovation works.Stan...
Asakusa (浅草) is the center of Tokyo's shitamachi (literally "low city"), one of Tokyo's districts, where an atmosphere of...
There is no single word to define the diversity of ramen in current Tokyo. At this point in time, soy sauce ramen is known to...
The Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー) is a television broadcasting tower and landmark of Tokyo. It is the centerpiece ...
The Ghibli Museum (三鷹の森ジブリ美術館, Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Bijutsukan) is the animation and art museum of Miyaz...
Akihabara (秋葉原), also called Akiba after a former local shrine, is a district in central Tokyo that is famous for its m...
Odaiba (お台場) is a popular shopping and entertainment district on a man made island in Tokyo Bay. It originated as a set...
Important Notice: The wholesale market of Tsukiji Market, which was also known as the "inner market" and was famous for its...
Kabuki (歌舞伎) is a traditional Japanese form of theater with roots tracing back to the Edo Period. It is recognized as o...
Harajuku (原宿) refers to the area around Tokyo's Harajuku Station, which is between Shinjuku and Shibuya on the Yamanote L...
Shibuya (渋谷) is one of the twenty-three city wards of Tokyo, but often refers to just the popular shopping and entertainm...
Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport. It originated in ancient times as a performance to entertai...
The Ogasawara Islands (小笠原諸島, Ogasawara Shotō), also known in English as the Bonin Islands, are a chain of volcani...
Roppongi Hills is one of the best examples of a city within the city. Opened in 2003 in the heart of Tokyo's Roppongi distric...
AnimeJapan (formerly known as Tokyo International Anime Fair) is an annual tradeshow held at Odaiba's Big Sight convention ce...
Mount Takao (高尾山, Takaosan) is one of the closest natural recreation areas to central Tokyo, offering beautiful scenery...
Hahajima Island (母島, Mother Island) is the only inhabited island of the Ogasawara Islands besides Chichijima. Located 40 ...
Chichijima Island (父島, Father Island) is the largest of the Ogasawara Islands. The mountainous island is covered in subtr...
The Tokyo Motor Show is one of the world's top motor shows, taking place every two years. It introduces passenger and commerc...
Design Festa is an open art event that invites artists of all ages and backgrounds to display their work in a public forum. E...
Japanese stationery is popular overseas because of its outstanding functionality and the fact that it often embodies a sense ...
Lighting up the Shitamachi night sky with around 22,000 fireworksTokyo's Shitamachi has turned a new page in its history with...
Tsukiji in Tokyo is home to the world’s largest fish and sea food market, and is full of restaurants offering visitors the ...
A new color extravaganza for the Keyakizaka illuminationsThe illumination at Roppongi's Keyakizaka-dori signals the arrival o...
The permanent exhibition is closed from December 1, 2014 until March 27, 2015 for renovations.The Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東...
800 cherry trees that have entranced cherry-blossom viewers for over 300 yearsA prominent spot for viewing cherry blossoms fa...
Food samples are said to have been invented around the end of the Taisho Period and the beginning of the Showa period. They w...
The cherry blossoms of the Imperial Palace MoatThis walkway, which stretches out for about 700 meters along Chidorigafuchi to...
Chanko nabe is a unique nabe (hot pot) dish eaten by sumo wrestlers (rikishi), but also refers to all meals prepared by the w...
The traditional Japanese performing art of kabuki has a history of over 400 years, and has been designated by UNESCO as an In...
In July 2016, the National Museum of Western Art was designated a World Heritage Site as one of 17 buildings designed by the ...
Lighting up the Shitamachi night sky with around 22,000 fireworksTokyo's Shitamachi has turned a new page in its history with...
800 cherry trees that have entranced cherry-blossom viewers for over 300 yearsA prominent spot for viewing cherry blossoms fa...