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Asakusa Ikebukuro Kappabashi Street Shibamata Sugamo Ueno Yanaka

Kiyosumi Ryogoku Tokyo Skytree & Around

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Museums & Galleries

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Museum in Ueno Park which aims to be “a place for creativity and coaction”

Onsen

Sengawa Yukemuri no Sato

Sengawa Yukemuri no Sato is a day onsen near Chofu. It’s a very typical family-orientated onsen with a…

Gardens & Parks

Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens

Mukojima-Hyakkaen (向島百花園) was the idea of a wealthy antique dealer by the name of Sahara Kiku who wanted…

Gardens & Parks

Kiyosumi Gardens

Beautiful Japanese-style gardens around a large pond built on the site of a mansion owned by a wealthy merchant during the Edo period.

Museums & Galleries

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Art and design space/venue created by architect Tadao Ando and fashion designer Issey Miyake.

Museums & Galleries

Old Shimbashi Station Museum

Museum that is a reconstruction of the Shimbashi-Teishajo Station that was the terminus between Shimbashi and Yokohama. Constructed in 1872, this was Japan’s first railway line and a key milestone in the country’s road to modernization.

Museums & Galleries

GA Gallery

Small architectural art gallery in Sendagaya run by Global Architecture (GA). The gallery also has a very pleasant…

Museums & Galleries

Gallery éf

Well regarded and unusual art gallery near Asakusa housed inside a beautiful old Edo warehouse which has managed to survive fires, air raids, and earthquakes. The gallery markets itself as a cafe/bar space and a place for cultural exchanges, and many of the works of art are themed around the historic area.

Museums & Galleries

Watari-Um: The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art

Contemporary art museum showcasing works from international artists.

Museums & Galleries

Mizuma Art Gallery

The Mizuma Art Gallery opened in 1994 and exhibits works of art from emerging artists in Japan and…

Museums & Galleries

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art—one of the oldest contemporary art museums in Tokyo—opened in 1979 to display…

Museums & Galleries

SCAI The Bathhouse

A contemporary art gallery open in 1993 which is housed inside a former bathhouse and building that is over 200 years old. The gallery is known for introducing Japan’s avant-garde artists to the world as well as for helping foreign artists establish a presence in Japan.