K艒rakuen & Akihabara
Not as red-hot as they once were, this J-pop phenomenon girl group of 60 rotating members continues to perform in shifts at its very own workhouse鈥r鈥heatre in the heart of Akihabara. Tickets for shows are awarded by lottery 鈥 see the website for further details.
If you're curious to see what the big deal is, pop into AKB48 Cafe, with its lookalike waitresses and videos of the group playing on loop.
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If you visit only one museum in Tokyo, make it the Tokyo National Museum. Here you'll find the world's largest collection of Japanese art, including鈥
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This museum is the heart of the Studio Ghibli world, a beloved (even 'adored')聽film studio responsible for classic, critically-acclaimed animated titles鈥
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Golden Gai 鈥 a Shinjuku institution for over half a century 鈥 is a collection of tiny bars, often literally no bigger than a closet and seating maybe a鈥
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Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all鈥
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This impressively slick attraction is dedicated to, you guessed it, cup noodles. But in reality, its focus is more broad, with numerous exhibitions鈥
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Digital-art collective teamLab has created 60 artworks for this museum, open in 2018, that tests the border between art and the viewer: many are鈥
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The Imperial Palace occupies the site of the original Edo-j艒, the Tokugawa shogunate's castle. In its heyday this was the largest fortress in the world,鈥
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Tokyo鈥檚 most visited temple enshrines a golden image of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy), which, according to legend, was miraculously pulled out of鈥
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A major exhibition space, smaller art galleries and creative studios now occupy this former high school, which has evolved into a forward-thinking arts鈥
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Tracing its history back to AD 730, this splendid Shint艒 shrine boasts vermilion-lacquered halls surrounding a stately courtyard. Its present location鈥
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Tucked away amid the Sola City development is this exhibition space occupying a relocated 1917 storehouse once used by the area's book distributors. Check鈥
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Established in 1691 and later used as a school for the sons of the powerful during the Tokugawa regime, this is one of Tokyo鈥檚 handful of Confucian鈥
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This exhibition centre and workshop is dedicated to the quintessential Japanese art of origami, which you can learn to do yourself in classes here. There鈥
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This Russian Orthodox cathedral, complete with distinctive Byzantine-style architecture, was first built in 1891 under the supervision of English鈥
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In the 14th century, the spirit of a renowned scholar was enshrined here, leading to the shrine's current popularity: it receives countless students who鈥
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One of Tokyo's few remaining open-air markets, 础尘别测补-测辞办辞肠丑艒 got its start as a black market, post-WWII, when American goods (which included ameya 鈥 candy鈥