Tokyo
Housed in a handsome reproduction of the area鈥檚 first office building (designed in 1894 by English architect Josiah Conder), this museum showcases European art from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries, with a focus on its holdings of Toulouse-Lautrec works.
Also on the premises are Cafe 1894 and archive rooms (free admission) with period decor and furniture.
2.9 MILES
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
10.91 MILES
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
3.46 MILES
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
3.75 MILES
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
16.88 MILES
This impressively slick attraction is dedicated to, you guessed it, cup noodles. But in reality, its focus is more broad, with numerous exhibitions鈥
1.63 MILES
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
0.64 MILES
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
3.15 MILES
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
0.12 MILES
This architectural marvel designed by Rafael Vi帽oly houses a convention and arts centre, with eight auditoriums and a spacious courtyard in which concerts鈥
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Dedicated to interdisciplinary experimentation, Intermediatheque cherry-picks from the vast collection of the University of Tokyo to craft a fascinating,鈥
0.18 MILES
This museum's excellent collection of Japanese art is sprinkled with Chinese and Korean pottery and a few stray Western pieces 鈥 the result of the鈥
0.28 MILES
Tokyo Station celebrated its centenary in 2014 with a major renovation and expansion. Kingo Tatsuno's original elegant brick building on the Marunouchi鈥
0.32 MILES
This wide grassy expanse, in the southeast corner of K艒kyo-gaien, has roughly 2000 immaculately maintained Japanese black pine trees that were planted in鈥
0.35 MILES
Within the north end of the original Tokyo Station brick building, this small museum mounts regularly changing exhibitions sometimes based around JR's own鈥
0.35 MILES
Godzilla's assault on Tokyo continues apace: first there was the Godzilla Head that appeared on the Toho building in Shinjuku; and now a 3m-tall statue鈥
0.38 MILES
Just to the northeast corner of K艒kyo-gaien Plaza, this small park has two fountains that were built to commemorate the weddings of past Emperor Akihito鈥