Things to do in Tokyo

Tokyo Prefecture offers a wide array of temples and shrines, including Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine and Tokyo Mazu Temple. Visitors can find places of worship, as well as parks and museums.

Shōkaku-in Temple

Shōkaku-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Shōkaku-in is a historic Shingon temple founded for farmers, worth visiting for its Jizo statue.

Tokyo Mazu Temple

Tokyo Mazu Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Tokyo Mazu Temple: a modern, four-story temple dedicated to Mazu, one minute from Okubo Station.

Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine

Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine

TOKYO · SHRINE

A historic Inari shrine in Shinjuku, linked to a famous ghost story, easily accessible by train.

Minobu Betsu-in Temple

Minobu Betsu-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

This Nichiren temple in Tokyo, founded in 1883, honors those who died in prison.

Jōshin-ji Temple

Jōshin-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Jōshin-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple housing a Kannon statue, part of two pilgrimage r...

Kōgen-ji Temple

Kōgen-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Kōgen-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo with a resilient Kannon statue.

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

A former Shogunate villa featuring Tokyo's only seawater pond, offering a peaceful contrast to t...

Aoyama Cemetery

Aoyama Cemetery

Tokyo's first public cemetery, Aoyama offers a peaceful green space and graves of famous figures...

Kasai Rinkai Park

Kasai Rinkai Park

Kasai Rinkai Park offers bay views, a large Ferris wheel, and an aquarium.

Hachijō-kojima

Hachijō-kojima

An uninhabited island in the Izu chain known for its unique history of mass migration and divers...

Shimofuda Site

Shimofuda Site

TOKYO · HISTORIC SITE

Shimofuda Site: a National Historic Site preserving a large Jomon period settlement.

Teigan-ji Temple

Teigan-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Teigan-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple worth visiting for its resilience and serene atmo...

Rimpuku-ji Temple

Rimpuku-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Rimpuku-ji Temple is a rare brick Jizo hall, a 17th-century Shingon Buddhist temple worth a quic...

Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge

A massive double-deck suspension bridge connecting Tokyo to Odaiba, offering free pedestrian wal...

Chōshō-ji Temple

Chōshō-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

A Soto Zen temple in Tokyo, notable for its resilience and a philosopher's grave.

Itabashi Historical Museum

Itabashi Historical Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Itabashi Historical Museum: free, two-story museum showcasing local history, with Edo-period can...

Yomiuriland

Yomiuriland

Yomiuriland is a large amusement park with diverse attractions for all ages.

Arakawa Furusato Museum

Arakawa Furusato Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Explore Arakawa's history from Stone Age to modern times, including traditional crafts and histo...

Sumida Heritage Museum

Sumida Heritage Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Sumida Heritage Museum: learn about local history and culture in a modern, accessible setting.

Nakano Historical Museum

Nakano Historical Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Explore Nakano's history and a 500-year-old chinquapin tree at this free museum.

Folk Museum of Ōta City

Folk Museum of Ōta City

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Ota City's folk museum, built on a sculptor's home, offers free insights into local history.

Setagaya City Local Museum

Setagaya City Local Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Tokyo's first public museum, it showcases Setagaya's history and culture.

Nezu Museum

Nezu Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Nezu Museum: a Tokyo art museum with a renowned collection and a peaceful Japanese garden.

Minamitorishima

Minamitorishima

Minamitorishima is Japan's easternmost point, a restricted triangular island used exclusively fo...

Museum of Maritime Science

Museum of Maritime Science

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Explore Japan's maritime history and an Antarctic icebreaker at this unique museum.

Ancient Orient Museum

Ancient Orient Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Japan's first specialized museum for ancient West and Central Asia, with 4000 items.

Tsukishima

Tsukishima

A reclaimed island district in Tokyo Bay famous for its dense concentration of monjayaki restaur...

Sōzen-ji Temple

Sōzen-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Sōzen-ji Temple is a historic Zen Buddhist temple with a distinctive red gate.

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

TOKYO · MUSEUM

Explore 30 historic buildings from Edo to early Showa periods, relocated and preserved in a park...

Seirin-ji Temple

Seirin-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Seirin-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Tokyo with notable graves.

New National Theatre Tokyo

New National Theatre Tokyo

A premier performing arts center in Shibuya hosting professional opera, ballet, contemporary dan...

Yuinen-ji Temple

Yuinen-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Yuinen-ji is a historic Shinshu temple with important cultural properties, easily accessible by...

Gekoku-ji Temple

Gekoku-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Gekoku-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with important graves, a short walk from...

Kiun-ji Temple

Kiun-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Kiun-ji is a historic Soto Zen temple in Tokyo with unique hidden Buddha statues and samurai gra...

Tenryū-in Temple

Tenryū-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

A historic Rinzai temple in Tokyo, rebuilt after conflict, holding important graves and cultural...

Chūkō-ji Temple

Chūkō-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Chūkō-ji Temple is a historic Shinshu Otani temple with notable graves, easily accessible by tra...

Kanda-dera Temple

Kanda-dera Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Kandadera is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, notable for its unique history and Shinri Undo movement...

Sōun-in Temple

Sōun-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Sōun-in Temple is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, founded in 1608, rebuilt after war damage.

Ryūgan-ji Temple

Ryūgan-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

A Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo with significant statues and an autumn festival.

Nanzō-in Temple

Nanzō-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Nanzō-in Temple: a historic Shingon temple with important Buddhist statues, worth visiting for i...

Hōshō-ji Temple

Hōshō-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Hoshō-ji is a historic Shingon temple, a quiet stop near a famous iris garden.

Hōjō-in Temple

Hōjō-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Hōjō-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple, part of the Shibamata Seven Gods of Fortun...

Kōun-ji Temple

Kōun-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Kōun-ji Temple is a Sōtō Zen temple founded in 1776, rebuilt after WWII.

Keien-ji Temple

Keien-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Keien-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple founded in 1609, worth visiting for its serene atm...

Gesshū-ji Temple

Gesshū-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Gesshū-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple, once a shogun's resting place.

Amida-in Temple

Amida-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Amida-in Temple: a Shingon-shu temple in Tokyo with unique statues and a special annual event.

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Fukujuin is a historic temple in Tokyo, part of a pilgrimage, rebuilt after war.

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Fukuju-in Temple is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, rebuilt for modern safety.

Fukuju-in Temple

Fukuju-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Fukuju-in Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple, notable for its connection to a local lion da...

Shinkoku-ji Temple

Shinkoku-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Shinkoku-ji Temple: a historic Nichiren-shu temple in Tokyo with medieval stone markers.

Myoten-ji Temple

Myoten-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Myoten-ji Temple is a historic Nichiren-shu temple with Tokugawa family ties, easily accessible...

Zenkyū-ji Temple

Zenkyū-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Zenkyū-ji Temple is a historic Jōdo Shinshū site, rebuilt after the Great Kantō Earthquake.

Zengaku-ji Temple

Zengaku-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Zengaku-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu temple with Edo period stone structures.

Seikō-ji Temple

Seikō-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Seikō-ji Temple, founded in 1502, offers unique statues and a historical castle site.

Zenkō-ji Temple

Zenkō-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Zenko-ji is a Tokyo temple founded in 1928, housing a unique Amida Triad.

Fudō-in Temple

Fudō-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Fudō-in Temple is a historic Shingon-shu temple in Tokyo, founded in 1570, worth visiting for it...

Seitoku-ji Temple

Seitoku-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Seitoku-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with an ancient Amida Nyorai statue.

Saikō-in Temple

Saikō-in Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Saikō-in Temple, founded in 1307, offers a glimpse into ancient Buddhist art and history.

Kakugan-ji Temple

Kakugan-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Kakugan-ji is a historic Shingon temple in Tokyo, founded in the 16th century.

Iō-ji Temple

Iō-ji Temple

TOKYO · TEMPLE

Iōji Temple, founded in 1407, is a Shingon-shu temple known for its unique connection to soba.

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