Areas

Koishikawa Korakuen - Benzai-Tenno-Miya Areas

Tokyo Dome Area Guide: Baseball, Rides, Spa and Korakuen Garden

A guide to the Tokyo Dome area: Giants games and concerts, Tokyo Dome City Attractions, Spa LaQua, the Baseball Hall of Fame and Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens.
View of Tokyo from Mount Takao Areas

Mt. Takao Guide: An Easy Mountain Day Trip from Tokyo

A guide to Mt. Takao: trails, the cable car and chairlift, Takaosan Yakuo Temple, the TAKAO 599 MUSEUM and the Gokurakuyu hot spring, about 55 minutes from Shinjuku.
The large Jizo statue at Shinsho-ji in Sugamo Areas

Sugamo Guide: Tokyo’s Old Shopping Street and Rikugien

A guide to Sugamo, "Harajuku for grandmas": Jizo-dori shopping street, Koganji Temple, red underwear for luck, shio-daifuku and nearby Rikugien Gardens.
The Akasaka skyline Areas

Akasaka Guide: Palace, Shrines and Fine Dining

A guide to Akasaka: State Guest House Akasaka Palace, Hie Shrine, Toyokawa Inari, Akasaka Sacas, fine dining and backstreet bars.
Bookshop in Kanda-Jimbocho area of Tokyo Areas

Kanda and Jimbocho Guide: Bookshops, Curry and Shrines

A guide to Kanda and Jimbocho: secondhand bookshops, curry and soba, Kanda Shrine, Yushima Seido, Nikolai-do and the music shops of Ochanomizu.
Setsubun 2024 in Zojoji 12 Areas

Tokyo Tower Area Guide: Zojoji, Shiba Park and Shrines

A guide to Tokyo Tower and Shiba: the 150 m and 250 m decks, Zojoji Temple, Shiba Park, Shiba Toshogu and Atago Shrine, with access from Akabanebashi and Hamamatsucho.
Tokyo Skytree by the Sumida River Areas

Tokyo Skytree Area Guide: Solamachi, Aquarium and Old Streets

A guide to the Tokyo Skytree area: the 350 m and 450 m decks, Tokyo Solamachi, Sumida Aquarium, the planetarium, Tokyo Mizumachi and the walk from Asakusa.
Shibamata Taishakuten Temple Areas

Shibamata Guide: Tora-san’s Old Tokyo Temple Town

A guide to Shibamata: Tora-san's hometown, the Taishakuten-Sando temple street, Shibamata Taishakuten's wood carvings, Yamamoto-tei, kusa dango and the Edo River ferry.
Inside the covered Nakano Sun Mall arcade Areas

Nakano Guide: Nakano Broadway, Anime and Retro Shopping

Nakano Broadway anime shops: Lashinbang (11:00–20:00) and Mandarake (12:00–20:00), floors and tips, plus things to do in Nakano, 10 minutes from Shinjuku.
Kiyosumi Garden Areas

Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Guide: Gardens, Art and Coffee

A guide to Kiyosumi-Shirakawa: Kiyosumi Gardens, the Fukagawa Edo Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, independent coffee and Fukagawa-meshi clam rice.