What to do in Central Tokyo

Activities, attractions and tours

Roppongi Hills featuring city views, skyline and a high-rise building
Central Tokyo
Central Tokyo
Roppongi Hills which includes city views, a city and a high-rise building
Tokyo Tower which includes central business district, a city and a skyscraper

Places to Visit in Central Tokyo

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1. Tokyo Tower

From the ground, Tokyo Tower in southern Tokyo is an unmissable landmark. Inspired by Paris’s Eiffel Tower, but nine metres taller, it was built during the reconstruction of Tokyo after World War II both as a broadcasting tower and as a symbol of Japan’s growing economic power. When it was finished in 1958, it was the tallest tower in the world. Since then, more than 150 million people have visited the tower and continue to flock here every year.
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Sunset scene:Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Japan

2. Tokyo Imperial Palace

When the Japanese government dissolved the Empire of Japan in the mid twentieth-century, the Emperor became the symbolic head of the country. Today the Japanese Imperial family lives in the beautiful Tokyo Imperial Palace complex. At this symbolic seat of global power, gardens, residences, imperial administration buildings, and stunning architecture spread over an area of over 3 kilometres.
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Tokyo Imperial Palace showing a lake or waterhole and a garden

3. Ueno Park

Tokyo’s Ueno Park was once the site of one of the city’s largest temples. Now recognized for its important museums and institutions, this park is also among Tokyo’s most popular cherry blossom viewing locations. Around late March to early April, over 1,000 cherry trees blossom along the park’s main pathway, attracting visitors from all over Japan and the world. Bring a mat and picnic to enjoy hanami with delicate pink blossoms falling beside you.
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Ueno park Shinobazu pond and modern buildings at autumn in Tokyo, Japan

4. Roppongi Hills

The Roppongi Hills complex is a city within a city and it has everything: offices, housing, shopping, entertainment, buzzing nightlife and beautiful green spaces all in one place.
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Roppongi Hills featuring outdoor art, modern architecture and a pond

5. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden offers a peaceful experience in the heart of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. Visit the garden year-round to enjoy artistic landscaping in this oasis within one of the world’s largest cities.
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden featuring heritage architecture and a park

6. Tokyo Midtown

Tokyo Midtown is a vast, modern complex containing many shops, galleries and restaurants. A scenic park wraps around the northern side of the compound, which consists of a set of glassy towers and open-air plazas. Wander through the building and appreciate the innovative architecture and public works of art.
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Tokyo Midtown which includes street scenes, a city and night scenes

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What to do in Central Tokyo

Discover the most popular places to visit in Central Tokyo

Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome

Catch an event at Tokyo Dome during your trip to Tokyo. Amble within picturesque gardens or visit the temples in this vibrant area.

Tokyo Dome
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Tokyo Tower

A little piece of Paris in Tokyo, this 333 metre-high landmark offers fantastic views over the city and is a striking part of the skyline.

Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Imperial Palace showing a lake or waterhole and a garden

Tokyo Imperial Palace

Dating back to the seventeenth century, this impressive seat of power lies at the centre of Tokyo amid gardens and splendid architecture.

Tokyo Imperial Palace
Nippon Budokan

Nippon Budokan

Catch an event at Nippon Budokan during your trip to Tokyo. Amble around this vibrant area's picturesque gardens or experience its fascinating museums.

Nippon Budokan
Ueno Park which includes a park and a city

Ueno Park

Home to important museums, shrines and one of the city’s most photographed ponds, this public park is a perfect one-stop destination for culture and tranquility.

Ueno Park
Waseda University

Waseda University

Explore the campus of Waseda University as part of your travels around Tokyo. Amble within picturesque gardens or visit the temples in this vibrant area.

Waseda University
Roppongi Hills featuring city views, skyline and a high-rise building

Roppongi Hills

This miniature city within a city in southern Tokyo boasts great shopping, the latest modern art and breath-taking views over the metropolis.

Roppongi Hills
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden showing a park and picnicking as well as a couple

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

A stroll through this peaceful, colorful garden is the highlight of a trip to Tokyo at any time of year. It is especially popular for the cherry blossoms of spring.

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Tokyo Midtown

Tokyo Midtown

One of Tokyo’s tallest buildings rises from the center of an eclectic hub containing fashionable galleries and restaurants and a tranquil park with cherry blossoms.

Tokyo Midtown

Explore areas of Central Tokyo

Ginza showing a city, modern architecture and signage

Ginza

4.5/5(100 area reviews)

Named after a silver-coin mint, this district has a long association with affluence. Today it’s where you’ll find some of Japan’s most upmarket labels, restaurants and galleries.

Ginza
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Akihabara

While you're in Akihabara, take in top sights like Akihabara Electric Town and jump on the metro at Suehirocho Station to see more of the city.

Akihabara
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Akasaka

4.5/5(84 area reviews)

Visit the upscale restaurants, flashy entertainment complexes and theaters in this hilly neighborhood with modern skyscrapers, shopping malls and nightclubs.

Akasaka
Akihabara Electric Town showing street scenes, shopping and a city

Chiyoda

4.5/5(206 area reviews)

Imperial, political and religious landmarks, peaceful gardens, superb art exhibitions, live music venues and theaters beckon visitors to Tokyo’s central district.

Chiyoda
Roppongi featuring a city, signage and night scenes

Roppongi

4.5/5(30 area reviews)

In the past this was one of Tokyo’s infamous nightlife areas, but its now an entertainment district known for tourist-friendly restaurants, bars, clubs and a gigantic spider.

Roppongi
Marunouchi showing a high-rise building, a fountain and a city

Marunouchi

5/5(13 area reviews)

Once home to feudal lords, this area now hosts Japan’s royal family, headquarters of multinational companies and, by night, some of the city’s liveliest nightlife.

Marunouchi

 

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