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The Bank of Japan has two buildings, descriptively named Old and New. The New Building is where ...

One of the many faded relics that crowd around Asakusa’s famous Sensoji, this bathhouse offers ...

A reconstruction of the Shinbashi passenger terminus, part of the first railway in Japan, which ...

The UNU Centre houses a permanent UN staff, hosts international conferences on global problems ...

A primeval forest in central Tokyo? Yes, it’s a remnant of the ancient Musashino plain. ...

A soak in the heart of Omotesando. Stash your shopping and unwind with a bath.

The main temple of the Buddhist Jodo sect in the Kanto area, Zojo-ji was built in 1393 and ...

One of the fastest lifts in the world will whisk you to the observatory on the top floor of ...

This museum presents the living environment of ordinary Tokyoites between the pivotal Meiji ...

Upon entering, the visitor beholds a globe 6.5m (22ft) in diameter above the lobby, with ...

This unusual venture was opened in 1953 by Kamegai Satoru, a doctor whose practice was ...

The art of porcelain is the focus of this quiet museum. Its 11,000 antique Chinese and Japanese ...

Toshogu is dedicated to the first Tokugawa shogun, Ieyasu, and its style is similar to the ...

Idemitsu Sazo, founder of Idemitsu Kosan Co, collected traditional Chinese and Japanese art for ...

Opened in 1920, the shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji – whose reign (1868-1912) coincided ...

Japanese and foreign films – 19,000 of them – star at the country’s only national facility ...

Attractions include displays on marine exploration and replicas of ancient Japanese ships.

This uplifting museum is a cornucopia of kites, including Indonesian dried leaves, giant ...

The absence of anything relating to modern crime-fighting might alarm more than reassure ...