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Tokyo Uncovered

Tokyo Uncovered

Within Tokyo

Museum

NEZU Museum

http://www.nezu-muse.or.jp/en/index.html

Edo-Tokyo Museum: closed for renovation till 2025

You can follow the transition of the city from Edo to Tokyo through exhibited artifacts and models both large and small. The exhibits include the castle and the daimyo (feudal lord) mansions, moat, store, and so on. There are also models of the Nihonbashi and Ryogokubashi bridges that reproduce the vitality of that time.
http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/

Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum of Art

This museum exhibits a large collection of ukiyo-e paintings and prints.
http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp/eng

Historical sites: shrines, temples, etc.

Senso-ji

Senso-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo. It is the oldest temple in Tokyo. According to legend, a statue of the Kannon-Bosatsu (goddess of mercy) was found in 628 by two fishermen. The chief of their village recognized the sanctity of the statue and enshrined it. In 645, renowned Buddhist priest Shokai Shonin built the first temple. During the Edo period, the temple was protected by the Tokugawa shoguns after Tokugawa Ieyasu (first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) designated it as tutelary temple of the Tokugawa clan.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3001.html

Imperial Palace in Tokyo

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo is the residence of Japanese Emperor and is called Koukyo. There was once the Edo Caste during the Edo period (1603 - 1868), and the Tokugawa shoguns resided the castle. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Emperor Meiji moved to Tokyo from Koto.

Tokyo Imperial Palace Inner Grounds Walking Tourexpand_more

Stores / Malls

Aqua City

https://www.aquacity.jp.e.yp.hp.transer.com/lng/top/

Yanesen (Yanaka- Nezu-Sendagi area)

Yanaka & Nezu | GO TOKYO

Akihabara Electrical Town

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3003.html

Nature & Others

Mt. Takao

Mount Takao is a mountain in the city of Hachioji, Tokyo (located about 50 km from the center of Tokyo) with elevation of 599 meters (1,965 ft). It is a popular hiking spot with eight courses. The 2007 edition of Michelin's Voyager Pratique Japon, the famous French travel guidebook, awarded Mt. Takao the maximum of three stars. The mountain is one of must-see sightseeing spots in Japan.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3029.html

Tokyo Tower

https://www.tokyotower.co.jp/en.html

TOKYO SKY TREE

http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/

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