Things to do in Central Tokyo

Activities, attractions and tours

Roppongi Hills featuring skyline, central business district and a park
Central Tokyo
Central Tokyo
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Tokyo Tower showing views, city views and a high-rise building
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1. Tokyo Tower

The orange and white steel beams of Tokyo Tower rise 1,092 feet (333 meters) above the city. See this landmark from many points across Tokyo then change perspectives and view the city from the tower’s observation decks.
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Sunset scene:Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Japan

2. Tokyo Imperial Palace

Tokyo Imperial Palace remains the primary residence of Japan’s Imperial Family. Much like residences for heads of state around the world, the palace buildings and inner gardens are not open to the public. However, twice a year (December 23 and January 2), you can enter the inner palace gardens to see the Imperial Family waving from a balcony.
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Tokyo Imperial Palace featuring a park and a lake or waterhole

3. 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

4. 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

5. Roppongi Hills

The Roppongi Hills redevelopment complex opened in Roppongi in 2003 and offers opportunities for expats and locals alike to enjoy international retail shopping and other activities.
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Roppongi Hills featuring skyline, central business district 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

What to do in Central Tokyo

Popular places to visit

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
Tokyo Tower which includes a high-rise building, city views and a city

Tokyo Tower

Appearing as if a Paris landmark has been teleported to Tokyo, this Eiffel-inspired structure offers great daytime or evening 360-degree views of the city.

Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Imperial Palace featuring a park and a lake or waterhole

Tokyo Imperial Palace

This site was first a shogun residence, then the home for Japan’s emperor. Destroyed in World War II, it was reconstructed to its original splendor.

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
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden which includes 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
Ueno Park featuring a city and a garden

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
Roppongi Hills featuring skyline, central business district and a park

Roppongi Hills

This multi-use complex in southern Tokyo has hundreds of shops, an art museum and a spectacular vantage point for bird’s-eye views of the city.

Roppongi Hills
Waseda University

Waseda University

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

Waseda University
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

Areas of Central Tokyo

Ginza which includes a city, modern architecture and street scenes

Ginza

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

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

Akasaka
Akihabara Electric Town which includes shopping, a city and street scenes

Chiyoda

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 signage, street scenes and night scenes

Roppongi

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 featuring a skyscraper, a garden and landscape views

Marunouchi

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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