Best around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

A shopping center operated by Japan Post. A grouping of some 100 stores including specialty shops and restaurants from around the country.

These are memorial towers for Anjin Miura, the British foreign adviser to Ieyasu Tokugawa (the first shogun), and Anjin's wife, who was Japanese.

A famous spot for its colorful blooming moss phloxes. It is a park rich in nature which stands on a hill with a sweeping view of the city of Chichibu.

Large, 400-hectare marshland popular for its hiking trails through many scenic spots.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Selected as one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots. You can enjoy viewing flowers and plants of the season and watching wild birds in the spacious park.

It is a toy museum designed to attract people of all ages, from babies to the elderly. Visitors can see, touch, play, and learn while having fun.

Built in 1926, this was the residence of a silk yarn trader. You can have tea there while feeling the season.

A building resembling a mountain cabin, featuring open air baths made from raw jade

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

A highly-respected hot spring hotel that maintains a 200-year-long tradition of service

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

The Meguro Parasitological Museum exhibits 300 specimens of tapeworms and related material from inside and outside Japan. This is a research facility and museum devoted to parasites.

A large entertainment space whose main building is Akasaka TBS broadcast center. It regularly holds musical performances, plays and other events.

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Traditional Japanese bathhouses(SENTO).

Japan's first national art museum located next to the Imperial palace, and it houses more than 12,500 artworks.

A lighthouse with an observation platform that is affectionately considered a symbol of Shonan. Its distinctive features are a majestic view of the ocean and illumination that changes color with the seasons.

A vast national park with beautiful flowers blooming throughout the year. You can also enjoy swimming pools in summer and illumination in winter.

Mitsumine Jinja, or Mitsumime Shrine, which is located in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, is surrounded by beautiful mountains. It enshrines various gods in the fullness of nature.