Best around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

The Pokémon Official Shop is easily accessible from Shibuya Station. You are welcomed by a life-size 2-meter tall Pokémon Mewtwo.

Designed with a combination of Japanese and Western style, this hostel puts the Skytree right before your eyes and offers unisex dormitories, female-only dormitories, and Japanese-style suites.

An experiential café inspired by Edo, which was built by the shogun. At the café, you can enjoy freshly made mochi and Japanese sweets.

Ota City Tourist Information Center

An outdoor rock festival held at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki attended by representative artists from around Japan.

This park was created to celebrate the wedding of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The fountains are illuminated during the night, creating fantastic night views.

Hosting many guests from overseas, this small family-run inn is located in Yanaka, a traditional urban neighborhood of Tokyo.

Kinomiya Shrine, along with a towering 2,000 year old sacred tree on site, has been worshiped as a god of Atami since ancient times.

The first department store in Japan that is proud of its dignified appearance of the Renaissance-style architecture. Visitors are welcome by the statues of　a pair of lion at the main entrance.

Founded by Kunio Kobayashi, the notable bonsai (potted plant) creator. Artistic bonsai are in line with each other at the Japanese garden. You can also purchase some of them.

Starbucks' ”Sustainability Hub” to make a trial installation of various environmentally friendly solutions

Enjoy staying at the alluring Grand Tree Hotel, notable among LIVE JAPAN readers, with its SKYTREE VIEW rooftop mere moments from Tokyo's iconic landmark. Gaze at the iconic Skytree from up close, and enjoy convenient access to Asakusa and Ueno, making it an ideal launchpad for Tokyo explorations. Begin your memorable journey from the Grand Tree Hotel.

Set out for all corners of the country from Busta Shinjuku, the largest bus terminal in Japan!

A festival popular with foreign visitors to Japan, where the mikoshi, having the motif of the male genitalia, which is considered to be sacred, is very lively jostled about.

The Central Wholesale Market is the food pantry for the denizens of Tokyo. It was moved from Tsukiji in 2018 and handles seafood as well as fruit and vegetables.

A large skyscraper complex connected to Shibuya Station

One of the three major Edo festivals. Also known as the ”water throwing festival” for as its name suggests spectators throw water on Omikoshi (portable shrine) bearers; it is a festival held annually at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine.

One of the world's largest gaming events. Businesses and groups exhibit the latest in games, enabling visitors to get an early crack at them.

Natural forest with a history deriving from the remains of Kitanomaru of the Edo Castle.

This was the first zoo to be established in Japan, with more than 100 years of history. There are about 400 different species of animals, such as the giant panda, kept in this zoo.