Tokyo Central, Gardens & parks, Lighthouse + Museum pictures

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Experience the energy of one of the world’s largest cities, home to electronics shops and towering skyscrapers, ancient art and pretty cherry blossoms.

Tokyo’s historic “Candy Store Alley” is a great place to find some bargains and sample typically Japanese spices, seafood and dried foods.

Far from the rush of downtown Ota, serenity rules at a shrine that feels like a central part of the neighborhood in which it is located.

Walk through this green area in the middle of one of the world’s largest cities and be enveloped by tranquility. In addition, city views from here are excellent.

Walk through this green area in the middle of one of the world’s largest cities and be enveloped by tranquility. In addition, city views from here are excellent.

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

The spiritual home of sumo wrestling has an intriguing past and continues to draw would-be champions of the sport to its shrines. 

The spiritual home of sumo wrestling has an intriguing past and continues to draw would-be champions of the sport to its shrines. 

A set of extraordinary inverted pyramids appears to dominate the sky, crowning an otherworldly complex with a glassy terrace overlooking Tokyo Bay.

A historic hub of greenery adorned with floral displays, a large pond and stone lanterns, this spot lights up the sumo district.

The spiritual home of sumo wrestling has an intriguing past and continues to draw would-be champions of the sport to its shrines. 

Step from Tokyo’s busiest train station into streets filled with endless shopping and dining options and the largest concentration of “love hotels” in the city.

A historic hub of greenery adorned with floral displays, a large pond and stone lanterns, this spot lights up the sumo district.

Baseball, soccer and tennis fields stand beside a jogging track and cherry blossoms in a riverside park that also has a life-saving purpose.

Let your kids drive around the studio and look to the future as well as the past with the displays of high-tech vehicles and vintage cars.

A set of extraordinary inverted pyramids appears to dominate the sky, crowning an otherworldly complex with a glassy terrace overlooking Tokyo Bay.

Founded by an American missionary, this historic university has traditional Western architecture and charming gardens that make a nice surprise in central Tokyo.

Let your kids drive around the studio and look to the future as well as the past with the displays of high-tech vehicles and vintage cars.

Let your kids drive around the studio and look to the future as well as the past with the displays of high-tech vehicles and vintage cars.

A historic hub of greenery adorned with floral displays, a large pond and stone lanterns, this spot lights up the sumo district.