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Food 23

Nakajima no Ochaya. Photo by Reinhold Möller Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nakajima no Ochaya

A cafe worth a slow morning

4.6★ · 932 reviewsTokyo

Asakusa Imahan Kokusai-dori Honten

A table worth the trip

4.5★ · 2,481 reviewsTokyo

Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama Honten

A table worth the trip

4.4★ · 5,113 reviewsTokyo

Ginza Kyubey Honten

A table people book ahead for

4.4★ · 2,585 reviewsTokyo

AFURI Ebisu. Photo by Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France (CC BY 2.0)

AFURI Ebisu

A table worth the trip

4.3★ · 4,191 reviewsTokyo

Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu

A table people book ahead for

4.3★ · 8,217 reviewsTokyo

Kanda Matsuya. Photo by Higa4 (CC0)

Kanda Matsuya

A table worth the trip

4.3★ · 3,790 reviewsTokyo

Fuglen Tokyo

A cafe worth sitting in

4.3★ · 3,747 reviewsTokyo

Ameya-Yokocho (Ameyoko). Photo by naosuke ii (CC BY 2.0)

Ameya-Yokocho (Ameyoko)

A market the neighbourhood still uses

4.3★ · 11,680 reviewsTokyo

Cafe de l'Ambre. Photo by Bex Walton (CC BY 2.0)

Cafe de l'Ambre

A cafe worth a slow morning

4.3★ · 1,901 reviewsTokyo

Kyourakutei

A table people book ahead for

4.4★ · 65 reviewsTokyo

Toyotsune Honten

A table worth the trip

4.2★ · 4,589 reviewsBeppu

Tsukiji Outer Market. Photo by Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Tsukiji Outer Market

A market the neighbourhood still uses

4.2★ · 55,880 reviewsTokyo

Isetan Shinjuku Depachika

A hall of small kitchens

4.2★ · 24,880 reviewsTokyo

Yoroppaken So-Honten

A table worth the trip

4.2★ · 3,581 reviewsFukui

Kayaba Coffee. Photo by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kayaba Coffee

A cafe worth sitting in

4.2★ · 2,132 reviewsTokyo

Andy's Shin Hinomoto

A table worth the trip

4.2★ · 1,096 reviewsTokyo

Hantei Nezu Honten

A table worth the trip

4.2★ · 864 reviewsTokyo

Rokurinsha Tokyo Ramen Street. Photo by Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France (CC BY 2.0)

Rokurinsha Tokyo Ramen Street

A table worth the trip

4.1★ · 5,269 reviewsTokyo

Chatei Hatou

A cafe worth a slow morning

4.1★ · 2,077 reviewsTokyo

Uoshin Nogizaka. Photo by Joe Mabel on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Uoshin Nogizaka

A table worth the trip

4.1★ · 1,054 reviewsTokyo

Pairon Honten. Photo by 663highland (CC BY 2.5)

Pairon Honten

A table people book ahead for

4.0★ · 2,184 reviewsMorioka

Miroku Yokocho

A table people book ahead for

4.0★ · 449 reviewsHachinohe

Nightlife 11

Bar TRENCH

A bar the night ends up in

4.7★ · 901 reviewsTokyo

Blue Note Tokyo. Photo by Kazuhisa OTSUBO (CC BY 2.0)

Blue Note Tokyo

A stage worth staying up for

4.6★ · 3,929 reviewsTokyo

The SG Club

A bar the night ends up in

4.5★ · 1,503 reviewsTokyo

ZEROTOKYO

A room that goes late

4.5★ · 1,216 reviewsTokyo

SEL OCTAGON TOKYO

A room that goes late

4.5★ · 961 reviewsTokyo

Shinjuku Pit Inn. Photo by Ville Hyvönen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Shinjuku Pit Inn

A stage worth staying up for

4.5★ · 658 reviewsTokyo

Bar Benfiddich. Photo by Keeezawa (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bar Benfiddich

A bar the night ends up in

4.4★ · 930 reviewsTokyo

Albatross G

A bar the night ends up in

4.4★ · 271 reviewsTokyo

Shot Bar Zoetrope

A bar worth the late walk home

4.3★ · 386 reviewsTokyo

LIQUIDROOM. Photo by ウィ貴公子 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

LIQUIDROOM

A stage worth staying up for

4.2★ · 2,520 reviewsTokyo

Bar High Five

A bar the night ends up in

4.2★ · 800 reviewsTokyo

Culture 8

teamLab Borderless. Photo by Domenico Convertini from Zurich, Schweiz (CC BY-SA 2.0)

teamLab Borderless

A museum worth the hours

4.6★ · 29,180 reviewsTokyo

Senso-ji. Photo by Redd Angelo reddangelo16 (CC0)

Senso-ji

A landmark that earns the queue

4.6★ · 97,151 reviewsTokyo

Intermediatheque. Photo by Kestrel (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Intermediatheque

A museum worth the hours

4.6★ · 1,386 reviewsTokyo

Tokyo National Museum. Photo by Wiiii (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Tokyo National Museum

A museum worth a slow afternoon

4.5★ · 30,792 reviewsTokyo

Nezu Museum. Photo by Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nezu Museum

A museum worth a slow afternoon

4.5★ · 6,493 reviewsTokyo

Imperial Palace East Gardens. Photo by Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia (CC BY 2.0)

Imperial Palace East Gardens

A landmark that earns the queue

4.4★ · 10,165 reviewsTokyo

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT. Photo by Wiiii (CC BY-SA 3.0)

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

A gallery off the main route

4.4★ · 3,089 reviewsTokyo

Mori Art Museum. Photo by Charles Deluvio charlesdeluvio (CC0)

Mori Art Museum

A gallery off the main route

4.3★ · 7,279 reviewsTokyo

Forests 7

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Photo by Basile Morin (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Green space the city keeps

4.6★ · 45,371 reviewsTokyo

Ueno Park. Photo by Syced (CC0)

Ueno Park

Green space the city keeps

4.4★ · 34,445 reviewsTokyo

Showa Kinen Park. Photo by Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France (CC BY 2.0)

Showa Kinen Park

A green pocket the city kept

4.4★ · 15,912 reviewsTokyo

Inokashira Park. Photo by Kestrel (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Inokashira Park

Green space the city keeps

4.4★ · 13,600 reviewsTokyo

Kiyosumi Gardens. Photo by Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France (CC BY 2.0)

Kiyosumi Gardens

Green space the city keeps

4.4★ · 5,491 reviewsTokyo

Akame 48 Waterfalls. Photo by KENPEI (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Akame 48 Waterfalls

A wood worth the quiet

4.3★ · 3,203 reviewsNabari

Institute for Nature Study. Photo by Daderot (CC0)

Institute for Nature Study

A wood worth the quiet

4.3★ · 1,554 reviewsTokyo

Temples 7

Meiji Jingu. Photo by Syced (CC0)

Meiji Jingu

A temple people come back to

4.6★ · 51,764 reviewsTokyo

Otagi Nenbutsu-ji. Photo by Nankou Oronain (as365n2) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Otagi Nenbutsu-ji

A temple people come back to

4.6★ · 319 reviewsKyoto

Nezu Shrine. Photo by Wiiii (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nezu Shrine

A temple people come back to

4.4★ · 9,261 reviewsTokyo

Hie Shrine. Photo by Immanuelle (CC BY 4.0)

Hie Shrine

A temple people come back to

4.4★ · 12,839 reviewsTokyo

Osorezan Bodaiji Temple. Photo by あおもりくま (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Osorezan Bodaiji Temple

A temple people come back to

4.4★ · 2,300 reviewsMutsu

Nageiredo Hall (Mitokusan Sanbutsu-ji). Photo by Reggaeman (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nageiredo Hall (Mitokusan Sanbutsu-ji)

A temple people come back to

4.3★ · 857 reviewsMisasa

Futago-ji Temple. Photo by Bruno Rijsman (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Futago-ji Temple

A temple people come back to

4.3★ · 103 reviewsKunisaki

Wellness 5

Kosugiyu. Photo by ひろおび feat Kōenji (CC BY 3.0)

Kosugiyu

Somewhere to stop moving

4.4★ · 1,717 reviewsTokyo

Nippori Saitō-yu

Somewhere to stop moving

4.4★ · 1,635 reviewsTokyo

Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu. Photo by Taufik (CC0)

Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu

Somewhere to stop moving

4.3★ · 2,680 reviewsTokyo

Maenohara Onsen Sayanoyudokoro

Somewhere to stop moving

4.2★ · 6,643 reviewsTokyo

Takara-yu. Photo by Higa4 (CC0)

Takara-yu

Somewhere to stop moving

4.3★ · 396 reviewsTokyo

Towns 4

Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village. Photo by minque (Public domain)

Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village

A village worth the road

4.4★ · 3,724 reviewsNanto

Okawachiyama Village. Photo by Akiyoshi's Room (Public domain)

Okawachiyama Village

A village worth the long drive

4.3★ · 151 reviewsImari

Yanaka Ginza. Photo by Stephen Kelly from San Francisco, CA, USA (CC BY 2.0)

Yanaka Ginza

A street worth walking twice

4.1★ · 11,479 reviewsTokyo

Ochiai Village. Photo by Motokoka (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ochiai Village

A village worth the road

4.1★ · 54 reviewsMiyoshi

Mountains 3

Mount Takao. Photo by Syced (CC0)

Mount Takao

A trail worth the early start

4.5★ · 5,188 reviewsTokyo

Mount Mitake. Photo by Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France (CC BY 2.0)

Mount Mitake

A trail people talk about

4.5★ · 791 reviewsTokyo

Sandankyo Gorge

A wild place at the end of the road

4.4★ · 89 reviewsAkiota

Views 3

Shibuya Sky. Photo by Kakidai (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Shibuya Sky

A view that stops the walk

4.6★ · 25,948 reviewsTokyo

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building North Observation Deck

A view that stops the walk

4.5★ · 8,901 reviewsTokyo

Rainbow Bridge Promenade. Photo by Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan (CC BY 2.0)

Rainbow Bridge Promenade

A view that stops the walk

4.5★ · 657 reviewsTokyo

Beaches 1

Chichibugahama Beach. Photo by Photos of Japan (CC0 1.0)

Chichibugahama Beach

A shoreline worth the journey

4.3★ · 8,106 reviewsMitoyo

Deserts 1

Todoroki Ravine. Photo by Nesnad (CC BY 4.0)

Todoroki Ravine

A landscape at the end of the road

4.2★ · 4,540 reviewsTokyo

Islands 1

Okunoshima. Photo by Steffen Flor (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Okunoshima

An island worth the crossing

4.6★ · 485 reviewsTakehara

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