Facts checked against live data · 8 Sept 2026

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17 Best Places to Visit in Tokyo

The top Places to Visit in Tokyo, Japan, ranked by traveler ratings and how many people rated them. Every spot is a real, verified venue — facts checked against live Google data.

The list

  1. Sensō-ji — Tokyo attraction
    Tokyo · ★ 4.6

    Sensō-ji

    Sensō-ji, Tokyo's oldest temple (completed 645 AD), sits in Asakusa and is best reached via Asakusa Station (Ginza or Asakusa subway lines, exit 1).

  2. Tokyo Tower — Tokyo attraction
    Tokyo · ★ 4.5

    Tokyo Tower

    Tokyo Tower, in Minato City's Shibakoen district, is best visited on a clear late afternoon so you catch sunset melting into the night skyline from the Main Deck (150m) or the pricier Top Deck (250m).

  3. Meiji Jingu — Tokyo attraction
    Tokyo · ★ 4.6

    Meiji Jingu

    Meiji Jingu is Tokyo's grandest Shinto shrine, tucked inside a 170-acre forest between Harajuku and Yoyogi Park.

  4. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden — Tokyo hidden gem
    Tokyo · ★ 4.6

    Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

    Shinjuku Gyoen is a 144-acre former imperial estate blending French formal gardens, an English landscape garden, and a traditional Japanese strolling garden with ponds and teahouses.

  5. teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM — Tokyo trendy
    Tokyo · ★ 4.5

    teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM

    teamLab Planets is a barefoot, water-and-light digital art museum in Toyosu, Koto City — book a timed ticket online in advance, wear shorts or roll-up-friendly clothing (you'll wade through water), and budget 90 minutes to 2 hours.

  6. Fish Market Tsukiji Outer Market — Tokyo restaurant
    Tokyo · ★ 4.2

    Fish Market Tsukiji Outer Market

    Tsukiji Outer Market (Jonai-gai) in Chuo City is a compact grid of 400+ stalls and small eateries near the old wholesale market — go on an empty stomach between 8-10am for the best mix of fresh sashimi, grilled skewers, and tamagoyaki, before crowds and lines peak midday.

  7. Shibuya Crossing — Tokyo attraction
    Tokyo · ★ 4.5

    Shibuya Crossing

    Shibuya Crossing is the huge scramble intersection right outside Shibuya Station's Hachiko Exit, where up to eight streams of pedestrians cross simultaneously in about 30 seconds.

  8. Fuglen Tokyo — Tokyo trendy
    Tokyo · ★ 4.3

    Fuglen Tokyo

    Fuglen Tokyo is a Norwegian-import café-bar in the Tomigaya area of Shibuya, near Yoyogi Park, known for third-wave coffee and Nordic pastries by day and inventive cocktails by night.

  9. Tokyo Ramen Street — Tokyo restaurant
    Tokyo · ★ 4.0

    Tokyo Ramen Street

    Tokyo Ramen Street is a strip of about eight acclaimed ramen shops on the B1 level of Tokyo Station's Ichibangai underground mall, in Marunouchi, Chiyoda City.

  10. Ise Sueyoshi — Tokyo restaurant
    Tokyo · ★ 4.9

    Ise Sueyoshi

    Ise Sueyoshi is a small, counter-and-table kaiseki restaurant in Nishiazabu, Minato City, known for a meticulously plated, seasonally driven multi-course Japanese menu and a 4.9-rating from over 450 diners.

  11. OXOMOCO — Tokyo trendy
    Tokyo · ★ 4.3

    OXOMOCO

    Oxomoco, the Brooklyn-born, Michelin-starred modern Mexican restaurant, has relocated to Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, bringing its wood-fired cooking, artisanal tacos, and agave-forward cocktail list to the city's most polished dining and entertainment complex.

  12. Smith & Wollensky GINZA — Tokyo trendy
    Tokyo · ★ 3.9

    Smith & Wollensky GINZA

    Smith & Wollensky in Tokyo, Japan — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

  13. LENOX HOUSE — Tokyo trendy
    Tokyo · ★ 3.9

    LENOX HOUSE

    Lenox House in Tokyo, Japan — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

  14. Chiikawa Ramen Buta: Tokyo Travel Guide — Tokyo trendy
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    Chiikawa Ramen Buta: Tokyo Travel Guide

    Chiikawa Ramen Buta in Tokyo, Japan — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

  15. Smith & Wollensky Ginza: Tokyo Travel Guide — Tokyo trendy
    Tokyo

    Smith & Wollensky Ginza: Tokyo Travel Guide

    Smith & Wollensky Ginza in Tokyo, Japan — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

  16. Tofrom Yaesu: Tokyo Travel Guide — Tokyo trendy
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    Tofrom Yaesu: Tokyo Travel Guide

    Tofrom Yaesu in Tokyo, Japan — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

  17. Vannelli Coffee: Tokyo Travel Guide — Tokyo trendy
    Tokyo

    Vannelli Coffee: Tokyo Travel Guide

    Vannelli Coffee in Tokyo, Japan — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.

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