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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
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attraction Tokyo · ★ 4.6Sensō-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).
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attraction Tokyo · ★ 4.5Tokyo 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).
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attraction Tokyo · ★ 4.6Meiji Jingu
Meiji Jingu is Tokyo's grandest Shinto shrine, tucked inside a 170-acre forest between Harajuku and Yoyogi Park.
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hidden gem Tokyo · ★ 4.6Shinjuku 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.
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trendy Tokyo · ★ 4.5teamLab 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.
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restaurant Tokyo · ★ 4.2Fish 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.
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attraction Tokyo · ★ 4.5Shibuya 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.
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trendy Tokyo · ★ 4.3Fuglen 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.
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restaurant Tokyo · ★ 4.0Tokyo 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.
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restaurant Tokyo · ★ 4.9Ise 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.
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trendy Tokyo · ★ 4.3OXOMOCO
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.
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trendy Tokyo · ★ 3.9Smith & Wollensky GINZA
Smith & Wollensky in Tokyo, Japan — a new/trending spot: what it is, where it is, and how to visit.
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trendy Tokyo · ★ 3.9LENOX HOUSE
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trendy TokyoSmith & Wollensky Ginza: Tokyo Travel Guide
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