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The Minato district of Toyko is home to a few excellent museums, including the Nezu Museum of antiques and the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. Tokyo City View, an observation area on the 52nd floor of the Mori Tower, offers an amazing panoramic view of the entire metropolitan area.
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1. Mori Art Museum
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4.5 based on 1,105 reviews
This museum, located in Roppongi Hills, is one of Asia's largest spaces for contemporary art.
Reviewed By warrenD190 - Vladivostok, Russia
You can find some great exhibitions here and couple a visit to the art museum with a visit to the observatory with a 360 degree panorama of Tokyo, as spectacular as or more spectacular than the view from the SkyTree and a lot shorter line. I brought professional camera gear and they let me go up on the roof, otherwise restricted. Fantastic
2. Odaiba District
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4.5 based on 4,008 reviews
Another of Tokyo's entertainment districts, this man-made island in Tokyo Bay is home to restaurants, theme parks and interesting architecture.
Reviewed By unescotravelbug - Wooster, United States
I have been to Japan 8 times in the past but never made an effort to visit Odaiba till this trip since we were to depart from Haneda back to USA and stayed in Shinagawa for a night. It’s truly a fun place for all ages. Odaiba is a city of its own with amusement park, waterfront marine park where you will find a small replica of Statue of Liberty standing on the edge of the park with Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Bay on the background. It’s the most visited site on the island. Kids love the fun activities; young adults love shopping for fashion ware, while some prefers visiting the science museums. Ferris wheel and Fuji TV headquarter’s sliver globe observatory are considered the iconic landmarks, along with Rainbow Bridge, all can be seen from the other side of Tokyo Bay by Hamamatsucho. At the waterfront by Aqua City you can include Statue of Liberty, Rainbow Bridge and a tiny needle look of Tokyo Tower all three in one shot of picture, along with Tokyo’s skyscrapers in distance. There are varieties of international cuisines for your hungry appetite or snack shops for midday break. Marine Park is a great location to watch sunset. Night views from the waterfront are exceptional impressive when lighted Rainbow Bridge and small tourist boats shine the darkness of sky. Free shuttle provided by Tokyo Bay bus that loop around the popular sites from The Nation Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation to the waterfront marine park. It runs every 20 minutes till 7pm. There is Rainbow Bus company from Shinagawa Station to Odaiba, runs every so often hourly from East Exit(Konan Exit); turn right you will see a sign directing you to the bus waiting stop. It takes 17 minutes, 210 yens each ride, the last hour of bus return is 9:57 pm., if you miss it there are taxis available to get back to Shinagawa. You can also take a private rail Yurikamome Line from Shinbashi station. If you are making a stop-over there is a manned booth for luggage stored by the west exit( near the Keikyu Rail elevator access) inside of the JR station or just rent a locker.
3. Nezu Museum
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4.5 based on 874 reviews
To cooperate with extended measures to prevent further expansion of COVID-19, Nezu Museum, including the garden and NEZUCAFÉ, will remain closed,at least until May 31, 2021, and “The Allure of Color” exhibition will not reopen. For the refund of already purchased timed-entry tickets for the above exhibition, please see here. We apologize for any inconvenience caused, but look forward to welcoming you again soon.
Reviewed By RoomReport - Sydney, Australia
The Nezu Museum is an oasis in Aoyama, with a beautiful museum building, a large and lovely garden to wander around and an excellent cafe in a glass box at the top of the garden with great views over the greenery
4. The National Art Center, Tokyo
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4.5 based on 1,302 reviews
Announcement of Temporary Closing (May 11, 2021) In compliance with the state of emergency and the government's request, the National Art Center, Tokyo will be closed to prevent the further spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) from April 25 (Sun) for the time being. Re-opening plans will be announced at a later date on the NACT website/SNS. We apologize for any inconvenience and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation. --- The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT) is a unique and innovative art exhibition facility: instead of maintaining a permanent collection, it makes the most of a total of 14,000 square meters of exhibition space, one of the largest in Japan, and focuses on serving as a venue for various art exhibitions.
Reviewed By Joao_FGR - Sapporo, Japan
The museum doesn't have a permanent collection, which means that the exhibitions change very often. The building is really nice, including very good restaurants, and the choice of the themes is always very interesting. Although the prices are a bit high, the collections presented are normally very large and well organised. I visited 3 times during the last years and it was always very, very interesting.
5. Akasaka Palace (State Guesthouse)
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4.5 based on 521 reviews
The State Guest House, Akasaka Palace (SGH AP) serves as a splendid stage of diplomatic activities by welcoming monarchs and presidents from countries all over the world. The SGH AP opens to the general public unless its main activities of welcoming dignitaries from abroad are interrupted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXC5rGGAejA
Reviewed By phx787 - Tokyo, Japan
I think everyone who is interested in diplomacy should check this place out. They recently opened it to pubic tours and I went with a friend who used to work nearby. You'll learn a lot about how State visits to Japan happen!
6. Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
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4.5 based on 370 reviews
Reviewed By hfot2 - Vermont, United States
While many come here to visit the Art Museum, we come to stroll in the Japanese garden. You can pay a garden-only entrance fee which is quite minimal, and even smaller for seniors. Along with the Japanese strolling garden, the grounds include a European garden, several large statues and sculpture installations on a broad open lawn area often populated by kiddie playgroups (and children happily climbing on the abstract sculptures), family gatherings, young couples, seniors, and, of course, the Art Museum itself. The small Japanese garden, tucked into the far reaches of the grounds, is well worth your time. We found that late morning visits provided better light than later in the afternoon. We have been several times at different times of day. The autumn foliage never disappoints. This is a popular place and it often has many tourists. If you want to take photos without people - as we do - you will find yourself waiting a long time before you can get your desired shot. The circuit around the koi pond offered many different views, some including borrowed scenery. At the top of a small hill is a lovely tea house. Two women (volunteers?) invited us to take our shoes off to photograph the space. They also gave us a pamphlet in English about the tea house. They seemed most pleased that we showed such interest in the building. Be aware that there are uneven steps up to and down from the tea house. After making a second circuit around the pond and photoing the garden from every angle we finally decided it was time to depart. Visitors tips: This is a perfect place to visit before or after a walk through the very close Nature Institute. Happo-en garden can be visited on the same (very full) day as well. Ask about a senior, over 65, discount for entrance - be prepared to show you passport to prove your age. Even if you don’t visit the Art Museum, you can visit BLANC, one of two shops for the Museum, located just outside the entrance to the grounds. Lots of interesting items for sale here.
7. 21 21 DESIGN SIGHT
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4.5 based on 283 reviews
Reviewed By pchamberland - Montreal, Canada
This Ando designed museum has interesting exhibits - the current one is on handcrafts that are done by artisans. The charming park is great for a stroll. The small space next door has an exhibit of bags and fabrics by Issey Miyake. Next to Roppongi mid-town mall which is also worth a visit. 1 days excursion insludes the Mori tower, walk over to the Tokyo Art Museum and the Neze Museum.
8. Roppongi Hills, Shop & Restaurant
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4.0 based on 1,877 reviews
Roppongi Hills is a commercial facility that includes more than 200 one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants, divided into four areas. The facility has an open feeling with plenty of greenery, where customers can enjoy shopping and dining while traveling around the entire urban area. One of the appealing points of Roppongi Hills is the fact that visitors can spend their time in a variety of ways, owing to the fact that this is a business complex. The shops in this complex are connected by their common identity as part of the Roppongi Hills concept, and strive for a level of originality and quality that can be found nowhere else. - Duty-free: around 180 shops (duty-free counter available) - Wi-Fi: available for free use; service details vary by provider - Methods of payment: credit card (all brands), UnionPay card - Major brands (major shops): Louis Vuitton, Rolex, Estnation, Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi, Kenzo Estate Winery
Reviewed By Anu789 - Pune, India
Roppongi has so much to offer - eating out, clubbing, shopping - it is indeed the lively heart of the city. Must visit for tourists and those looking for the taste of the night life.
9. Fuji TV Odaiba
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4.0 based on 688 reviews
On Odaiba, an artificial island developed to showcase futuristic living, the Fuji TV Building is an eye-catching landmark. It sits like a docked space shuttle atop a hyper-modern lattice building.
10. Roppongi District
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4.0 based on 805 reviews
Reviewed By 629yeetingc - Singapore, Singapore
A lot of activities in the roppongi hills, nice cafe, nice restaurants, nice buildings, nice little parks for rest and relaxation, it is well planned so that one that look up and enjoy the surroundings after a busy day or hectic day
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