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Swan Lake Pub Edo
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
The elegant Swan Lake Pub Edo in Yaesu serves up some brilliant craft beers and has great food - though the drinks are a little pricey, even for Tokyo. If you're looking for an upscale craft beer expe
Read MoreTakashimaya Times Square Food Floor
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
If there is a culinary paradise, it's in the basement floor of Japanese department stores. Takashimaya Times Square Food Floor is where the food-lover's heaven is. ![Takashimaya Times Square Food Flo
Read MoreTakashimaya Times Square
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
A short walk from the South exit of Shinjuku Station is a consumer's paradise. Eat and shop till you drop at Takashimaya Times Square. ![Takashimaya Times Square](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-
Read MoreTakeshita Dori Street
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Takeshita-dori Street in Harajuku is where Japanese teenagers gather. Here, you can shop, eat, and experience a loud, colourful side of Japanese youth culture in Tokyo. ![Takeshita-dori Street](https
Read MoreTeamlab Borderless
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Immerse yourself in dizzying digital art at teamLab Borderless in Azabudai Hills, a new shopping complex in Tokyo. ![Blood-red flowers bloom on the walls of a room in Tokyo's teamLab Borderless in Az
Read MoreTeamlab Planets Toyosu
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Get your feet wet at the immersive, interactive, barefoot digital art museum teamLab Planets in Tokyo's Toyosu district. ![A dizzying mosaic, made from hundreds of orchids in shades of greens, purpl
Read MoreTeddys Bigger Burgers
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
The Harajuku branch of Hawaiian fast food restaurant Teddy's Bigger Burgers offers reasonably priced, decent burgers. Don't expect premium patties, but do go if you also want pancakes after your meal.
Read MoreTempura Daikokuya
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Tempura Daikokuya is a beloved tempura restaurant located a stone's throw from the iconic Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa. Make sure you arrive early or risk queuing for up to an hour. ![Tempura Daikokuya
Read MoreTempura Kurokawa
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
For honest, fresh, fabulous tempura bowls at bargain prices, try Tempura Kurokawa in Tsukiji's Outer Market. A handful of deep-fried scallop and prawns at just JPY1500? Yes, please! ![Tempura Kurokaw
Read MoreTempura Mochiku
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Mochiku is an intimate, counter seating-only tempura restaurant in a quiet part of Ginza. The food? Delicious and unpretentious, if slightly unorthodox for tempura. ![Mixed tempura donburi (
Read MoreTenichi Ginza Honten
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Tenichi in Ginza is a fantastic if slightly expensive restaurant for tempura. Given that people like Frank Sinatra and Gorbachev have eaten here, however, the price tag is probably worth it.
Read MoreTeppanyaki Grow
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Watching teppanyaki chefs work their magic on the iron plate is always good fun, and Teppanyaki Grow in Ueno provides entertainment and great food. ![Teppanyaki Grow](https://photos.smugmug.c
Read MoreTeuchi Soba Matsunaga
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
For high-quality soba noodles in quiet, relaxed surroundings, Teuchi Matsunaga Soba is a great choice when you're in the Harajuku area. ![A simple bowl of prawn tempura soba at Matsunaga Soba.](https
Read MoreThe Ad Museum Tokyo
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
This is one place where you'll actually enjoy the ads. The Ad Museum Tokyo or ADMT in Shiodome takes you through a history of Japanese ads that's as colorful as it is enlightening. ![The Ad Museum To
Read MoreThe Aldgate
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
The Aldgate in Shibuya is an English-style pub serving up pub grub and a decent range of craft beers - and has free WiFi. It's a combination that's hard to beat. ![The Aldgate](https://photos.smugmug
Read MoreThe Aoyama Grand Hotel
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
We love the Aoyama Grand. It's a beautiful and stylish hotel in an uncrowded but convenient part of Tokyo. It's the perfect spot for those looking to escape the seething hubs of Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Read MoreThe Blossom Hibiya
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
If you're looking for a great mid-range hotel close to transport, you'll love the Blossom Hibiya. It's rare to find this level of style and comfort so close to Tokyo Station and the Loop Line. ![Huge
Read MoreThe Gate Hotel Tokyo
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
The Gate Hotel Tokyo is a smart new hotel with a super-convenient location within easy walking distance of Tokyo Station, Yurakucho and Ginza. Rooms are spacious, the restaurants are smart and the ser
Read MoreThe Lively Tokyo Azabujuban
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
A short walk south of Roppongi -- one of Tokyo's most happening nightlife districts -- the Lively is a beautiful island of style in a quiet area. With great service and an intimate feeling, the Lively
Read MoreThe Millennials Shibuya
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
The Millennials Shibuya is best described as a "boutique capsule hotel." It's great for those who want to be right in the heart of the action in Shibuya and for those who really want to meet other tra
Read MoreThe Most Romantic Hotels In Tokyo
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
If you're looking for a romantic hideaway in Tokyo, you'll be spoiled for choice: Tokyo has some of the finest hotels in the world. This is our list of the most intimate, romantic and distinctive hote
Read MoreThe National Museum Of Western Art
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
Traveling to Japan just to visit... the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno? With an excellent collection of works including painters from Monet and Van Gogh to Pollock and Picasso, this is
Read MoreThe Okura Tokyo
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
For the very best in Japanese hospitality and luxury hotels, look no further than The Okura Tokyo. From its stunningly elegant design to the impeccable service, it's difficult to fault anything here.
Read MoreThe Ritz Carlton Tokyo The Lobby Lounge Bar
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Lobby Lounge & Bar on the 45th floor of the Midtown Tower in Roppongi is a classy place with a stunning view of the megalopolis. Put on some n
Read MoreThe Sumida Hokusai Museum
- Tokyo
- 15 Jun, 2025
The Sumida Hokusai Museum is a small museum dedicated to the master of Japanese wood block prints (think of "The Wave"). It's interesting, but probably best for serious fans only. ![Sumida Hokusai Mu
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