Location: Tokyo Prefecture
Top Things to do in Tokyo Prefecture
Top Hotels in Tokyo Prefecture
- 1. Millennium Mitsui Garden Hotel Tokyo
- 2. Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu
- 3. Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu
- 4. The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda
- 5. Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro
- 6. Mitsui Garden Hotel Shiodome Italia-gai
- 7. Shibuya Stream Excel Hotel Tokyu
- 8. Hotel JAL City Haneda Tokyo
- 9. Shibuya Tokyu REI Hotel
- 10. Tokyo Toranomon Tokyu REI Hotel
What to do and see in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan: The Best Places and Tips
Discover the best top things to do in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan including H.I.S. Tourist Information Center Harajuku, Mimamishima, Nezu Museum, Ryogoku Kokugikan, Hotel New Otani Japanese Garden, Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, Asakusa, Ghibli Museum, Showa Kinen Park, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Garden.
Restaurants in Tokyo Prefecture
1. H.I.S. Tourist Information Center Harajuku
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 277 reviews
Harajuku is the capital for youth fashion and culture. A walk along the iconic street, Takeshita will allow you to experience an extreme Kawaii-ness with many fashion boutiques, cafes and crepe stands. Not far away is Omotesando, which offer more mature fashion stores. Don't worry if you are not an fashionholic, the famous Yoyogi park and Meiji Jingu shrine are only few minutes walk from the station. If you got lost or did not know what to do in Harajuku, please do not hesitate to stop by our Harajuku Tourist Information Center. Our staffs will be happy to answer all your questions. In addition, we also provide currency exchange, baggage storage, data sims card and tours to popular destination in Japan (beside, there is free WiFi in-store).
Reviewed By tee_wcha - Sydney, Australia
The staff are very friendly and speak English. They are also very helpful with whatever questions you may have about travelling in Tokyo. We booked the hedgehog & owl cafe package through them and it's actually cheaper to book it through here than you paying at the cafes.
2. Mimamishima
Overall Ratings
5 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By mat_mak - Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Minamijima Island is an uninhabited island in the southern of Chichijima. This island is designated as a natural monument of Japan. The beach called Ogi-ike was very beautiful with an unique rock gate and the transparent ocean. Water in the Yin-Yo pond is brackish water, unusual algae live. In the spring and autumn seabirds make nests and you can see seabirds fly. Only 100 tourists are able to enter the island a day, and there was limited sojourn time for within 2 hours. In winter, it was the entrance prohibition period.
3. Nezu Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 694 reviews
Please check open/close schedule in its official site.
Reviewed By saikou - Tokyo
We used to live close by and visited regularly. The museum is quite beautiful. It changes Exhibitions regularly. The attached Japanese garden is almost as much of a draw as the museum itself.
4. Ryogoku Kokugikan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 719 reviews
Reviewed By SmilesUK - London
This was the highlight of my trip to Tokyo. I would highly recommend anyone going to Japan to see a sumo match as it’s a total authentic Japanese experience and super to watch. Read up on the rules beforehand so you know a bit more about what’s going on but really super. You can book tickets online before your trip.
5. Hotel New Otani Japanese Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 423 reviews
6. Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 251 reviews
Dedicated to the architecture of the late Edo period, this outdoor museum showcases historic buildings, including 200-year-old farmhouses and specialty shops filled with reproduction products, such as a soy sauce shop, Japanese umbrella shop, and stationary store.
Reviewed By Zaropans - Brussels, Belgium
Delightful for any visitor and highly recommended for those interested in architecture or everyday life. The Mitsui villa and the rebuilt shopping street are utter highlights, and so is the replica of the onsen bathing house. The Mitsui villa is both zen and fancy and has an exquisite garden.
Koganei park (free entry) is pretty cool too, and has a steam train locomotive on display.
Beware: Google Maps may make you get off the train at the Higashi-Koganei station but the Musashi-Koganei station (oen stop further) has better bus connections !
7. Asakusa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
This popular Tokyo neighborhood is home to many shops and restaurants as well as the famed Senso-ji Temple.
Reviewed By shopping74 - Tokyo
Asakusa area is famous and popular 1district in Tokyo, forming one of the largest amusement centers in the city. There are many restaurants, Theaters, and souvenir shops in the district attracting millions of visitors to pray for Kannon's blessing toward yourself and family.
8. Ghibli Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
The brainchild of award-winning Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki, this museum includes a theater showing film excerpts, a whimsical children's play zone, a rooftop garden, and exhibits related to his movies, including Spirited Away.
Reviewed By stormborne - Sydney
This gorgeous museum is the embodiment oid Ghibli- no phones/ pictures, highly sensory, very earthly (wooden tones, nature details, roof top garden) and cosy throughout in its design.
It's a reasonably compact place with four main Exhibitions and the theatre. You're given a snippet of a film reel to show on your way in to watch the short film - great peice of memorabilia. We watched one about wrestling rats. No English subtitles but not really needed.
My favorite room was the three artist rooms that were laden with sketches from all movies and you could just imagine Hayao Miyazaki sitting there.
The rooftop Robot from Laputa was spectacular amongst the greenery an flowers.
My only complaint is that they need an adult cat bus so that we can play too.
Highly recommend for any Ghibli fan
As a side note: yes it gets crazily busy and yes buying the tickets is hard (in fact, we missed tickets for March and April and our only option was to visit as part of a full day tour). But its ski heartening to see so many people appreciating the artwork and philosophy of Studio Ghibli films. Go, relax and enjoy. Who knows if you'll get the chance again.
9. Showa Kinen Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 545 reviews
Reviewed By Australiafrancophile - Australia
I visited on Sunday 19th of November.I arrived via Tachikawa station but as has been said before NishiTachikawa station is more convenient.
There are very few leaves left on the gingko trees.I have learnt that autumnal gingko trees are stinky.
It was dogs day and there were many , many dogs with their devoted owners enjoying the garden.
The highlights for me were the Japanese garden with nice autumn colored maples and the bonsai garden.Dont miss the fingered citron bonsai.Like a big lemon with 6+ "fingers"
There is also a small dahlia garden with dahlias flowering now.
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We took the little train for 310 yen.It tends to go around the periphery for some of the route so not so scenic but saves the leg.As has been said this park is absolutely enormous but flat and no steps so wheelchair friendly.
Good play areas for children.
Bring food because, surprisingly, there isn't much available.
10. Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 368 reviews
Reviewed By mat_mak - Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
This Japanese garden was landscaped by renovating from an old wealthy Japanese politician's house. It is now the site of a five star hotel, and the garden is open to the public for all people at admission free. Seasonal flowers and trees are planted, and each season has different scenery. Especially when the cherry blossoms bloom from the end of March to the beginning of April, we can see more wonderful scenery.
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