# 15 classic sights to see in Tokyo

The landmarks that rank highest on 4travel and Japanese travel agencies' popularity lists — the essentials for a first visit to Tokyo.

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- Jun 6, 2021 · Mai Ito
- https://even.best/en/l/7/15-classic-sights-to-see-in-tokyo

## Top 15

1. **Sensō-ji** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tokyo's oldest temple, said to date from 628, famous for the Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise shopping street. <https://www.senso-ji.jp/>
2. **Tokyo Skytree** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 634 m broadcasting tower with observation decks at 350 m and 450 m. <https://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/>
3. **Meiji Jingū** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shrine founded in 1920 for Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, in a vast forest next to Harajuku Station. <https://www.meijijingu.or.jp/>
4. **Tokyo Tower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 333 m tower completed in 1958, with Main Deck and Top Deck views over central Tokyo. <https://www.tokyotower.co.jp/>
5. **Shibuya Scramble Crossing** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — World-famous crossing where thousands of people cross at once; best seen from SHIBUYA SKY.
6. **SHIBUYA SKY** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Open-air rooftop observatory about 230 m up Shibuya Scramble Square, opened in 2019. <https://www.shibuya-scramble-square.com/sky/>
7. **East Gardens of the Imperial Palace** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gardens on the site of Edo Castle's inner citadel; free to walk, with the old keep foundations.
8. **Ueno Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cherry-blossom park home to the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art and Ueno Zoo.
9. **Tokyo Disney Resort** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, two parks in Urayasu. <https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/>
10. **Shinjuku Gyoen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — National garden combining Japanese, English landscape and French formal gardens. <https://www.env.go.jp/garden/shinjukugyoen/>
11. **Harajuku and Takeshita Street** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Youth district known for crêpes, vintage clothes and kawaii culture.
12. **Odaiba** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Waterfront island on Tokyo Bay with the Rainbow Bridge and a life-size Unicorn Gundam statue.
13. **teamLab Planets TOKYO DMM** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Immersive digital art museum in Toyosu where you walk through water. <https://www.teamlab.art/jp/e/planets/>
14. **Tsukiji Outer Market** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Market with around 400 shops, popular for seafood bowls and tamagoyaki snacks. <https://www.tsukiji.or.jp/>
15. **Tokyo National Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Japan's oldest museum, founded in 1872, holding around 120,000 objects including 89 National Treasures. <https://www.tnm.jp/>
16. **Akihabara** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Former electronics district turned mecca of anime, games and maid cafés.
17. **Roppongi Hills** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Complex with the Mori Art Museum and the Tokyo City View observation deck. <https://www.roppongihills.com/>

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