Meiji Jingu Shrine - Top Tourism Attractions in Tokyo

Meiji Jingu is the Shinto shrine dedicated to the divine souls of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Emperor Shoken. Emperor Meiji passed away in 1912 and Empress Shoken in 1914. After their demise, people wished to commemorate their virtues and to venerate them forever, and so this shrine was constructed, and their souls were enshrined on November 1, 1920.

It consists of three areas: Naien, or the inner precinct, centred on the shrine buildings; Gaien, or the outer precinct, which includes the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery and sports facilities; and the Meiji Memorial Hall. These areas are covered by an evergreen forest of 120,000 trees of 365 different species, which were donated by people from all parts of Japan when the shrine was established. This 700,000 square-meter forest is visited by many people both as a spiritual home of the people and as a recreation and relaxation area centre of Tokyo.

 

 1-1 Kamizono-cho
Tokyo, 13 151-0053 Japan

Open Hours5.40am-5.20pm (spring & autumn); 4am-5pm (summer); 6am-5pm (winter)

Ueno Park - Top Tourism Attractions in Tokyo

Ueno Park is a large public park just next to Ueno Station. It was opened to the public in 1873, and offers its visitors a large variety of attractions.

Saigo Takamori

At the park’s south entrance stands a statue of Saigo Takamori, an important personality of the late Edo and early Meiji Period. He played a central role in realizing the of 1868.

Ueno Park is famous for its many museums, especially art museums, namely the Tokyo National Museum, the Orient Museum, the National Science Museum, the Shitamachi Museum, the National Museum for Western Art and the Tokyo Metropolitan Fine Art Gallery.

Since 1882, Ueno Park is home to Japan’s first zoological garden. Its main attraction are giant panda bears. The first panda bears where a gift from China on the occasion of normalization of diplomatic relations in 1972.

Shinobazu Pond is a large pond in Ueno Park. A temple for the goddess of Benten stands on the island in the middle of the pond.

Toshogu Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Edo shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. It is well worth paying the 200 Yen admission fee in order to enter the inner shrine area and main building.

Temple of Benten

Toshogu Shrine

Last but not least, Ueno Park is famous for its more than 1000 cherry trees. During the cherry blossom season, Ueno Park becomes one of the country’s most popular and crowded spots for hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties.

Ueno Park, being Tokyo’s largest, has so much to offer that a day would not be enough. Visit it every change of season to appreciate its full beauty.

 

Asakusa Shrine - Top Tourism Attractions in Tokyo

A legend says that a thousand three hundred years ago Two fishermen brothers (Hamanari, Takenari, HINOKUMA) found a Kannon (Godess of Mercy) statuette caught in a fishing-net in the Sumida River on March 17 (May 17 by the solar calendar) .

A wealthy landlord Hajinomatsuchi heard about the discovery and approached the brothers to whom he delivered an impassioned sermon about the buddha. Greatly impressed, Hamanari and Takenari converted to the buddhist faith. The Kannon statue was consecrated in a small temple by the landlord and the brother who thereafter devoted their lives to preaching the way of Buddhism.

The temple,Sensouji grew and prospered together with the surronding district of Asakusa. Hajinomatsuti, Hamanari, and Takenari are recegnized as the founders of Asakusa and the revered as deities.

During the Kamakura period, about 800years ago, afterwards built a shrine and devoted it to Asakusa. The townsfolk of Asakusa beganholding a festival to honor these three devoted men. This is believed to be the origin of the Asakusa shrine.

Open Hours: 6.30am-5pm daily.

Tokyo Dome City - Top Tourism Attractions in Tokyo

Tokyo Dome city is like a dream come true for any tourist because there is so much to do here that a day is too short to conquer the whole place.The amusement park rocks with its rides such as Thunder Dolphin and Wonder Drop.

If you want to relax and get pampered, the spa here is just for you. If shopping is on you mind, make sure that you visit the big mall with numerous shops.

You will definitely be hungry after so many activities, so wind your day by picking any restaurant that serves your favorite cuisine. The entry is different for each attraction.

The Amusement Park features the following attractions:

 

The Linear Gale The world’s first hanging-type linear roller-coaster.

The Tower Hacker A scream-filled machine dropping from a height of 80meters.

The Sky Flower A parachute-type attraction going up and down from a height of 61 meters to the ground, commanding a magnificent view of city streets and buildings.

The Spinning Coaster The roller coaster that spins around on a winding rail.

Indoor Bowling Center

Map:

BLUE BLDG. AREA KORAKUEN HALL 5F SAUNA 3F HAIR SALON 3F HELP AREA 1F TOKYO DOME AREA INFORMATION TOKYO DOME ADVANCE TICKET BOOTH TOKYO DOME TICKET BOOTH THE BASEBALL HALL OF FLAME LaQua SPA LaQua GARDEN STAGE FITTNESS CLUB

YELLOW BLDG. BOWLING 4F,5F BATTING CENTER 5F GAME CORNER 2F WINS 1F,8F offt 1F TOKYO DOME HOTEL KID’S ROOM KID’S SQUARE 7F WEDDING SALON 2F   MEETS PORT JCB HALL ATTRACTIONS AREA GAME CORNER SKY THEATER TOYS’ KINGDOM

 

 

The Closest Stations
	JR CHUO-SOBU LINE(SUIDOBASHI ST.)
	MITA LINE(SUIDOBASHI ST.)
	MARUNOUCHI LINE(KORAKUEN ST.)
	NANBOKU LINE(KORAKUEN ST.)
	OEDO LINE (KASUGA ST.)
Time from Airports
	Haneda–about40min. Narita–about 70min.

Tokyo Tower - Top Tourism Attractions in Tokyo

Constructed in 1958, Tokyo Tower soars 333 meters, 13 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower.

There are two observatories from which to get panoramic views of Tokyo, and Mount Fuji on a clear day. The Main Observatory is 150 meters high, the Special Observatory, 250 meters high.

The tower is lit by 164 floodlights: orange in winter, and incandescent white in summer.

Inside the tower, you will also find the Tokyo Tower Wax Museum, the Mysterious Walking Zone and the Trick Art Gallery.

333m
Height of the Tower. Since its opening in 1958, the Tokyo Tower has been the world’s tallest self-supporting steel tower. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is 320 m high.

4,000t
The Tokyo Tower weighs about 4,000 tons. It is much lighter than the Eiffel Tower, which weighs 7,000 tons, a result of remarkable advances in steel manufacturing and construction technology.

140 drums
Paint used for the Tower was 28,000 liters, equal to 140 drums. The Tower is painted orange and white according to the Civil Aeronautic Law.

24 broadcast waves
This is the number of broadcast waves that Tokyo Tower is transmitting. Among them, 14 are analog waves and 10 are digital waves, which show that most broadcast stations in Tokyo are transmitting their waves from the Tower.

176 lights
One hundred and seventy-six floodlights installed in various parts light up the Tower. The Tower is illuminated with an orange light in winter and white incandescent light in summer, delighting visitors and passers-by.

Tokyo Tower Business Hours (Open year-round)

Business hours Main Observatory (150 m) Special Observatory (250 m) 9:00-22:00 (Last admission 21:45) 9:00-22:00 (Last admission 21:30) Floors To Main Observatory From Main Observatory to Special Observatory Fees (Individual) Adult (senior high school students or older) 820 yen 600 yen Children (junior high school students and primary school pupils) 460 yen 400 yen Children (4 years old and over) 310 yen 350 yen