Culture Tokyo Hotaru Festival Sarashanti Fireflies on the Sumida River represented using LED lights in this annual event, Tokyo Hotaru Festival.
10 Street & Urban Night Scenes in Asakusa R.S. Reynolds Strolling through Asakusa at night and exploring its colorful sites after the sun goes down.
10 Temples & Shrines Kiyomizu Kannon-do Sher Ying Wee This temple houses the Senju Kannon (Thousand Armed Kannon), and Kosodate Kannon, who is visited by ladies who wish to for chi..
9 Gardens & Parks Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens Takane Shoji A tour around the Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens will give you a glimpse into the life of the wealthiest people in Japan.
6 Culture Peony Garden at Ueno Toshogu Mandy Bartok The peony garden at Ueno Toshogu Shrine opens for only a month in early spring and welcomes visitors to enjoy the various peon..
Museums Trace The Path of Buddhism: Tokyo National Museum Anonymous Following the path of Buddhism from India to Japan
Museums Tokyo Art Museums: an Introduction Peter Sidell Tokyo has a wide range of art museums, and you can find anything to suit your taste, modern or traditional, by Japanese or international..
12 Culture Honpo-ji Temple in Ueno Peter Sidell Between Ueno and Asakusa in central Tokyo, Honpo-ji is an intimate little Buddhist temple, with serene statues and some interesting..