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Tradition meets modern in Japan's capital

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WASHU FES in Nakameguro 2025

WASHU FES in Nakameguro 2025

Feb 7th - Feb 8th

Drink to your heart's content at the WASHU FES. Try over 150 kinds of sake and other traditional Japanese alcoholic beverages...

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Pingu Cafe 2024-2025

Pingu Cafe 2024-2025

Dec 19th - Feb 9th

Fans of the beloved Swiss stop-motion character Pingu are in for a treat, with a limited-time Pingu Café at BOX cafe & space T..

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Kirby Cafe Tokyo

Kirby Cafe Tokyo

Serena Ogawa

This new permanent cafe is located on the 4th floor of Solamachi, Tokyo Skytree, and is sure to bring a smile to any Kirby fan.

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Discover Kintsugi in Minami Aoyama

Discover Kintsugi in Minami Aoyama

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Experience the art of kintsugi at Utsuwa Omusubi HANARE in Tokyo’s Minami-Aoyama. Learn the traditional technique of repairing..

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About Tokyo

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kanto
Island Honshu
Capital Tokyo (Shinjuku)
Population 13,839,910
Area 2190.90 km²

Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō) is the nation’s capital, the site of the 2020 Summer Olympics and the most populous city in the world – there’s no shortage of places to see and things to do in Tokyo. While that means you’ll inevitably have to leave some things off your itinerary, it also means that there’s something for everyone.

Tokyo’s center, the 23 wards, combine some of the world’s busiest areas with remnants of old Japan; not far from Shibuya is the holy Meiji Jingu, while the 634-meter tall Tokyo Skytree and the iconic Senso-ji in Asakusa are within walking distance of each other. Shinjuku and Roppongi are two vibrant nightlife spots, yet they’re a short train ride away from Ueno Zoo and the Tsukiji Fish Market.

Right in the middle of it all is the Imperial Palace, a popular jogging route. Beautiful nature in the Okutama area and the Izu and Ogasawara Islands will make you forget that you’re still in Tokyo.

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