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Senso-ji
Temple · Culture · Asakusa
96% recommend~1.5 hrs
Tokyo's oldest temple, best walked early before the approach street fills up.
Asakusa · about ~1.5 hrs
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Meiji Jingu
Shrine · Nature · Shibuya
93% recommend~1.5 hrs
A forest walk in the middle of the city that takes the volume of Tokyo down to zero.
Shibuya · about ~1.5 hrs
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Imperial Palace East Gardens
Garden · History · Marunouchi
84% recommend~1.5 hrs
Castle ruins and open lawns on the former grounds of Edo Castle.
Marunouchi · about ~1.5 hrs
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Tokyo National Museum
Museum · Ueno
88% recommend~2.5 hrs
The largest collection of Japanese art and archaeology in the country.
Ueno · about ~2.5 hrs
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Edo-Tokyo Museum
Museum · History · Ryogoku
82% recommend~2 hrs
Full-scale reconstructions of the city as it looked before it became Tokyo.
Ryogoku · about ~2 hrs
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Nezu Shrine
Shrine · Yanaka
85% recommend~1 hr
A quiet shrine with a tunnel of vermilion gates, away from the tour groups.
Yanaka · about ~1 hr
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Zojo-ji
Temple · Minato
83% recommend~1 hr
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Kanda Myojin
Shrine · Akihabara
81% recommend~45 min
An old shrine that now sells tech-luck charms to the Akihabara crowd.
Akihabara · about ~45 min
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