Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Tokyo Area

  • Tokyo Fire Department Museum
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    4.0
    267 Reviews
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    Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Yotsuya 3-10

    I had this museum high on my list considering my father is a firefighter in Australia. The history levels and the static displays of the fire fighting equipment was fascinating, comparable to the...

  • Yoyogi Park
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    Tokyo Shibuya-ku Yoyogikamizonochou , Jinnan 2
    A metropolitan park adjacent to four stations including Harajuku Station and Yoyogi-koen Station. There are forest parks in area A, and an athletic field and event halls in area B. The park, full of greenery, is familiar to the people of Tokyo as a place for relaxation with its bird sanctuaries where people can bird-watch, and the biggest dog run in Tokyo. It is famous for holding many flea markets and events.
  • Inokashira Park Zoo
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    4.0
    250 Reviews
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    Tokyo Musashinoshi Gotenyama 1-17-6
    This is a zoo occupying approximately one-third of Inokashira Onshi Koen (Inokashira Park) in Tokyo’s Musashino City. It is famous for its elephant Hanako, who had lived for a long time, passed away in 2016. Inside the park are small paths where the squirrels roam free, a petting corner, and a square where visitors can search for wildlife (Sundays 11 am-12 pm. Second Sunday only from January-March and November-December) and displays for the very popular capybara. In the separate zoo are exhibits of aquatic animals such as fish, amphibians, insects and waterfowl. Altogether both zoos keep more than 200 species of animals.

    The zoo itself isnt anything special but, a nice place to pass the time, a surprising thing was that there is an statue museum inside.

  • Madame Tussauds Tokyo
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    4.0
    254 Reviews
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    Tokyo Minato-ku Daiba 1-6-1 Dex Tokyo Beach Island Mall 3F
    Located inside the DECKS Tokyo Beach in Odaiba, Minato City, Tokyo, this is an annex of the Madame Tussauds wax museum in London. Various celebrities and famous people from around the world such as Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, the UK’s Prince William, former President Barack Obama and Mao Asada are reproduced in life-like form. Part of the appeal is that beyond merely looking at the forms, you can rest your arm on their shoulder and take photographs with them.

    This Madame Tussauds is MUST place to visit when you come here. You will meet a lot of world celebrities.

  • Aqua City Odaiba
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    Tokyo Minato-ku Daiba 1-7-1
    A shopping mall adjoining Odaiba Seaside Park in the Daiba area of Minato City Tokyo. The mall hosts casual fashion and lifestyle goods shops, the largest restaurant zone in the area, a movie theater, and the Sony ExploraScience museum. The facility's ramen theme park and the Fuji TV Kid's Cafe Mamatoko are also popular.
  • Science Museum
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    4.0
    177 Reviews
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    Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Kitanomarukouen 2-1
    The Science Museum Science Hall is a full-fledged theater-style hall able to accommodate 410 people. This facility is perfect for hosting lectures, seminars, symposiums, and presentations of all kinds.

    While there is not a lot of English here, we still had a great time and felt it was a wonderful way to spend a few hours with our boys, (10 & 12) They have 5 floors of science, all very hands on...

  • Ueno Royal Museum
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    3.5
    211 Reviews
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    Tokyo Taitou-ku Uenokouen 1-2
    An art museum located inside Ueno Park. Since its establishment in April of 1972, the museum exhibited art from a variety of genres, including Important Cultural Properties. The museum has no standing exhibit, instead regularly hosting only creative and unique special exhibits. The Ueno Royal Museum also offers art classes for everyone from beginners to masters.

    This is a small museum at the Ueno park. It’s open on Mondays when the national museum is closed and that’s how we ended up there. During our visit, they had a thorough art exhibit about dinosaurs...

  • Hibiya Chanter
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    3.5
    150 Reviews
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    Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Yurakuchou 1-2-2
    A shopping center located a six minute walk from Tokyo Metro /JR Yurakucho Station. Surrounded by hotels and performance art and movie theaters, the facility bustles with people in search of fashion and art. Many of the center's shops are quieter, more low-key establishments. In addition to floors dedicated to apparel, lifestyle goods, beauty, and restaurants, there is also a three-screen movie theater in the facility's annex. Outside, Nemu-no-hiroba is a popular meeting spot which hosts a miniature statue of Godzilla and whose walkway is embedded with plates featuring casts of Japanese moviestars handprints.

    If you want to see the Godzilla statue I can confirm he is alive and well and residing in this district of Tokyo once again.

  • Rikugien Gardens
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    4.0
    55 Reviews
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    Tokyo Bunkyou-ku Honkomagome 6
    Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, who served the shogunate as a Tairo-kaku (“Great Elder”) during the era of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth-generation Tokugawa shogun, created this garden in an area full of daimyo residences. With its undulating paths and well-planned design, the Japanese garden is particularly famous for its azaleas and weeping sakura close to the garden entrance. The gardens are lit up at night during the spring when cherry blossoms are in bloom and again in autumn when the foliage is turning colors. The garden evokes scenery of Kishu (in Wakayama) with the middle Daisensui Pond and its Nakanoshima Island. Many foreign tourists enjoy visiting Rikugien.

    Located in the Rikugien Garden, this was a perfect little stop to sit, rest and rejuvenate. While I loved the garden this tea house was a great break with a beautiful view. It was a little crowded...

  • Tokyo City Keiba TCK (Oi Racetrack)
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    4.0
    131 Reviews
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    Tokyo Shinagawa-ku Katsushima 2-1-2
    This racetrack in the Katsushima district of Tokyo’s Shinagawa City opened in 1950 and is known by its nickname, Tokyo City Keiba (TCK). In addition to various big prize races, dirt course races, and international races, from spring until autumn it hosts “Twilight Race” night races. It also has a full-scale buffet restaurant that allows patrons to enjoy a meal while viewing the illumination, events or races, making it a popular amusement facility that serves as a date spot.

    We came on 12th Nov for Christmas light show but only found out it will be start on 16th. So we just looking around and watch the horse race. This is my first time watching live horse race, very...

  • Mori Arts Center Gallery
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    4.0
    138 Reviews
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    Tokyo Minato-ku Roppongi 6-10-1 Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 52F
    An art gallery on the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower built alongside a viewing deck. In addition to special exhibitions operated in cooperation with world-class art museums, the facility also hosts a variety of Cool Japan art shows covering topics such as anime, manga, and video games. Together with the Mori Art Museum on the 53rd floor, this popular tourism spot provides visitors with the chance to enjoy high quality art not beholden to any specific genre or existing framework.

    Beautiful art gallery, well worth the trip! Especially if museums are something you enjoy when travelling.

  • Marunouchi Oazo
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    4.0
    129 Reviews
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    Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Marunouchi 1-6-4
    A multipurpose event and shopping facility located in front of Tokyo Station’s Marunouchi North Exit, an area which was redeveloped in 2004. Walled by huge glass panels, this open and airy facility hosts restaurants, cafes, shops, relaxation salons, and the Marunouchi Hotel. Reproductions of famed masterpieces such as Picasso’s Guernica adorn the facility, creating a mature and elegant atmosphere. Marunouchi Oazo features an abundant variety of restaurants, enabling visitors to enjoy Japanese, Chinese, Western, and other cuisines as suits their mood for the day.

    WHAT it is and WHEN to go: We were there during winter, and it was pure romantic under those starry, starry, fairy lights. Found out that the lights were part of the Marunouchi Illuminations that...

  • Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
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    4.0
    185 Reviews
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    Tokyo Meguro-ku Mita 1-13-3 In Yebisu Garden Place
    This general photography and video museum opened in 1995. In addition to photograph and video displays, they also offer classes and community outreach. The facility was renovated in 2016. Every floor offers exhibits on a different theme. Admission depends on the current exhibitions on each floor. They host the Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions every year in February, and also offer regular photography and film workshops.

    This museum is conveniently located in Yebisu Garden Place, which can be reached via a covered passageway from the Ebisu station (very useful on a rainy day). The museum has no set admission fees...

  • Meguro Parasitological Museum
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    4.0
    199 Reviews
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    Tokyo Meguro-ku Shimomeguro 4-1-1
    This museum is dedicated to the subject of parasites. It features some 300 specimens and other related exhibits including an 8.8-meter-long tapeworm specimen illuminated with LED lights. The first floor of the museum, which has a theme of ''diversity of parasites,'' presents the diverse shapes and appearances of parasites through specimen, video, and other exhibits. The second floor, which has a theme of ''human and zoonotic parasites,'' covers topics including the symptoms that parasite infections cause in humans as well as the history of parasitology in Japan. The museum's shop offers a selection of original goods including t-shirts featuring detailed illustrations of parasites.

    Only two small floors, but a lot of interesting info. There are QR-codes that give you english info. Some of the tablets have an english option too. Theres a small museum shop...

  • Shitamachifuzoku Museum
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    4.0
    289 Reviews
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    Tokyo Taitou-ku Uenokouen 2-1

    This is a small museum and it was hard to find. When we finally did find it, I found it too warm inside and we didnt stay long.

  • SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE
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    4.0
    81 Reviews
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    Tokyo Shibuya-ku Shibuya 2-24-12

    Another high rise building, busy and chaotic but it has a cool atmosphere. Offices, shops, loads of eateries, an observation deck and more. Connected to Shibuya station. The eateries are good but...

  • Chikatetsu Museum
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    4.0
    202 Reviews
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    Tokyo Edogawa-ku Higashi-Kasai 6-3-1

    The museum is right next to the Kasai station on the Tozai metro line (about 20 mins ride from the Ōtemachi station, next to Tokyo station). Admission to the museum for an adult is a bargain 220¥. I...

  • Tokyo Toy Museum
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    4.0
    134 Reviews
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    Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Yotsuya 4 - 20 Yotsuya open space
    Founded in Nakano as an art museum to see, play with, make and learn about toys, it has now relocated to the site of the former Fourth Yotsuya Elementary School. There are many exhibits of high quality “good toys” and traditional toys from both Japan and the West, and guests can actually touch and play with a substantial amount of the toys present. Toy curator staff members are on hand to teach visitors how to play games and play with the toys.

    The building is originally from Junior High School and not used anymore. They operated until 3rd floor. On the 1st floor, is baby playground area, 2nd floor is the ticketing area, a lot of good kind...

  • Tokyo Station Gallery
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    4.0
    131 Reviews
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    Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Marunouchi 1-9-1
    This art museum first opened its doors in 1988 inside Tokyo Station, itself erected in 1914, and has been popular ever since. The museum closed in accordance with the remodeling of the station and opened once again in October 2012. The museum hosts a variety of exhibitions covering a variety of genres such as modern art as well as railroads, architecture, and design. From Tokyo Station, the museum shares art with the people of Japan and the world. One of the exhibition rooms makes use of a red brick wall symbolic of the original museum building and is a must-see.

    東京駅丸の内北口の駅舎内にある美術館です(改札を出る必要があります)。2階と3階の2階分の構成で、展示の内容・数・構成に依りますが、所要時間は大体1時間くらいで回れる中規模クラスの美術館です。目的の新幹線に乗車する前の空き時間を利用して美術品を鑑賞するのもいいかもしれません。 3階の展示室は白い壁を基調としており、室内の構造そのものは他の美術館と差はありません。一方で特徴的なのが2階で、大正時代に...

  • Tokyo Summerland
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    4.0
    141 Reviews
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    Tokyo Akirunoshi Kamiyotsugi 600
    An amusement park located in Akiruno City, Tokyo. The facility features pools, attractions, restaurants, and shops which can be enjoyed year-round. There are two pool areas at the park—the Adventure Dome, an indoor area where visitors can enjoy swimming and jacuzzi relaxation regardless of the weather or time of year; and the Adventure Lagoon, an outdoor pool area only open in summer. The ride area is home to a wide variety of attractions and is popular with families and couples.

    If you have a tattoo on your body, even if it is covered with rash guard etc, you can not enter inside. Security is weak. Need crisis management of yourself and your...

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