Tokyo · History & Old Tokyo

Old buildings. Everyday stories.

Inside Koganei Park, the museum preserves and reconstructs buildings that show different ways of living in Tokyo.

Museums · Koganei

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

A raised paw. A quiet temple.

Gotokuji is a working temple in Setagaya, known for its white beckoning-cat figurines.

Shrines & Temples · Setagaya

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

Saltwater reflections. A city at the edge.

Hama-rikyu preserves an Edo-period garden landscape beside the modern city.

Parks & Gardens · Shiodome

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

Red gates. A quieter rhythm.

Nezu Shrine brings a torii-lined path, ponds and richly colored shrine buildings into a green pocket of Bunkyo.

Shrines & Temples · Nezu

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

A pond. A path. A line of poetry.

Rikugien is a strolling garden shaped around a pond and hills, with landscapes inspired by waka poetry.

Parks & Gardens · Honkomagome

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

A busy approach. A moment of stillness.

Senso-ji is Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple.

Shrines & Temples · Asakusa

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

One object. A longer conversation.

The Tokyo National Museum’s collection offers many ways into Japanese and Asian art.

Museums · Ueno

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome

Small shops. A little old Tokyo.

Yanaka Ginza is a neighbourhood shopping street reached from Nippori or Sendagi.

Neighborhoods & Walks · Yanaka

English · 2 pages · Color + monochrome