10+ Amazing places to visit in Tokyo 2021

10+ amazing places to visit in Tokyo 2021. 

Do you wish to see amazing skyscrapers and traditional temples, museums or galleries, tea houses or amazing transportation systems ? I recommend you try Tokyo. Who wouldn’t like to contemplate the beautiful Cherry Blossoms, attend amazing events or visit incredible shrines and restaurants in Tokyo? Absolutely none of us.

But where should you start visiting Tokyo ?  Don’t worry I will recommend you 10+ amazing places to visit in Tokyo as well as events you should take part in and equally restaurants  during your stay.

Tokyo

One of the 47 prefectures of Japan, Tokyo is the most populous metropolis in the world.  It has many central cities. Beside cities, it equally has towns and villages. There is no way you will lack a place to visit in japan.

These days Tokyo offers unlimited choices of entertainment, restoration, culture or shopping.   In fact you will find many outstanding unforgettable attractions. You won’t lack a places to visit in Tokyo. I have listed a few below to guide you. If you are ready lets’ start our tour to some places to visit in Tokyo.

Best Attractions to visit in Tokyo

If you are visiting Central Tokyo, you should consider:

This a selected list of some amazing places to visit in Tokyo, the central part

1. The Tsukiji Outer Market
2. The Akihabara. One of the districts where you will find electronic and otaku goods.
3. Koishikawa Korakuen: A Landscape garden next to the Tokyo dome.
4. Hama Rikyu: Another landscape garden but next to Shiodome
5. The Imperial East garden.
6. The imperial Palace.
7. Yasukuni Shrine.
8. Ginza. It’s Japan’s premier shopping district. Most people who visit places in japan usually go shopping here.
9. Tokyo Dome City. 

In Northern Tokyo, some places to visit are:

Other great places to visit in Tokyo North.

1. The Tokyo National museum: Are you an art lover or do you have a great anime collection or artwork, visit Tokyo museums and get the best in terms of it’s art and culture. You may equally have some chances to increase your collections.
2. The Tokyo Skytree.
3. Asakusa.
4. Sensoji Temple
5. Edo-Tokyo Museum. You will find excellent museums about Tokyo’s history.
6. Rikugien: A beautiful place to see Japanese style landscape gardens.
7. Ueno Park.
8. Yanaka.
9. Ikebukuro

Places to visit in Western Tokyo

Besides the north and south, places to visit in Tokyo west are:

1. Shibuya: A popular district for younger generations.
2. Shinjuku.
3. The Meiji Shrine.
4. Harajuku. A center for fashion and  cosplay culture. If you are a fan of cosplaying this is a good center to visit but you should also consider visiting this place if you have not been into cosplaying. You may get many revelations just try it out, I guess you will get a good satisfaction. In any case you will get a lot of fun.
5. Shinjuku Gyoen
6. Yoyogi Park
7. The Yebisu Garden Place.

Amazing places to visit in Southern Tokyo

If you are more fond of the south part, here is a detail selection of places to visit in Tokyo

1. Odaiba
2. Roppongi Hills
3. Tokyo Tower
4. Zojoji Temple
5. Roppongi and Shinagawa are also amazing places to visit in Tokyo.

You can also visit places in Tokyo at a particular period of the year in order to take part in events such as Sanja Matsuri or Tokyo Game Show.

Outstanding Events in Tokyo

The Sanja Matsuri: This is an annual festival in the Asakusa District that takes place over the third full weekend in May. It’s an event held to celebrate the founders of the Sensoji Temple, who are enshrined in Asakusa Shrine next door to the temple. Due to the Coronavirus, this event will be shortened to two days, that is 15-16 May 2021. If you are planning to visit Tokyo this period don’t forget  to book some time in order to attend the event.

The Kanda Matsuri. This is one of the greatest festivals in Tokyo and Japan. It’s usually held in mid May. But due to the Pandemic, it will only be held as a shallow festival.

The Tokyo Motor Show. It’s one of the world’s top motor shows and it usually takes place every two years. It is mostly about passenger and commercial vehicles as well as the latest motoring technologies. But the 2021 Tokyo Motor Show was cancelled. You won’t get the chance to visit this year but you can participate in other Tokyo’s events to compensate while you wait for a future edition.

The AnimeJapan Festival is also previously known as the Tokyo International Anime Fair. It’s usually held in march. AnimeJapan is the first convention of the Japanese animation industry held at Odaiba’s Big Sight convention center.

Other Events

When planning places to visit in Tokyo do not forget to add other events like:

• The Tokyo Game Show: This event will take place from September 31 to October 31, 2021. It’s an annual trade show for video game developers that takes place at Makuhari Messe convention center.
• The Tokyo Marathon. It’s Tokyo’s large-scale marathon. It usually takes place on the first Sunday of March. However, due to the Coronavirus, this event was postponed to October 17, 2021. So if you don’t have time to visit Tokyo this month, you can still plan to visit Tokyo at the end of the year.
• Sanno Matsuri, Ceatec Japan Events.

Equally, Tokyo have outlying areas for each and everyone, if you are not interested in visiting the above areas in Tokyo,  You should take a look at this 14 outlying places to visit in Tokyo

14 outlying places to visit in Tokyo

1. The Tokyo DisneySea.
2. Tokyo Disneyland
3. Shibamata
4. Ghibli Museum
5. Mount Mitake
6. Takaosan
7. Kiyosumi
8. Edo Open Air Museum
9. Showa Memorial
10. Kichijoji
11. Makuhari Messe
12. Todoroki Valley
13. Kasai Rinkai
14. Ikspiari Mall

But there’s still something missing. How will you be visiting all those places in Tokyo without energy ? It will be quite troublesome. Any human being needs food and water for survival. As this said let’s look at some best restaurants you should attend while visiting Tokyo.

Best Famous Restaurants in Tokyo.

Places to visit in Tokyo is not all about festivals and museums. Restaurants are equally excellent places to visit in Tokyo and here is a few below.

• Tamai
• Kondo in Ginza
• Ise Sueyoshi
• Sekihotei
• Suzuki
• Ohara
• Haramasa
• Arakicho Tatsuya
• Kudan Otsuka
• Terunari in Terunari
• Sushi Sho in  Yotsuya
• Miyazono in Nishi-Azabu
• Shinpaku in Hiroo
• Ikina Sushidokoro Abe in Toranomon
• Motoyoshi in Aoyama
• Kitafuku Ginza in Ginza
• And many others . In any case you won’t miss any places to have breakfast, desert or dinner while visiting Tokyo.

As the day comes to an end and your stomach is righteously full, you will need a peaceful, beautiful place to rest. You may have some relatives as well as a place you can stay in Tokyo but I still recommend these top hotels to rest during your stay.

15 TOP Hotels to rest while in Tokyo.

Hotels are not only places you could rest, but could equally places to visit in Tokyo during your short trips. Some of them are:

1. Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku
2. Hotel Hillarys Akasuka
3. APA Hotel Shinjuku-Kabukicho Tower
4. The Knot Tokyo Shinjuku
5. The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda
6. Shingawa Prince Hotel
7. Sotetsu Fresa Inn Ginza-Nanachome
8. Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel
9. Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba
10. Hotel Yaenomidori
11. Red Planet Tokyo Asakusa
12. Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi Tokyo Premier
13. The Peninsula Tokyo
14. Grand Hyatt Tokyo
15. Fraser Suites Akasaka

I hope you will get a great experience in your chosen places to visit in Tokyo and have a lot of fun either in DisneyLand, AnimeJapan festival or other great places in Hokkaido or Tokyo, and rest in your favorite Hotel. If you would like to visit places in Japan, I recommend visiting Kyoto, Osaka or Naoshima or other gardens such as the Botanic garden.