No 4

Kōrakuen & Akihabara


This appealing all-rounder has the day's dining covered with lovely pastries and breads baked on the premises for breakfast through lunch and pizzas anytime. Other pluses include vegan options, outdoor seating and TY Harbor craft beers.


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1. JCII Camera Museum

0.44 MILES

Among the hundreds of vintage cameras on display here is an 1839 Giroux daguerreotype, the world's first camera. Japan wasn't far behind: the ornate Tsui…

2. Yasukuni-jinja

0.57 MILES

Literally ‘For the Peace of the Country Shrine’, Yasukuni is the memorial shrine to Japan’s war dead, around 2.5 million souls. First built in 1869, it is…

3. State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

0.57 MILES

Check online for the opening schedule and somewhat complex admission details for this imperial palace and garden. Outside it's a dead ringer for London's…

4. Mizuma Art Gallery

0.58 MILES

Run by longtime Tokyo art-world figure Sueo Mizuma, Mizuma Art Gallery represents some of Japan's more successful contemporary artists, such as Aida…

5. Hotel New Ōtani Japanese Garden

0.59 MILES

Nonguests are welcome to visit Hotel New Ōtani's beautiful 400-year-old Japanese garden, which once belonged to a Tokugawa regent. Including vermilion…

6. Yūshū-kan

0.61 MILES

Most history museums in Japan skirt the issue of WWII or focus on the burden of the common people. Not so here: Yūshū-kan begins with Japan's samurai…

7. Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioi-chō

0.67 MILES

This mixed-use development, on the site of the old Akasaka Prince Hotel and opened in 2016, is best visited for its pleasant surrounding gardens and…

8. Chidori-ga-fuchi

0.67 MILES

This section of the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace is one of the city's most popular hanami (cherry blossom viewing) spots. There's a 700m-long…