Central Tokyo

The area within and right around the JR Yamanote train loop is a mish-mash of government and corporate offices, landmarks (like Tokyo Tower and the Imperial Palace), and shopping districts (like Tokyo Mid-Town) that can be best described as Central Tokyo. It's the heart of Tokyo, hosting some of the city's most important sights, even if it's difficult to pin a single characteristic on this urban core.

One standout neighborhood here is Marunouchi, Tokyo's oldest financial district. This is a place clearly built to compete with the West: the broad, tree-line avenues and boulevards packed with modern boutiques and shopping arcades seem a bit out of place in Tokyo. Tokyo Station – an impressive example of classical western architecture smack dab in the middle of town – is also in Marunouchi. It's home to the impressive Shin Marunouchi Building, home to over 150 stores.

Most people come to central Tokyo to work in the big centers like Marunouchi, Akasaka, and Aoyamaitchome, but there is one Tokyo celebrity who actually lives here: the Emperor. His digs take up a huge plot of land right in the center of the Yamanote loop, and even the subway lines don't dare encroach on his territory. Come here on the Emperor's birthday (December 23rd) or New Year's Day to gain rare access to the inner palace grounds.

Nightlife

Acaraje Tropicana

Japan Foundation Forum

ABC Kaikan

Absolut Ice Bar

Sogetsu Hall

La Tour D'Argent

Trader Vic's

Rokko An

Akasaka Act Theater

Akasaka Blitz

Otemachi Cafe

Ekki

Cardenas Charcoal Grill

Suntory Hall

Cardenas Ginza

La France

Atrium

Theater V Akasaka

Beige Tokyo

Paradiso

Fujimamas Restaurant and Bar

Belle Vue

Wabisuke

Citabria


Attractions

NHK Broadcast Museum

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden

Communications Museum

Rikugien Gardens

Minato City Local History Museum

Suntory Hall

Kotohiragu Shrine (Kompira-san)

Institute for Nature Study

Zempukuji Temple

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

National Museum of Modern Art-Crafts Gallery

Tozenji Temple

Japan Foundation Forum

Toraya Museum

Imperial Palace

Nezu Institute of Fine Arts

Theater V Akasaka

Tsukiji Central Fish Market

Museum of Logistics

Transportation Museum

Nishishinagawa Onsen

Japan Sake Center

Shinagawa Aquarium

Akasaka Act Theater

Yasukuni Shrine

Myogonji Temple (Toyokawa Inari Shrine)

Hikawa Shrine

Tsukiji Honganji Temple

Zojoji Temple

Okura Shukokan Museum

Blue Sky

Nogi Jinja Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine


Restaurants

Copain Copine

Ghengis Khan Shokudo Maedaya

Giang's

Cardenas Ginza

Trader Vic's

Dachibin

Daidai

Cardenas Charcoal Grill

Ninja Akasaka

Top of the Tower

Gonpachi

Rib Room

Daiwa Sushi

Gordon Ramsay at Conrad Tokyo

Dominus

Kamakura

Citabria

Dondonju

Ekki

Grill Kitchen

Stockholm

Maison Blanche

Blue Sky

Aragawa

E-Street Bagels

Keyaki Grill

Rokko An

Belle Vue

Taikan En

Hakuraiya

Asian Table

Cardenas Chinois

Kisso

La France

Gyu-Kaku

Pizza Salvatore Cuomo

La Tour D'Argent

daidaiya

Wabisuke

Wolfgang Puck Cafe

Ninja

West Park Cafe

Fujimamas Restaurant and Bar

Hayashi

Fummys Grill

Nobu

Beviamoci Su

Sekishin Tei

Senbazuru

Beige Tokyo

Garden View

Bistro La Sucre

Istana

Genjikoh


Hotels

Hotel Sunroute Asakusa

Hibiya Park Hotel

Akasaka Tokyu Hotel

Peninsula Tokyo (The)

Prince Park Tower Tokyo (The)

Ritz-Carlton Tokyo (The)

Hotel Chantilly

Asia Center of Japan

Ginza Capital Hotel Annex

Tokyo Station Hotel

Toranomon Pastoral

Sakura Hotel

Marunouchi Hotel

Hearton Hotel Higashishinagawa

Shanpia Hotel Akasaka

Ginza Capital Hotel Main

Hotel New Otani Tokyo

Celestine Hotel

InterContinental ANA Tokyo

Hotel Savoy

Akasaka Prince Hotel

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