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Make Most of Your Time in Tokyo! The Hot Spots
The metropolis is waiting for you with its excellent museums and numerous typical Japanese sights! Check out our recommendations!
Tokyo is the economic, political and cultural center, with its 12.5 million inhabitants the largest city in Japan and also the most expensive city in the world, just after Moscow.
The metropolis is waiting for you with excellent museums and numerous typical Japanese attractions! With the 23 neighborhoods, there is something for every taste and the best way to get to know Tokyo is to match the locals and eat delicious sushi, sing karaoke and track down the latest trends.
1. The Tokyo Skytree
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With its 634 meters, the Skytree is the tallest self-supporting radio tower in the world and it stands in the middle of the spectacular shopping and entertainment center.
There are two viewing platforms, one at 350 meters and the other at 450 meters, in good weather, you can see up to 70 kilometers away.
2. National Museum
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If you only want to visit a museum in Tokyo, you should choose this. The National Museum in Tokyo is the largest and oldest museum in Japan. Around 110,000 exhibits of Japanese art and archeology are shown.
3. Tokyo Tower
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The 332-meter high tower is considered a symbol of the Japanese reconstruction and the western orientation of the country after the Second World War. Similar to the Eiffel Tower, the Tokyo Tower is often the scene of filming because of its landmark character.
4. Town Hall
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Monumental - this is probably the best way to describe this 243-meter high structure made of granite and reinforced concrete. With him, Japan's legendary architect Kenzo Tange apparently wanted to put a monument to himself and the Japanese capital. Building the tallest city hall in the world cost a billion euros.
5. Fish Market
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At least once, you should get up early in the morning to experience one of the most spectacular spectacles that Tokyo has to offer: the fish market in Tsukiji. The day for the sellers starts here at 2 a.m. and the fish auction starts at 5:30 a.m. From dainty crabs to gigantic tuna, everything goes over the counter.
6. Central Station
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It goes into the fray. Because all major train stations in the capital are an absolute experience, especially the Tokyo-eki: The crowds at rush hour, the kilometers of underground shopping streets on the Yaesu side of the train station - where you can take a kind of crash course in terms of capital life.
The Amsterdam Central Station served Tatsuno Kingo as a model for Tokyo Station (Tokyo-eki), built-in 1914. Unfortunately, the former four-story building lost the top two floors and its wing towers during the American air raids in 1945 - the proportions suffered tremendously.
7th Imperial Palace
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The Imperial Palace is the residence of Tenno, the Japanese emperor. Most of the palace is guarded by the imperial palace police and is generally inaccessible to the public. Only the eastern gardens are accessible to visitors. The inner palace is open to the public only two days a year: the birthday of the emperor (December 23) and the new year (January 2).
8. Ginza
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Ginza is Tokyo's first shopping district and even if other parts of the city have caught up, it is still considered a sign that all other shopping districts are measured against. Do not miss the grand department stores of the 1950s, a time when shopping was a real ritual that was staged with a lot of fancy.
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