6 sights Updated 16 September 2026

Sights in Tokyo

What the ticket buys, and when to be at the gate

6 sights in Tokyo, each with the current admission, the opening hours, and whether it earns the time.

The Kaminarimon gate and its red lantern at Senso-ji, AsakusaWorth it

Senso-ji

Tokyo’s oldest temple costs nothing and opens before anything around it. The gap between the hall opening and the shops opening is the whole trick.

Free Main hall 06:00–17:00 Asakusa, Taito
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Not to be missed

AsakusaSanja MatsuriTokyo Skytree
The great wooden torii on the forest approach to Meiji Jingu, TokyoWorth it

Meiji Jingu

A forest of 100,000 planted trees in the middle of Tokyo, free to walk, on a clock that moves with the sun rather than with the working day.

Free Sunrise to sunset Yoyogi, Shibuya
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Not to be missed

ShibuyaNezu MuseumShibuya Sky
Tokyo Skytree rising above the Sumida district at duskIt depends

Tokyo Skytree

The tallest tower in Japan prices by day of week and by how organised you are. The advance-purchase deadline is the night before, not the morning of.

¥2,100 advance 10:00–21:00 Oshiage, Sumida
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Not to be missed

AsakusaShibuya SkyEdo-Tokyo Museum
Visitors in a room of projected light at teamLab Borderless, Azabudai HillsIt depends

teamLab Borderless

The famous one moved across the city in February 2024. Guides still sending people to Odaiba are sending them to an empty site.

From ¥3,600 Timed entry Azabudai Hills, Minato
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Not to be missed

teamLab PlanetsNezu MuseumVirtù
The stone base of the Edo Castle keep in the Imperial Palace East GardensWorth it

Imperial Palace East Gardens

The keep of Edo Castle, free to walk, behind a gate that shuts twice a week rather than once. Closing is as early as 16:00 in winter.

Free Closed Mon and Fri Chiyoda
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Not to be missed

Imperial Palace to AsakusaRokurinshaHotel Ryumeikan Tokyo
The open rooftop deck of Shibuya Sky above the Shibuya skyline at duskIt depends

Shibuya Sky

An open-air roof 229 metres above the Scramble Crossing, priced by time of day, that closes the good part when the weather turns and does not give the money back.

¥2,700 before 15:00 Timed entry Shibuya Scramble Square
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Not to be missed

ShibuyaTokyo SkytreeMeiji Jingu

The rest of Tokyo

Every other collection in the city guide, with what is in it.

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