Zozo-ji Temple with Tokyo Tower:
The little Jizo statues decorated with a knitted hat represent the souls of unborn children, those who died before birth as well as those yet to be born.
Tokyo Tower:
Tokyo Tower seen by night from Roppongi Hills
World Trade Observatory: Observatory on the 40th floor of Hamamatsucho's World Trade Center building. It offers beautiful panoramic views of nearby Tokyo Tower, the Bay area and Odaiba.
Rainbow Bridge: It was built in 1993 over Tokyo Bay, connecting Shibaura pier with Odaiba. It carries the futuristic Yurikamome line, a driverless, automated transit train linking Shimbashi to Toyosu.
This replica of the liberty statue in Odaiba was placed in 2000 permanently after it was showcased to pay tribute to Japan’s ties with France from 1998 to 1999.
Minato - the city of novelists and poets: There are many places in Minato City related to novelists and poets across history. There are many literati who turned Minato City into the set for their stories. You can take a walk through their cityscape with the Map by A Journey through a City Beloved by Literati 文人が愛したまちを たどる
Birthplace of Okamoto Kanoko 岡本かの子生誕の地跡
Residence of Saito Mokichi さいとうもきち 藤茂吉居住の跡
Birthplace of Kita Morio きたもりお 杜夫生誕の地跡
Residence of Shiga Nagoya しが 賀直 なお 哉 や 居住の跡
Last Place of Kubota Mantaro くぼたまんたろう 保田万太郎終焉の地跡
"Henkikan" Former Residence of Nagai Kafu ながいかふう 井荷風旧居「偏 へんきかん 奇館」跡
Site of the Former Residence of Shimazaki Toson しまざきとうそん 崎藤村旧宅跡
Birthplace of Ozaki Koyo おざきこうよう 崎紅葉生誕の地跡
Site of the Residence of Iwaya Sazanami いわやさざなみ 谷小波宅跡
Happo-en garden 八芳園
Shiba Daijingu Shrine:
Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience 櫻井焙茶研究所: "Sakurai’s extensive menu comprises top-quality Japanese teas, which range from everyday sencha and bancha to high-grade matcha and original specialty blends. Served by experts in sometimes unusual ways, such as “brewed” in melting ice or infused in vodka or rum, Sakurai’s teas are roasted in-house within its glass-walled workshop", writes japantimes.co.jp.
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