Places to meet in Tokyo

333-metre communications and observation tower in Shibakōen, opened in 1958, with decks at 150 m and about 250 m.

54-hectare park in Shibuya beside Harajuku Station and Meiji Jingu, on the former 1964 Olympic Village site.

58-hectare garden with French, English and Japanese styles and a tropical greenhouse; closed Mondays except in bloom seasons.

Park around Inokashira Pond in western Tokyo, opened in 1917, with boats, cherry trees and a Benzaiten shrine.

16-hectare central Tokyo park opened in 1903, with ponds, a wisteria grove and an open-air concert hall.

19-hectare moat-ringed park on the former Edo Castle grounds, opened in 1969, holding the Budokan and two museums.

26-hectare Tokyo metropolitan cemetery founded in 1874, known for cherry blossoms and notable graves.

Free-entry equestrian park in Setagaya, founded in 1940 and reopened in 2023, with a lawn plaza and woodland path.

University of Tokyo botanical garden in Hakusan, founded in 1684, with about 4,000 species; closed Mondays.

Japan's National Diet Library in Nagatachō, founded in 1948; open to visitors aged 18 and over.

Roppongi art centre opened in 2007 with no permanent collection, hosting temporary exhibitions behind a wavy glass wall.

Studio Ghibli museum at the edge of Inokashira Park in Mitaka, opened in 2001; advance tickets only.

Japan's first national art museum, founded in 1952 in Kitanomaru Park, focused on modern Japanese art.

National performing-arts theatre at 1-1-1 Honmachi, opened in 1997, with opera, ballet, dance and drama.

A Ginza coffee house founded in 1948 that specialises in hand-dripped coffee.

A tempura restaurant near Senso-ji founded in 1887, known for its tempura rice bowls.

A bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Kuramae with a cafe serving chocolate desserts and drinks.

A covered food alley near Ebisu Station with around twenty small izakayas and bars.

A Norwegian-style coffee shop and bar in Tomigaya, near Yoyogi Park, serving coffee by day and cocktails in the evening.

A large izakaya-style restaurant in a traditional-style building in Nishi-Azabu, serving Japanese dishes.

A Japanese tea salon and sweets shop in Ginza serving tea and wagashi.

A branch of the tonkotsu ramen chain on Spain-zaka in Shibuya.

Fashion shopping building opposite Shibuya Station, opened in 1979 and known for young women's fashion.

A busy open-air market street beside Ueno station.

A large shopping complex in central Ginza with a rooftop garden.

A Shinjuku cocktail bar known for herb and spice based drinks.

A Ginza basement cocktail bar often placed on Asia's best bars lists.

A craft beer pub near Ryogoku Station with a large selection of Japanese craft beers on tap.

A jazz club in Aoyama hosting international and Japanese artists.

A live music restaurant in the Marunouchi district near Tokyo Station, with jazz and other live performances.

A small cocktail bar serving drinks in an omakase format.

Indoor baseball stadium in Kōraku, opened in 1988 and home to the Yomiuri Giants, inside Tokyo Dome City.

Rugby stadium in Kita-Aoyama open since 1947, seating about 24,900, next to Meiji Jingu Stadium.

Baseball stadium opened in 1926, home of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, seating about 38,000, in Shinjuku.

A bookstore complex in Daikanyama with cafes and lounge areas where visitors can browse and sit with books and magazines.

A coworking space and startup community in Meguro, with a cafe area, open since 2013.