Meiji-jingu
Meiji-jingu, the city's premier Shinto shrine, is a haven of tranquillity - particularly the Empress's iris garden.

Omotesando
Parading down Omotesando, lined with cutting-edge designer boutiques, is Tokyo's equivalent of cruising the Champs-Élysées.

Park Hyatt Tokyo
Nothing beats the glittering night view of the city from the cocktail bar of Shinjuku's most luxurious hotel.

Tea in Happoen
On weekends at Happoen garden, wedding parties in full regale parade by as you sip tea in an authentic teahouse.

Rainbow Bridge
The forty-minute walk across the 918-metre long Rainbow Bridge, with a pedestrian promenade linking observation rooms, affords sweeping views across the bay to Mount Fuji.

Tokyo Central Wholesale Market
An early morning visit to Tsukiji's frenetic fish and vegetable market is guaranteed to jump-start all the senses and is best topped off with a fresh-from-the-sea sushi breakfast.

Senso-ji
The towering worship hall of Senso-ji Buddhist temple lies at the heart of Tokyo's most traditional quarter. The streets nearby are packed with a mix of old and new, from gaudy souvenir stalls and fast-food joints to exquisite crafts shops.

Edo-Tokyo Museum
The Edo-Tokyo Museum brings the city's history to life with its full-scale architectural replicas, cut-away models and holograms, in addition to evocative screen-paintings and images of the city's infamous pleasure quarters.

Mitsukoshi Department Store
At Mitsukoshi's Nihombashi flagship store, the first in Japan to sell imports, you can spend a day browsing your way up from the basement food stalls to the rooftop garden.

Sanja Matsuri
Of Tokyo's many festivals, the biggest and best is Sanja Matsuri, in which one hundred gilded mikoshi (portable shrines) are paraded round the streets of Asakusa by a seething, jubilant crowd.

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