Sightseeing
Amazing tourist attractions that are a must-see when visiting Minato Ward.
The Remains of a Fish Market (Motoshiba Park)
Since the early Edo Period, fishermen from Motoshiba and Kanasugi set up a market, focusing upon small fishes, along the Tokaido Road. They sold fresh fish there. The Shiba shrimp, so named after Shiba, was the source of a representative fishing industry. However, after the closing days of the Edo Period, the market went into decline. It then transformed into a nursery for edible seaweed. In the 37th year of the Showa Period (1962), the fishermen abandoned their fishing rights.
The ruins of the Satsuma clan House
In the third year of the Boshin War, the "Satsuma Clan house burning incident" broke out, and the mansion burnt down. The site was called "Satsuma-Hara". It became a part of "Mita Kangyo Bureau breeding Place" which hit the farm thing Test place today when going down to the Meiji era, and the horse racing was done.
The Fuda no Tsuji Crossing
The JR railway (including the Shinkansen, Tokaido Line, Yamanote Line, and Keihin Tohoku Line) runs alongside and the Fuda no Tsuji Bridge spans in the direction of Shibaura. This is where the main entrance into Edo from the Tokaido (the Edo-era highway from Kyoto) was, and where, in the second year of the Genna era, a gate called Shibaguchimon was built. An official bulletin board for posting edicts and laws was installed here, which is where the name Fuda no Tsuji (literally, 'crossing at the sign') comes from . At that time, Edo Bay could be seen from this point, and it was said that the scenery was ideal.
Sakurasaka
In the middle of the Meiji era, this name was created by a large cherry tree until the war was made in the new route. 150 Someiyoshino are planted on the perimeter road of Ark Hills which leads from Sakurasaka to Spain slope. Cherry tunnels are lit up at night and many people visit each year.
Saikaiji (the site of the first embassy to France)
In August of the sixth year of the Ansei era, lodgings for the envoy from France were built, and the envoy Gustave Duchesne de Bellecourt stayed here. One volume of temple records about those residents, entitled Gaikoku Shonegaidome, remains.
The first Prussian envoy's place (Hirodake-in Temple)
Hirogaku-in was used as a place in Prussia for a period from the year of Keio. It is said that the Prussian is a candidate of the vicinity (this region was called two Enoki) the Satoshi Temple, Seung-ji temple, and Nagitaka Temple of Mita Koyama, and chose it considering the size of the precincts and the size of the building from among that. The main hall of the existing Hirogaku-in is the one that was rebuilt after the fire of the year of the Hiroshi, and is the only one example of the existence of the building used as a foreign post of the Edo period.
First British legation (East temple)
East Temple became the first legation in England. The temple in the vicinity of Mita and Takanawa became the legation of the France, the Russia, the Prussia (Germany), and the Netherlands.
Konoya-Zaka
This is also called a rustling. It was called this because there was a dark shop (dyeing shop) in the vicinity of this slope. Moreover, it was said that it was a garbage slope because the slope under the hill was a garbage dump in Edo period.
Antique Street
This street is dotted with antique art stores, ceramic shops, and art galleries. There are also specialty stores for things like items made of bamboo and cigars, and even cafes. Every Saturday, a market for Western antiques opens. How about going out to look for some secondhand goods?
Kuromon Ichiba
This is the former gate of the Zojoji Temple, which was in Shiba Park, Minato, and Onarimon Elementary School in the vicinity of the Onarimon intersection. It is donated and erected by the three generals. In the Meiji period, the provisional school and the naval facilities of the Hokkaido pioneer use were placed in Zojoji temple, and after that, it became Shiba Park, and the one which relocated to the Belfry side was relocated along Hibiya Street as a gate in 1980.
The National Art Center, Tokyo
This beautiful spot combines the characteristic museum building created by the late Kisho Kurosawa, a world-renowned architect, and rows of cherry blossom trees outside.
The Institute for Nature Study of the National Museum of Nature and Science
In 1949, this urban oasis, perfect for a stroll in the city, was nationally designated as a natural monument and historic site. At attractions such as the Musashino Botanical Garden, where the landscape of Musashino leaves a lasting impression, or the Aquatic Garden and Waterfowl's Swamp, one can enjoy the beauties of nature itself. On weekends, experts lead guided tours inside the park free of charge.
Takanawa Minamimachi Children's Amusement park
There is a sandbox and a slide, and it is suitable for small children to play. The park has a staircase like a fort, and it is used as a living corridor for the local community.
Takanawa Hospitality Station (Sengakuji-Mae Children's amusement park)
The British legation was placed in the gate in the Edo period though it was a chushingura speaking of Sengakuji Temple. The place where the British legation was placed repeated the relocation because it often received the raid of the Joi patriot. It moved to the gate of Sengakuji in the 1st year of Keio, and the official name was called Takanawa Hospitality station. Sengakuji Temple is a temple with the tomb of Ako, and it has been a famous place since the Edo period, but after the Meiji era, the British legation is also a new landmark, and it is also depicted in brocade. After finishing his role as a British legation, the new government was used as a foreign hospitality to negotiate with foreign ambassadors. It seems to be hardly known that there was a legation in the gate because it is too famous though Ako is a part though the child amusement park of the present Sengakuji former is a portion.
Takanawa fire station Nihon-enoki branch
The Takanawa fire station Nihon-enoki branch, facing the Takanawa Keisatsuchomae intersectoin, was completed in December 28 1933. It has been designated as a preserved building by the Tokyo cultural design project for its modern German Expressionist architecture. it's assigned fire vehicles are 1 fire truck, 1 chemical fire engine, and 1 supply engine. It is possible to visit the inside of the building.
Takanawa Inari Shrine
The Inari Shrine is located in Takanawa, Minato-ku. Enshrined is the life of UGA (Ukanomama). The life of UGA is the god of grain that appears in Japan mythology. The "Uca" of the Shinto name is the meaning of grain and food, and "Mitama" means mysterious life force.
Takano Nagei Hideaway Ruins
The place where the spiral building of the complex cultural facility stands is "ruins of Takano Nagei". Takano Nagei, who was an orchid scholar and doctor, was imprisoned writing the "pipe dream" that sealed the shogunate's foreign policy, but fled to the machine prison Denmacho town, and insidious the various places. The face was burnt, the physiognomy was changed, and the false name of Sawa three White was used, and it was likely to be caught in this land and it was self-harm.
Koyasan Tokyo Betsuin Temple
This is a branch temple of the Toyasan Shingon Sect main temple, Kongobu-ji. In the Keicho era, it was established as the workplace of the scholarly monks, Homon and Jumon of the Mount Koya. It was created as the "Koyasan Edo Zaibansho Koyaji". It negotiated general religious matters with the Tokugawa government and was used as a "furegashira" (a temple designated by the government) which notified the Old Shingon temples throughout the country of government communications. It played an important role, such as being the place where important officials from Mount Koya took turns visiting, a learning space for scholarly monks, and a place to practice Daishi worship.
Takahashi Korqing Memorial Park
The ruins of the Hontei of Takahashi Korekiyo. Okina was born in front of Zojoji temple in Ansei, as a child of the Shogunate painter Kawamura Shoemon. He was adopted by the Sendai clan, who studied English at the Yokohama Hebon Juku at the age of 11 and went to United States at the age of fourteen. It was sold to the slave from the accommodation, and returned home in the Meiji era after hardship. He entered the political world through the Governor of the bank, and in Taisho 12, he served as the minister of the past cabinet after the Manchurian incident. He had a strong mental power in the English language and the predicament, and was nicknamed "Dharma", but was assassinated here at the time of the 2.26 incident on February 26, Showa 11. With a pond and a Japan garden, the park is a place where hardwood, such as maple, Mokoku and Quercus salicina, colors The Four seasons and entertains visitors.
Line-Zaka
Because it is a slope of the road from both parties, it is presumed that it is called the line combination slope, but it is not because it is between Ichihei town and Iikura town.
Tsunamachi Mitsui Club
It was completed in Taisho 2 by the design of Josiah Condor, famous for the Kannarokan and Nikolai Hall. It is said to be a masterpiece among his many works with a design with a Baroque freedom that incorporates curves and decorations. It was built for the entertainment of the Mitsui family, and is still closed for use. Next to the main gate, there is a tenement house of the old clan residence of the white plaster painted storehouse building. Lunch 11:30 ~ 14:00, Dinner 17:00 ~ 21:00 (Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays) * The restaurant is only open on weekdays from Monday to Friday (except for closed days and special occasions)
Minato-ku, Ajyo Park
There is a guide board of the old Street in the Ajayo Park. There is a street bearing the linen such as Ajashiro town, solitary Pine Town, Sakashita Town, Motomachi Town, Higashi Town, Nishi Town, and the map of the present and the Showa era can be compared.
Tsunasaka
The origin of the name of Tsunasaka is a legend that one of the four kings of the Heian period, "Watanabe Rope", was born in the vicinity famous for the demon extermination of the Rashomon gate.
Rope Guide Slope
The rope's Guide slope is the name of "Watanabe Tsunabe" as well as Tsunasaka. "Watanabe Rope" is one of the four great kings of the Heian period, famous for the demon extermination of the Rashomon, and the legend that he was born in the vicinity. It is called the uba slope, and there is a theory of Baba slope, too. The tenement House of the old samurai mansion faces the slope and stands.
Minato Municipal Library Akasaka Library
It was relocated to the third floor of Aoyama 1-chome Tower, which was developed by the Toei Minami-Aoyama Itchome complex, and opened from April 1, 2007. We work to collect materials that correspond to the surrounding business environment, such as advertising and design-related books and fulfilling the books that professional cooks seek. We also have a selection book to bring out the charm of the area, including a bookcase from Akasaka and Aoyama. Monday to Friday: 9:00-20:00, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays December 28:9:00-December 1, Saturday is also open until 8 p.m. 17:00