Sightseeing
Amazing tourist attractions that are a must-see when visiting Minato Ward.
Daiossuary-Dou (reliquary-Dono)
The large ossuary temple was erected in Showa 8 and the principal image is a Jizo statue. It was a few buildings that escaped the flame of the war, Senza to the current location in 1980, and the opening-eye memorial was strictly taken.
Daiden
In 1974, the main hall, which was destroyed by the war, was rebuilt by a novel design and a design so that various ritual memorial service can be performed as the root dojo of the Buddha of the Jodoshu Daihonzan. The principal image Amida Buddha (Muromachi Period production) of the main hall is enshrined in the side of the two sides of the temple of the high-and Zenjo Daishi and Munen Honen.
Okura Museum of Art
Located on the Reinan-zaka slope which runs between Hotel Okura and the US Embassy in the corner of the Toranomon office district amongst lots of skyscrapers, the Okura Museum of Art is the oldest private art museum in Japan. It features 3 national treasures, the "Kokin Wakashū" (First Imperial Anthology of Japanese poetry) and "Mokuzō Fugenbosatsukizōzō" (Wooden Samantabhadra Elephant Statue) from the Heian Period, and the "Zuijin Teiki Emaki" (Guard-horse Picture Scroll) from the Kamakura Period. In addition, the museum is home to 12 important cultural properties, 44 important works of art, and over 1700 other art pieces. The current building was built in 1933 and is now recognized as a nationally registered tangible cultural property. Pay close attention to the dragon engraved on the ceiling of the exhibition room on the 2nd floor and the phantom animals engraved on the pillars. Go to the garden and you will see the large bronze statue of Kihachiro Okura in "Haori Hakama" (Japanese formal male attire). Around the back of the building, you will find instructions that will guide you through the outdoor collection of honoring monuments, Kihachiro's poems, and ancient Chinese towers. In the garden, you will find many honoring monuments, Kihachiro's poems, and ancient Chinese towers. Instructions for the outdoor exhibitions can be obtained at the exhibition hall.
Site of Yoshio Oishi and 16 Others' Unswerving Loyalty
This is the site of the villa of the Kumamoto Domain's Hosokawa Etchu no Kami, where 17 Ronin, including Yoshio Oishikura, were held after the attack. During the Meiji era and the Taisho era, it became the Takanawa Imperial Residence and the Tomiya Imperial Residence for periods of time. A part of the garden, which is said to be a place where seppuku was committed, is surrounded by a wall and is preserved; although it is not open to the public, it can be glimpsed through a gap in the door.
Daishin-ji Temple
Also known as "Shamisen Temple", this is derived from the "Ishimura Omi Tomb", which is the founder of the Shamisen.
Daikurosaka
I also write a big Kunasaka. This is the name of the Sahoji temple, which was called Daikokuten (one of seven lucky gods Minato-ku) on the north side of the hill.
Daiyokocho Hill
This name was attached because it was called a big alley in the Edo period and this vicinity was popularly. It is said that it was called the Fuji Misaka.
Daiba Park
In preparation for the Black ships re-ships of Perry, among the seven forts made on the Bay of Tokyo, the third place in Taisho 12 was repaired to become a maritime park. The square shape that floats on the sea is felt by the Daiba likeness. The Rainbow Bridge can be seen from the park where the ruins of the turret remain. In the Daiba Park, the Someiyoshino and the Ooshima cherry are planted in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Daiba construction, a junior high school student in Nirayama town, Shizuoka Prefecture, and elementary school students from Fussa City, Tokyo, about 50 years ago.
Along Zojoji-ji
On the Hibiya Street, there are the old Kuromon Ichiba Gate of Zojoji Temple, the three Emancipation Gate, the Mausoleum of Arisho, and the old Taichung Tokuin Mausoleum Somon.
Shiroyama Trust Court Promenade
The surrounding promenade is suitable for jogging and pet walks, and is recommended for families as well.
Belfry
The first belfry was built in Kan'ei 10 years, but the current belfry was rebuilt after the war. The large temple bells in the belfry were so large that it was necessary to cast seven times. The belfry is considered to be one of the three lords of Edo. In the morning and evening, the sound of the two bells is not only a time to tell, but also a six-time invitation to purify a person's 108 disturbing emotions and lead the hearts of the people to a deeper peace. The River Willow in the Edo period has the following things. "Now Ringing is Shiba (Zojoji temple) or Ueno (Kan'ei-ji temple) or Asakusa (Sensoji temple)", "Bell of Turf heard about the Edo seven minutes", "The bell of grass that echoes to the end of the West Country".
Matsuoka Museum of Art
At the age of 80, Seijiro decided to establish a museum in 1975 in its own building in Shimbashi, Minato Ward, Tokyo, saying, "Let's open the art that we have collected only for ourselves to the public and enjoy it widely for lovers," and in November 1975, he founded the Matsuoka Museum of Art in its own building in Shimbashi, Minato Ward, Tokyo. Since the collection continued to increase, we planned to build a building in both Tokyo and put a large new art museum in it, but he died in the middle of his ambition. The place chosen by the bereaved family who succeeded the will was the home of Shiroganedai in Minato Ward, which was my favorite. The new museum was completed in April 2000 and has reached the present day. Note: From Sunday, June 2, 2019, the museum will be closed for a long period of time due to restoration surveys and equipment inspections of the collection's works.
Jokyo-ji Temple
There is a monument of two enoki at the gate. It is said that it came to call this ground two enoki because there was a big enoki in the gate (present Meiji Gakuin Gymnasium) as a milestone of the person who traveled the old Tokaido in old times. It is in line with the Komainu in front of Jokyo-ji temple. Komainu is a pretty look too.
Ohara-Ryu Kaikan
With a history of more than 100 years, the Ohara style offers beginners ' school for starters. Beginners will learn a new type of flower design that matches the modern age. The experience lesson to learn the basics of ikebana, such as holding scissors and the name of the flower, is held on weekdays from 18:00 to 19:30, so try to get back to work. The finished work is OK to take away. It is held on the first floor of the Ohara-ryu Kaikan, which stands in the Bone Antique street.
The ruins of Masaru Awa House
Masaru Awa (katsukaifune) has changed residence three times in Akasaka, and this is the third time. Since the age of 50 in Meiji 5, he lived until his death at the age of 77 in Meiji 32, and became the stage of "Hikawa Seiwa" and "The Sound of Hikawawa." There are still large ginkgo biloba of the sea boat's love. In this area, Katsukaifune lived from the age of 36 to the mid-40s. Ryoma Sakamoto also came to stabbing.
Ruins of Katsu-Saigo press conference
Near JR Tamachi Station, along the Daiichi Keihin, there is a round monument written by Son Yoshinosuke of Saigo Nansu. On March 13 and 14, Keio 4, just before the general attack on Edo Castle, a meeting between Katsu Kaishu and Saigo Takamori was held at the Satsuma residence on both days, and the historic bloodless opening of the castle took place. There seem to be various theories about the location of this important press conference, but it seems that the preliminary meeting on the 13th was held at the Satsuma residence in Takanawa, and the final meeting on the 14th was held at the storehouse in Tamachi, where this monument stands.
Nagisa Bridge
A-line (north: 90.2 m) and B-line (south: 81.2 m) of the two bridges. April 14, 2004 started to be shared. The name of the bridge is named "Nagisa-Dori" which continues from Tamachi station.
Shotaro Akiyama Photographic Art Gallery
The old atelier of Shotaro Akiyama's residence in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo was opened to the public as the "Shotaro Akiyama Photographic Art Gallery" on June 24, 2007. Shotaro Akiyama said to his family, "Please help me turn my atelier into an art gallery. I want to display my art collection too." After his passing, his family processed his enormous volume of photo films to establish the museum in his memory. The building itself has been renovated for structural and operational purposes, but the basic designs have been preserved as much as possible, while his work materials from his base of operations as a photographer at the "Akiyama Studio" and studio/atelier "Yamayoso-tei" in Tohoku have been reused to decorate the gallery. Various pieces by Shotaro Akiyama are displayed to promote artistic photography.
Temari-Zaka green space
There is a space of the shape rounded on the slope of the hand. The red object of the unusual shape is a part of the art project by Minato-ku, and it is an environmental shape that requested the sculptor and Takeyoshi Inoue.
Temari-Zaka
It is a slope which leads to the intersection of Ikura by going out from the water station Shiba water supply point to Nagai slope in front of Aoryuji temple from the side of Aomatsu Temple in the south of Atago Mountain. The more you go up, the Netherlands the front of the embassy is called the gyrations, and the place is like a square. The whole area of this sakashita of having been opened at the time of Kan'ei did not put the man and woman of the temple visit crowded, and the hut of the people art lined up and it seemed to be very lively.
Snake Hill
It is imagined that the snake came out from the vicinity of the bush.
Shiba Toshogu Shrine
The shrine was established in the 18th year of the Kan'ei Era (1641) and enshrined Lord Ieyasu Tokugawa. At the shrine remains a large ginkgo tree that is a natural monument of the capital. It is said that Iemitsu, the third shogun, planted the tree during the rebuilding of the Toshogu Shrine. As a tangible cultural property of the capital, the seated statue of Ieyasu Tokugawa was enshrined in the main building, which was rebuilt following damages from a war. The statue indicates his appearance when he was alive.
Shiba-daijingu Shrine
According to the shrine's history, it is one of several ancient shrines in the city used to house the divided spirits (bunrei) of the Ise Shrine during the middle of the Heian Period. It got its name of Shiba-daijingu starting from the Meiji Period, before which it was called by other names including Iikura-shinmeigu and Shiba-shinmeigu. The name of Shiba-shinmeigu is known for the famous "Megumi Fight" that took place in March 1805 inside the shrine, where Kanjin-sumo wrestlers such as Yotsuguruma Daihachi and Mizuhiki Seigorou fought with the Megumi-no-tobi, a group of firefighters who considered the area their territory. Even back then, the Minato ward lying in front of the shrine's gates was a lively business district. During the Edo Period, the shrine was a thriving venue for entertainment such as sumo matches and theatrical performances, which were allowed in the shrine grounds. The theater was a type of Edo-sannomiya theater, and is said to have been first held inside Shiba-shinmei in 1645. In September of every year, the "Daradara Festival", an event supposedly named due to its long duration (daradara means lengthy), is held, during which ginger is widely sold inside the shrine and its vicinity, giving the shrine its nickname as the "Ginger Market". As famous as the "Betterazuke market" of Kodenma-cho, the festival was such an enjoyable event for Edo commoners that it was even depicted in ukiyo-e art. During the festival, ginger, chigibako, and amazake are sold. Chigibakos are oval boxes made of cypress, said to bring additional clothing when put into a cabinet, a good luck charm of sorts, whose name comes from the idea of a thousand pieces of wood (chigi) leading to a thousand pieces of clothing (chigi). Beneath the stairway is a savings mound built to commemorate Makino Motojirou's achievements in establishing the Real-estate and Savings Bank (Fudo-chokin-ginkou).
Shiba Park
Established by the Meiji government, it is one of the first city parks in Japan, and it has an area of more than 12,2000㎡ . It was built surrounding Zojoji temple, and you can enjoy nature's four seasons while watching the many species of wild birds.
Shiba Watering Field Park
This is a water supply base for distributing tap water in the event of a major earthquake or water outage.