Sightseeing
Amazing tourist attractions that are a must-see when visiting Minato Ward.
Tokyo Port Pier Co., Ltd.
Takeshiba Passenger Terminal (Minato-ku) Takeshiba passenger terminal is also used as a gateway to the Izu-Ogasawara islands, as well as a restaurant ship and landing area. The office building, the hotel, and the restaurant are integrated with the maritime park by the Takeshiba Wharf resumption business, and it is crowded as a hydrophilic space where a lot of people can stroll and eat while enjoying the scenery of the sea.
Dentsu Shiki Theater [Umi]
The theater is the center of Shiodome Sio site, a commercial facility lined with restaurants and shops, between Tokyo and Ginza to Hamamatsucho. It is located in the cultural facilities of the Dentsu head office building "Caletta Shiodome". The musical "Mamma Meer!" In December, 2002. The number of seats is approximately 1,200.
Zenpukuji/Willow Wells
Zenpukuji is one of the oldest temples in Tokyo, which was founder as a Azabu mountain in the east to imitate the Koyasan of the West, in order to spread the Shingon sect to the Kanto region, Kukai in the Heian period. During the Kamakura period, the Shinran on the way from Echigo to Kamirakui stayed in Zenpukuji. At the end of the Edo period, Townsend Harris and the following Legation members were welcomed as the First Minister of the United States. In the precincts, various ruins and cultural properties such as "Willow Well", "reverse Ginkgo (National Natural Monument)", "Harris Monument", "Tomb of Fukuzawa Yukichi Okina" are preserved. Also, in front of the bronze statue of Shinran, there is a monument of the "Koji snowstorm" which carved the lyrics of "Hymn of Love".
The first American envoy of the lodging house/Zenpukuji
In June, Ansei Harris arrived from Shimoda as the first American minister. There is a monument of Harris built by the Japan-U. S. Society of Showa 11. In addition, the record of the Temple monk at the time "Subsumi Mini Strayoyado Chronicle" (district designation) is left.
2024/10/26 Let's learn about the waterside environment of Minato City Cruise (2)
Introducing Minato City's waterfront initiatives for beautifying the waterside and healthy living creatures on a cruise ☆ This time, the Nature Conservation Society of Japan presented us with educational materials that illustrated garbage and marine environmental problems in an easy-to-understand manner. The captain of a master fisherman will navigate in ♪ Tokyo Bay [Outline of the tour] *Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024 *Time: 13:30 ~ 14:30 (Meeting at 13:20) *Participation fee: Free *Boarding time: Approximately 1 hour *Meeting point: Tamachi Disaster Prevention Pier (5 minutes walk from JR Tamachi Station) *Dismissal location: Tamachi Disaster Prevention Pier *Eligibility: Elementary school students and above (elementary school students must be accompanied by a guardian) *Number of applicants: 25 (lottery) *Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 【How to apply】 *Please enter the required information from the URL below and apply. https://forms.office.com/r/XnFga1pr17 *A maximum of 1 person is allowed. If you have a companion, please fill in the necessary information about the companion. (If you have 3 or more applicants, please apply in at least 2 rounds.) However, it will be a lottery for each application) 【Lottery Results】 *The lottery results will be notified by email by Thursday, October 17, 2024 to the email address you provided at the time of application. * If you have restrictions on domains or designated reception, you may not be able to receive e-mails from our association. Please make sure that you can receive e-mails from "infominato1959@gmail.com". 【Request for participation in the tour】 *Disembarkation is not allowed during the tour after boarding. *Please refrain from eating or drinking (except for hydration) on board. *Please refrain from participating if you are not feeling well, including fever. Also, if necessary, please cooperate with basic infection control measures. *If you wish to cancel your tour participation after applying, please be sure to contact the Minato City Tourism Association (email:infominato1959@gmail.com). *Umbrellas cannot be used in rainy weather, so please wear rainwear. You can also buy it on board (200 yen). *Due to weather and other circumstances, the course may be changed on the day of the event. *In case of inclement weather, the tour may be canceled. In that case, we will contact you by 5 p.m. the day before to the email you registered at the time of application. *This cruise will be operated by Zeal Co., Ltd. The decision to cancel due to stormy weather will be in accordance with the operating rules of Zeal Co., Ltd. *On the day of the tour, the Minato Ward Manufacturing and Commercial Tourism Fair will be held at Tsuji Square (5-36-4 Shiba, Minato-ku). https://minato-monodukuri2024.jp/#:~:text=%E7%AC%AC10%E5%9B%9E%20%E6%B8%AF%E5%8C%BA%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A5 【Inquiry】 Minato City Tourism Association infominato1959@gmail.com 03-6809-5514 (Weekdays 9~17 o'clock)
2024/10/26 Let's learn about the waterside environment of Minato City Cruise (1)
Introducing Minato City's waterfront initiatives for beautifying the waterside and healthy living creatures on a cruise ☆ This time, the Nature Conservation Society of Japan presented us with educational materials that illustrated garbage and marine environmental problems in an easy-to-understand manner. The captain of a master fisherman will navigate in ♪ Tokyo Bay [Outline of the tour] *Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024 *Time: 11:00 ~ 12:00 (Meeting at 10:50) *Participation fee: Free *Boarding time: Approximately 1 hour *Meeting point: Tamachi Disaster Prevention Pier (5 minutes walk from JR Tamachi Station) *Dismissal location: Tamachi Disaster Prevention Pier *Eligibility: Elementary school students and above (elementary school students must be accompanied by a guardian) *Number of applicants: 25 (lottery) *Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 【How to apply】 *Please enter the required information from the URL below and apply. https://forms.office.com/r/Sk8ehq2fyf *A maximum of 1 person is allowed. If you have a companion, please fill in the necessary information about the companion. (If you have 3 or more applicants, please apply in at least 2 rounds.) However, it will be a lottery for each application) 【Lottery Results】 *The lottery results will be notified by email by Thursday, October 17, 2024 to the email address you provided at the time of application. * If you have restrictions on domains or designated reception, you may not be able to receive e-mails from our association. Please make sure that you can receive e-mails from "infominato1959@gmail.com". 【Request for participation in the tour】 *Disembarkation is not allowed during the tour after boarding. *Please refrain from eating or drinking (except for hydration) on board. *Please refrain from participating if you are not feeling well, including fever. Also, if necessary, please cooperate with basic infection control measures. *If you wish to cancel your tour participation after applying, please be sure to contact the Minato City Tourism Association (email:infominato1959@gmail.com). *Umbrellas cannot be used in rainy weather, so please wear rainwear. You can also buy it on board (200 yen). *Due to weather and other circumstances, the course may be changed on the day of the event. *In case of inclement weather, the tour may be canceled. In that case, we will contact you by 5 p.m. the day before to the email you registered at the time of application. *This cruise will be operated by Zeal Co., Ltd. The decision to cancel due to stormy weather will be in accordance with the operating rules of Zeal Co., Ltd. *On the day of the tour, the Minato Ward Manufacturing and Commercial Tourism Fair will be held at Tsuji Square (5-36-4 Shiba, Minato-ku). https://minato-monodukuri2024.jp/#:~:text=%E7%AC%AC10%E5%9B%9E%20%E6%B8%AF%E5%8C%BA%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A5 【Inquiry】 Minato City Tourism Association infominato1959@gmail.com 03-6809-5514 (Weekdays 9~17 o'clock)
Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library Tokyo Cultural Properties Week 2024 Participation Exhibition "Living in Edo Castle: Nakaoku and Ooku"
This year's Cultural Properties Week exhibition is co-sponsored by the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo! Focusing on the place where the shogun lived, "Nakaoku," and the place where the kitchen (the shogun's wife) and his wife's maid lived, "Oku," we will introduce drawings and ukiyo-e prints of important cultural properties.
10/27 Town walking tour "Visit Zojoji Temple and Myojo-in Temple, which were loved by the Tokugawa Shogun family" (held twice in the morning and in the afternoon)
This is a special tour that is specially arranged by the temple and is held every year during Tokyo Cultural Properties Week. Zojoji Temple was developed 434 years ago in the 18th year of Tensho (1590) by Prince Ieyasu as a Bodhi temple of the Tokugawa shogun's family. On this year's tour, a volunteer guide will unravel the history of Ankokuden and Kurohonzon, which are related to Prince Ieyasu. We are also planning to visit the "Sutra Warehouse," which houses woodblock printed Buddhist scriptures collected by Prince Tokugawa Ieyasu from all over Japan and donated to Zojoji Temple. These scriptures are currently being applied for as UNESCO nominees for the Memory of the World. Myojo-in was opened in the 13th year of the Hōryō calendar (1763) by the ninth Tokugawa shogun, Ieshige, by the 46th generation of Zojoji Temple, and the temple name was Zojoji Temple, and the temple name was called Myojo-in from the name of the precepts of Sadazuki Jojin. This year marks the 850th anniversary of the founding of the Pure Land Buddhist sect by the Dharma Guru who encountered the teachings of the Nembutsu Buddha. To commemorate this, Myojo-in will hold a special exhibition under the title of "Thoughts of the Dharma and the Wishes of Amida," including paintings and sitting statues related to the Dharma Guru and Amida Buddha, as well as the standing statue of Amida Nyorai enshrined in the Pure Land Warehouse. We ask the temple to explain the exhibition and the storehouse. * Details such as application guidelines will be posted on the volunteer guide "Participant Recruitment Tour" page by the Tourism Volunteer Association around September 26th.
Minato City Tourist Information Center (Tokyo Tower Foot Town)
The multilingual staff can provide information on various tourist attractions, restaurants, transport and accommodation in Minato Ward.
Shinagawa Central Garden
Shinagawa Central Garden is the name of a vast pedestrian space with a width of about 45 m, a length of about 400 m, and an area of about 2 ha that extends from north to south between the buildings of Shinagawa Intercity and Shinagawa Grand Commons in the development area of the Shinagawa Station East Exit District Redevelopment District Plan. In the Central Garden, various events such as film festivals and alcohol events are held depending on the season. In the Central Garden, there are seven objects inspired by the nature of Shinagawa, such as the Shinagawa coast and the cherry blossoms of Gotenyama, and you can enjoy the greenery and objects. In addition, the sky over the Central Garden is a route for planes taking off and arriving at Haneda Airport, and some people take pictures with the planes reflected in the glass of Shinagawa Intercity, making it a small photo spot.
Falconer-nabe Akaba
Traditional duck course meal using falconer pot Since the iron plate that is forged by the swordsmith beats the steel and the mass is larger than the size of the "falconer pot", when heated with white charcoal, a considerable amount of heat is stored in the pot. BYO (bring-in) bottles such as wine are allowed (carry-on fee: ¥3,000 per bottle of 750ml or less, ¥6,000 per bottle of 1800ml or less)
Hibiya Shrine
Hibiya Shrine is the guardian of Japan's leading business district and media center. The deity of Hibiya Shrine enshrines the god of Ise's Shinto shrine Geku, Toyoe Okami and the four pillars of The Exorcism That Exorcises Impurities. We accept various prayers and prayers, from worship and exorcism of life rituals to business trip festivals. Please feel free to contact us.
Azabu Nanbuzaka Church
He began his activities in the 1910s and was officially established as a church in 1920. Since the establishment of the church, it has operated the attached Nanasaka Kindergarten. The church, built in 1933, was designed by W.M. Voriz, who came to Japan as a missionary. It is made in a multilayered manner taking advantage of the conditions of slope, and the first floor is a kindergarten and the second floor is a chapel. The walls and auditoriums of the interior of the chapel, designed by Voriz, are still preserved. Adjacent to the German Embassy, Arisugawa Palace Memorial Park is in front of you. Some people visit the church while visiting the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library in the park.
Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art
We hold special exhibitions on themes such as "architecture and housing" and "crafts and design" that are deeply related to Panasonic's company business. He is also known for his collection by Georges Eau, and during his opening, he can see his work at the Eau Gallery.
Minato City Center for Traditional Culture
Built in 1936, it is the last wooden geisha call-office building still remaining in Tokyo, and it is a Designated Tangible Cultural Property of Minato City. It was opened in April 2020 with the aim of passing down traditional culture and promoting the local community. Please come visit us!
Diplomatic Archives, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*The museum will be temporarily closed Reiwa tuesday, January 12, 2011 to the time being to combat the new coronal infection. For details, please refer to the facility website. ※ Diplomatic historical materials since the end of the Edo shogunate have been preserved and released. In the annex exhibition room, we hold permanent exhibitions of historical materials, mainly from the end of the Edo period to the end of World War II, and regularly hold special exhibitions and special exhibitions with a specific theme.
Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
It is a base of the design network operated by three organizations responsible for design promotion, function, and research and education. We connect people through exhibitions and seminars that present a perspective on the lives and society of the next generation, and think about the future together through design.
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Museum of Marine Sciences
Museum on the Shinagawa campus of the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. The main building displays samples of stuffed marine life and skeletons, including sea turtles, lobsters, crabs, and otters, as well as fishing gear and models of training ships. In the whale gallery, a 17 m long complete skeleton of a North Pacific right whale is also on display. * Reservations are required for field trips. To make a booking, please see our website.
Minato city-established Minato Science Museum
This new science museum opened in June 2020. It has a laboratory with workshops on programming, science experiments, and permanent exhibition corner (free) where you can discover science in our everyday life. The planetarium hall is equipped with an Orpheus projector that projects 8 million stars against a concurrent 4K video background. Television programs like the in-house original 'Minato's time and a walk under the starry skies' that allow rediscovery of Minato's charm are showed in the planetarium. It also screens 'A 1.38 billion light year-journey across deep space', narrated by Minato's tourism embassador Akemi Masuda. Along with the hourly screenings, you can enjoy a lively storytelling from planetarium curators about astronomy. It is situated in the town center 4 minutes of walking from Toranomon Hills station, so why not give this place a visit? The Japanese Meteorological Agency and meteorology museum are in the same building.
Red Museum
Red New Jiam is a facility where you can learn and experience the history and manufacturing methods of the traditional Japanese color "Red" and Japanese makeup culture. "Red" is a red pigment contained slightly in the petals of safnibana. It has been used for dyes, food colorings, paints, and cosmetics for a long time. Founded in 1825, "Red" was founded in 1825 and is the last red shop to continue to this day, is a good proof. The moment of the impression which changes from dissolved caterpillar color to red with water is a must-see. The Red Museum is now the last place to tell the history and culture of red and Japanese makeup, along with the techniques of red making.
Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Office Tower
A new landmark in Takeshiba that opened on September 14, 2020. It is a large-scale complex with 40 floors above ground, and has not only offices, but also 21 restaurants, exhibition rooms, studios, halls, and other facilities. Skip Terrace, a symbol of the facility, is a relaxing space where you can feel nature while in the city center. As a "smart building" equipped with state-of-the-art technology throughout the building, it proposes new working style for office workers and comfortable use by guests.
WATERS Takeshiba
WATERS Takeshiba is a waterfront multiplex with a rich natural environment located in front of the Hamarikyu Gardens. The facilities include a 26-floor tower, a theater relocated from the Gekidan Shiki 2nd Theater, a plaza, and a 10-floor parking lot. Other than offices, the building houses the luxury hotel "Mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection", the first collaboration between JR East Japan Group's Nippon Hotel and Marriot International, the commercial facility "Atelier Takeshiba" which offers a space that satisfies your curiosity for new creative works with the vision of providing "A playground for the senses", the new theater of the Gekidan Shiki that has nurtured culture and art in Takeshiba for a long time, "JR East Japan Shiki Theater [Spring] [Autumn]", the "Takeshiba Wharf" that makes full use of the riverside environment, the "Takeshiba Mudflat", and more. We will continue to focus on developing the multiplex as a base from which to promote culture and art by making full use of the riverside environment.
Udon Saka
The udon slope is that it is because there was a noodle shop until around the end of the year, and the potato washing slope that the origin was because there was a IMO wholesale store. There is a nifty public restroom at the intersection of the two slopes.
Shokko Saka
It was named after the hill of Sakaue that the autumn leaves were called Shokko after the beautiful Chinese Shokko. By the way, the character name was a graduation old.
Kogai Saka
It came to be called so by the name of the vicinity which had been named from the Kogai River which flowed the Sakashita.