Information for: Tokyo
Far East meets far West? Tokyo still manages to blend all the contrasting influences together into a unique major city. Ginza and Roppongi have no shortage of dramatic hotels and good bars respectively. And Japan’s rich history is very well represented. Enjoy exploring this special capital city.
Hotels located in: Tokyo
The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo
The city&rsquos first Ritz-Carlton Hotel is in a fantastic central location – absolutely everything else you’ll need is nearby. And because it occupiesthe top floors of the tallest building in town outstanding views are part of your reward for staying here. Expensive upmarket and highly-impressive whatever you expect will be here IS here! And the [...]
9-7-1 AkasakaMinato-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 3423 8000
Conrad Tokyo
The newest big name on the Tokyo hotel scene the Conrad Tokyo occupies the top floors of an imposing skyscraper. Modern stylish and very upmarket this great hotel includes two Gordon Ramsay restaurants and Spa Mizuki (the largest hotel spa facility of its kind in Tokyo containing ten treatment rooms). A marvellous place to stay [...]
1-9-1 Higashi-ShinbashiMinato-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 6388 8000
Park Hyatt Tokyo
Oh-yes-please! This almost perfect Park Hyatt offering is hugely over-the-top and just as impressive. If you want to feel like you’re playing the lead character ina Hollywoodmovie this is the place! Expensive and lively the great facilities (and huge choice) are almost too plentiful to know where to start. However the 47th Floor ‘Club on [...]
3-7-1-2 Nishi ShinjukuShinjuku-Ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 5322 1234
The Peninsula Tokyo
The Peninsula Tokyo is a five-star hotel the way five-star hotels ought to be. In a great location – just a little off the beaten track – this place isa bit different from the Tokyo norm – this isno top-of-a-skyscaper hotel. But it is hugely expensive! If you can tryto get someone else to pay [...]
1-8-1 YurakuchoChiyoda-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 6270 2888
Hilton Tokyo
Fresh froma three year multi-million dollar refurbishment this is an impressive Hilton offering in the ideal location. The outstanding amenities includes a Michelin-starred French restaurant Twenty One (one ofeight bars/restaurants in-house) two rooftop tennis courts and a Fitness/Centre Health Club that includes massage treatments. Very impressive indeed.
Shinjuku-KuTokyo
Tel No: +81 3 3344 5111
Marriott Courtyard Tokyo Ginza
The Marriott Courtyard Tokyo Ginzaolid if unspectacular offering from this global chain. But it’s in a good Ginza District location(so close to dining bar and shopping options) and it’s a little less expensive than some of its competitors. And there are still four in-house dining/bar options and all the main amenities are covered.
6-14-10 Ginza Chou-KuTokyo
Tel No: +81 3 3546 0111
Culture & Entertainment Located in: Tokyo
Corridor 44
Denver&rsquos only champagne bar Corridor 44 is well worth a trip if you like to savour some of the fizzy stuff and good wine.The selection is vast and you’re sure to be impressed by the fabulously over-the-top and decadent layout. The food is good too but it’s the champagne that’s the star. Just look-out for [...]
1433 Larimer St # 100Denver
Tel No: +1 303-893-0044
Bar Bourbon Street
Quirky and friendly Bar Bourbon Street is aslice of America in Tokyo. Or put another way it’s New Orleans and jazz with a Japanese twist! So you’ll know you’re in for something a bit different from the norm here. But it’s a fun place to come and have some drinks – and the menu’s not [...]
7-8-16 RoppongiMinato-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 5786 2887
Boomerang Bar & Club
Look out!Boomerang Bar & Club isthe first Aboriginal style bar/club in Tokyo. An all-in-one entertainment complex in a good Roppongi location it’s (unsurprisingly) popular with Western expats especially. And it is a fun place to hang out. Mind you it’s also very busy at times and can even get a little rowdy.
3-14-25 Morikawa Bldg. 3FRoppongi
TokyoTel No: +81 3 5785 0521
Bandol
Bandol Bar is an elegant bar located at Minami-Aoyama. And if you like your wine you’re in for a realTokyo treat.It stocks up on an array of vintage wine collections sourced directly from France Italy Spain etc. And the non-wine drinks are good too including a lovely range of cocktails. Come here during he day [...]
2-12-16 Minami-AoyamaTokyo
Tel No: +81 3 5785 3722
Aux Amis des Vins
The small bistro-style ground-floor dining room at Aux Amis des Vins gives way to a second-floor wine bar with an a la carte snack menu available. And this is one of the best places in Tokyo to findfine wines. Not a particularly large or flashy venue this is still an ideal stop for wine lovers. [...]
2-5-6 GinzaChuo-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 3567 4120
Propaganda
Propaganda is a cool and popular shot bar in the Roppongi are of Tokyo. Impressive andunpretentious (for such a trendy hangout) you’ll find a very mixed clientelehere bothlocal and foreign. And to add to the pleasant surprises it’s nottoo expensive either.
Yua Roppongi Building 2F3-14-9 Roppongi
Minato-kuTel No: +81 3 3423 0988
New York Bar
Tokyo’s New York Bar the filming location for the film ‘Lost in Translation’ offers absolutely stunning views from the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt Tokyo. Recently rated as one of the best rooftop bars in the world it’s upmarket classy famous – and should not be left off your list of places to go.
Nishi-Shinjuku 3-7-1Shinjuku-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 5323 3458
Restaurants Located in: Tokyo
Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo
Yes they have them here too! The twenty-five-year-old Tokyo branch of this popular chain is in a good Roppongi area location and provides all that you’d expectfrom this tried-and-tested formula. Popular with tourists and the Western business crowd this is the break from Japanese food that you may or may not want.
5-4-20 RoppongiMinato-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 3408 7018
Le Papillon de Paris
Le Papillon de Paris is an upmarket and extremely expensive French restaurant. A trendy joint venturebetween L’Orangerie in Paris and couturier Mori Hanae it’s small and stylish (only seating up to forty diners) and a place-to-be-seen but with a menu to back up all the hype.
Hanae Mori Bldg. 5th fl.3-6-1 Kita-Aoyama
Minato-kuTel No: +81 3 3407 7461
Heichinrou
The Tokyo branch of one of Yokohama’s oldest Chinese restaurants is in agreat location with spectacular views of the Imperial Palace grounds. Heichinrou offers a very extensive Cantonese menu and is extremely good value at lunchtime – although a little more expensive in the evening.
Fukoku Seimei Bldg. 28th fl.2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho
Chiyoda-kuTel No: +81 3 3508 0555
Edo-Gin
Edo-Gin is a high-end Japanese restaurant with a reputation as one of the city’s very best. Very authentic in both layout and the menu it’s also not tootouristy. It is however a little on the expensive side but you’ll be well rewarded with an excellent Japanese dining experience.
4-5-1 TsukijiChuo-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 3543 4401
Inakaya
Inakaya offers a dining experience that’s full of theatre. Very noisy and very lively this place ishas been one of the city’s premier Japanese restaurants for decadedOpen from 5pm ’til 5am if you fancy giving this place a try you’ll need to try to get in before 7pm – as no reservations are accepted in [...]
Reine Bldg. 1st fl.5-3-4 Roppongi
Minato-kuTel No: +81 3 3408 5040
La Granata
One the most accomplished Italians in town La Granata is located in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Garden Building -and very popular with the media crowd. Because of this right-in-the-centre-of-things location it’s very popular – and a little on the expensive side too.
TBS Garden 1F5-1-3 Akasaka
Minato-kuTel No: +81 3 3582 3241
Sporting/Leisure/Beauty Located in: Tokyo
Nakamise
A shopping street over 200 metres long called Nakamise which leads to Senjosi Temple has a history centuries old. This walkway is lined with souvenir shops and small local food markets. Traditional folding fan kimonos t-shirts toys arts and crafts are found in abundance here. You won&rsquot be able to stop yourself peering into every [...]
TokyoTel No: n/a
Odakyu Department Store
This famous department store has 16 floors with a wonderful food department in the basement and several restaurants in the food hall. On its second floor there is Japan&rsquos largest cosmetics department. There is also the unusual Sundries Alley where you can buy various fashion items and feel as if you are strolling down a [...]
1-1-3 West ShinjukuShinjuku-ku
TokyoTel No: n/a
Kazusa Monarch Country Club
Kazusa Monarch Country Club offers a four-star Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. And it’s quite a test at par-72 and 7020 yards in length. Open to visiting golfers the facilities are modern and excellent. And the location is good too – only a fifteen kilometre train ride from the city.
856-2 Yanashiroji YasurozawaKimitsu
JapanTel No: +81 4 3929 3100
Shibuya Parco
Enjoy dining and shopping visiting cinemas and theatres and galleries in Part 1 Part 3 and Zero gate and many other Shibuya Parco buildings. You&rsquoll find a wide variety of well-known brands starting with those shown in the Tokyo collection. Opening hours: 10am to 11pm. How to get there? Shibuya Station.
15-1 Udegawa choShubuya-ku
ShibuyaTel No: +81 3 3463 5111
Yurakucho Seibu
With two separate buildings devoted to fashion and beauty this upmarket store in the Ginzaarea one of the glitziest parts of Tokyo has an abundance of cosmetics and fashion. They carry a range of organic cosmetics and other items not found anywhere else .This store is well worth a visit for many of the top [...]
2-5-1 YurakuchoChiyoda- ku
GinzaTel No: +81 3 3286 0111
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental
A visit to the Spa at Mandarin Oriental is an ethereal journey. Rise above the hectic traffic into a serene world 36 floors high in the sky. This is only the beginning as our expert therapists will select for you treatments devised from both Asian and Western-inspired traditions. Silent corridors lead to the 4 treatment [...]
2-1-1 Nihonbashi MuromachiChuo-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3270 8300
Entertainment located in: Tokyo
Rikugien Garden
This is one of the most beautiful Japanese style gardens. Built around 1770it literally means six-poem garden and reproduces in miniature eighty-eight scenes from famous poems. Its spacious grounds contain a central pond islands forested areas man-made hills and several teahouses. It takes about an hour to cover the garden&rsquos whole network of walking paths [...]
6-16-3 Hon-KomagomaBunkyo-ku
TokyoTel No: 113 0021
The New National Theatre
The New National Theatre constructed in 19997 in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo is Japan&rsquos first and foremost theatre for the performing arts including opera ballet contemporary dance and drama. There are three theatres in one – the Opera House the Playhouse and the Pit each suitable for its own type of performance.
1-1-1- Hon - machiShibuya-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 5351 3011
Tokyo Imperial Palace
The Current Imperial Palace (Kokyo) is located on the former site of Edo Castle in a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the centre of Tokyo. It is the residence of Japan&rsquos Imperial Family. Guided tours of the palace are offered in Japanese with an English pamphlet and audio guide [...]
The Imperial Household Agency1-1 Chiyoda
Chiyoda-kuTel No: +81 3 3213 1111
NHK Studiopark
NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai- Japanese Broadcasting Group) is Japan&rsquos public TV and radio broadcaster. NHK Studiopark is a part of NHK Broadcasting which is open to the public. For a small entrance fee visitors are given a chance to look behind the scenes. They can observe how popular programmes are being recorded and on weekdays [...]
2-2-1 Jinnan Shibuya-kuTokyo
Tel No: n/a
Kamani Auditorium
The Kamani Auditorium is the most popular place in New Delhi for theatre performances and traditional music shows. Spread over a vast area in the heart of the capital’s cultural arena and with seating capacity of 632 people the auditorium is an imposing structure. A prominent part of the complex is the SHRIRAM BHARATIYA KALA [...]
No 1 Copernicus MargNew Delhi
Tel No: +91 11 435 033 51
Sensoji Temple
The Sensoji Temple in the Askusa District is well over 1000 years old. The temple and the adjacent Nakamise shopping area have been well-preserved. It is home to a wonderful five-storied pavilion. Look for the Kaminarimon Gate also known as Thunder Gate with the huge red lantern. How to get there? Travel on the Tokyo [...]
Asakusa DistrictTokyo
Tel No: n/a
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is the world’s highest self-supporting iron structure – and thirteen metrestaller than the Eiffel Tower. Tours available here and to be honest it’s not too exciting inside!However the views are absolutely outstanding. If you don’t have a fear of heights try to find some time to come here.
4-2-8 Shiba-KoenMinato-ku
TokyoTel No: +81 3 3433 5111