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TOKYO’S GREAT OUTDOORS (AND A TIPPLE OF SAKE, TOO)Beautiful nature and exciting adventure awaits just a short train ride from central Tokyo. Finish your day with a visit to one of Tokyo’s most loved sake breweries.
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SEASONAL DELIGHTSDespite the city’s dense urban center, Tokyo’s many parks and temple gardens offer refuge from the concrete jungle throughout the year.
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BORDERLESS CUISINEProducers, chefs and diners − Florilège breaks down barriers to offer you a front-row view of the ingredients, passion and techniques that produce impeccable, modern French cuisine. Surprising drink-pairings dazzle the senses. Enjoy a borderless adventure of culinary communication in Tokyo.
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CUSTOMIZED SUSHI-MAKING EXPERIENCE WITH MATSUNOZUSHIAt Matsunozushi, a family enterprise that’s been serving classic Edomae-style sushi since 1910, book a dining experience that’s complete with a tailor-made master class by the fourth-generation chef.
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NIHONRYORI KANDAHiroyuki Kanda's eponymous restaurant in Toranomon is an ideal place to experience true Japanese cuisine at its finest.
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THE MODERN TEA CEREMONYThe stylish Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience in fashionable Aoyama is the perfect place to explore the wonderful world of Japanese tea beyond the usual thick matcha. Explore the more than 50 varieties of local Japanese tea or perhaps one of the tea-infused cocktails.
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UNRIVALED CULINARY DELIGHTSWith a tantalizing choice of dining options from healthy soba noodles to elaborate multicourse kaiseki meals, Tokyo is unrivaled as a culinary destination.
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NEW WAVE MEETS TRADITIONUkiyo-e – the striking woodblock prints that inspired Monet and Van Gogh and set the course of fashion in Edo-era Japan. Uncover your own authentic masterpiece at Hara Shobo in Kanda, and bring home a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of Japanese art.
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MEET AN ART LEGEND AT GALERIE NICHIDOIn trendsetting Tokyo, the styles, stories, and tastes of the time are constantly being reinvented across all genres of art. For lovers of contemporary oil painting, Galerie Nichido in Ginza has been keeping the field fertile for nearly a century.
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A TREASURE TROVE OF JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTBelying its stern, imposing contemporary design, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in Koto ward proves to be a fun, stimulating, and surprising place to visit for adults and children alike. It’s a must-visit for contemporary art fans and architecture buffs.
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DIGITAL ART IN TOKYOIf there's anywhere in the metropolis where you'll feel unbounded by space, it's at the teamLab's signature venue: Planets. Even time seems to warp in this otherworld where art and technology intersect.
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TOKYO ARCHITECTUREFrom centuries-old wooden temples to skyscrapers of steel and glass, Tokyo has it all.
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STORY FROM A SINGLE THREADTraditions handed down for over a thousand years and stories beginning with a single thread − kimonos embody Japan’s timeless devotion to craftsmanship, beauty and style. At Ginza Motoji, select your own hand-crafted fabrics to create your own personally fitted masterpiece.
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YOUR OWN PRIVATE TEA CEREMONYFind out what the Way of Tea is all about in a ceremony created just for you.
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FANTASTIC ART FOUND ONLY IN TOKYOTokyo’s art scene is a thriving mix of well-established museums and smaller innovative galleries showcasing the best of the new.
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MUST-VISIT TOKYO MUSEUMSTokyo offers a surprising number of museums as well as art galleries. The museums listed here are top recommendations for any Tokyo sojourn.
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NIHONBASHI: WHERE IT ALL BEGANExplore the thrumming hive of modernity that’s grown around Tokyo’s original core in Nihonbashi. Historical edifices like Japan’s first department store await, and backstreets invite with pubs and eateries that timeslip to the mid-20th century.
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COLLABORATION OF BLOWING AND CARVINGEdo Kiriko glass – a handmade artistic tradition crystallizing the spirt of Tokyo. Glass hand-blown by Tajima Glass and carved and polished by artisan workshops such as Hanashyo offer you a perfect, breathtaking memento of Tokyo that will endure for generations.