Tokyo's interesting places to see

 

                           Things to see and to do in Tokyo

Tokyo is the capital city of Japan. Tokyo contains lot of areas and districts (Shibuya, Shinjuku, Edogawa etc...) This city is beautiful especially at night with all those lights and high-buildings. Tokyo is the opposite of Kyoto, Kyoto's landscapes being more "traditional" and more japan-ish while Tokyo is more futuristic-like. Both cities are then different from each other, but they are both beautiful and interesting. We'll talk about Tokyo on this post (I'll make a post about Kyoto too but later)

Things to see in Tokyo :

Ueno Park (Ueno Koen) :     

                                

Ueno Park is beautiful during the time of cherry blossoms. People go there to take pics of the trees and cherry flowers, but also can have lunch there, by bringing food and sit down on a towel, there is also areas where they sell food, such as hanami dango, which is eaten mostly during cherry blossoms era. 

                                       Yoyogi Park 

                                           

Yoyogi park is also a very beautiful park, very big one, with a huge water fountain. The park is even more beautiful during the time of cherry blossoms in Japan (Late March - Early April). 

                                    Shinjuku Park :

                                         

Shinjuku Park is also one of most beautiful parks in Tokyo. Looks very traditional, with little bridges over water, visually stunning trees, this park is also a place you have to visit during the cherry blossoms era !!!

                                            Tokyo Sky Tree 

                                                 

                     Tokyo Sky Tree, is a place in Japan which contains a very high tower. This place is more modern and futuristic-like than the previous parks I showed on this post. This place has the highest tower in Japan (see the first pic, above). You can go inside that tower and look at the very beautiful city from a very high spot. (see the second pic, above). This tower is huge also, it contains an aquarium with dolphins, fishes etc and also a planetarium, several restaurants, malls and even hotels. And also a very big Ice skating place during the winter.

Tokyo Sky Tree is definetely something you have to see if you visit Japan!

                                           Tokyo Tower

                                                 

Tokyo Tower is also a high tower, less high than Tokyo Sky Tree tower, but not less beautiful. Tokyo Tower is based on Eiffel Tower, but Tokyo Tower is higher than Eiffel one. During the night, Tokyo Tower let its vivid red-orange color shine bright , it's very beautiful to see at night (see pics above). 

                                             Shibuya Crossing

                                             

                          Shibuya Crossing is that huge road in Shibuya where lot of people cross the road at the same time. It's very beautiful to see, and amazing to experience, you have to cross that road too, if you visit Japan oneday, it's a great experience! Very beautiful to see also, from a high spot. There is a store called Starbucks in Tokyo, in which you can see the shibuya crossing view from a higher spot. 

                                        Harajuku : 

                                         

Harajuku is a district located in Shibuya area, in Tokyo. It's the district of creative Japanese fashion!  There, you can see young people (mostly teens and young adults) who are dressed as anime characters (cosplay), or in kawaii (cute) clothes, Sweet Lolita style, Gothic Lolita etc...  The second pic (the girl dressed in kawaii outfit) shows how people dress there. The first pic is the famous Takeshita Dori, a street in Harajuku, on Sunday, there is lot of people, dressed in creative outfits. There, you can wear whatever you want, you won't be judged !  I'm a fan of Japanese fashion style / outfit style, which I find very creative and cute, so this district (harajuku) is definetely something I have to see, when I'll go to Japan!

                                         Meiji-Jingu

                                          

                                    Meiji-Jingu is a shrine located in Tokyo. It's a very beautiful shrine with lot of temples there. Don't forget :  When you enter a temple or such religious/shintoist place in Japan, you have to take off your shoes before entering, it's a respectful and polite thing to do, also to not make the tatami floor dirty with your sneakers or shoes.

                                       Neko Cafe (Cat Cafe)

                                              

Neko cafe (neko means cat in Japanese), are very specific cafes. Those cafes contains lot of cats that walk around the bar. This is good for people who can't have pets, they then can enjoy the company of several cats during few hours, and drinking coffee at the same time. People there can pet the cats, play with them, or just sit down at a table and drinking some coffee or tea, and watching the cats walk around at the same time ^^   As I love cats, neko cafes are definetely something I have to experience when I'll go to Japan! It's very creative and original, as such bars do not exist at all in France (the country I'm from). 

                            And finally, Ebisu Garden Place

                                           

Ebisu (or Yebisu) Garden Place, is a huge place in Shibuya, full of restaurants, malls, etc it's a huge shopping area. If you would like to buy things in Japan, this is the place for you!

This is the end of the post, I hope I didn't forget some stuffs about places in Tokyo, you can always say it in the comments below ^^  

Anyways, Tokyo is a very interesting city, and Japan in general, is a fascinating country!