Minato Travel Guide

 taigaa001 Says:  Hiroo Tip: When I was at Kanagawa University in Yokohama about thirty years ago, "go to Hiroo" meant to visit Tokyo Central Metropolitan Library for the research for coming dabate tournament. It is one of the most popular libraries in Tokyo for researchers, interpreters,... 

 taigaa001 Says:  Some of the art museums in Japan also have excellent Japanese gardens and Nezu Museum, also known as Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, is one of them. Located only about ten minutes from bustling Omote Sando area, the museum is mostly dedicated to the great Japanese art works.... 

 taigaa001 Says:  Meguro station, one of the Yamanote Line stations, is one of the gateways to Minato ward areas. Within ten minutes walk from the station there are some nice places to visit. Such as Daienji Temple, Meguro Gajoen, Meguro Parasitological Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art... 

 taigaa001 Says:  World Trade Center is one of the earliest skyscrapers in Tokyo built in 1970, 163 meters in overall height. Tokyo Monorail linking Hamamtsu-cho to Haneda Airport starts from the second floor of the building. The top floor(40th floor) is 152 meters in height and there is an... 

 taigaa001 Says:  Also referred to as Aoyama Graveyard. The huge cemetery which has the area of 26 ha is best known as the cherry viewing site and the place where well-known literary figures such as Naoya Shiga or political figures such as Toshimichi Okubo or Shigeru Yoshida are laid to rest. 

 taigaa001 Says:  The Japanese garden also known as Kyu Shiba-Rikyu Onshi Teien, was built as a samurai residence for Okubo clan during late 17th century. After changing hands to several clans and imperial family, the garden was bequeathed to Tokyo Metropolitan government to commemorate the... 

 taigaa001 Says:  Shiba Park is best known by the place where Tokyo Tower is located. It was originally opened in 1873 as Zojoji temple at its helm. After the second world war in view of Seperation of Church and State principle in current Japanese constitution, the park was reopened excluding... 

 AusPinay Says:  Around Minato, one can enjoy the old and modern Japan, or Tokyo for that matter without having to even spend single cent! When we first arrived at our hotel which is located in this special ward (it is one of 23 here in Tokyo), the most important thing we did was explore its... 

 taigaa001 Says:  The easiest and surest way to get to Tokyo Tower is from Hamamatsucho station of Yamanote Line. Hamamatsucho station happens to be the end of Tokyo Monorail Haneda airport line. If you come from Haneda airport, in particular, this way is useful. It takes about 10 to 15... 

 taigaa001 Says:  One of the wonders of Tokyo is that name of the station and the name of the ward does not always correspond. Shinagawa station is surprisingly located in Minato-ku, not Shinagawa-ku. Shinagawa also has a Shinkasen stop and some hikari express trains stop there. By using... 

 taigaa001 Says:  Meguro station is one of the Yamanote Loop Line stations and it is also a gateway to Southwestern part of Minato Ward often nicknamed as Shirokanedai. Shirokanedai area has some popular destinations such as Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum and Shizen-Kyoikuen(The... 

 taigaa001 Says:  When you go to Ueno from Sangenjaya , for example, by using Hanzomon Line, change trains at Omote Sando to Ginza Line because at that station two lines are running parallely. When you get off from the train car all you have to do is pop in the car at the other side. It is...