Crisp, contemporary, convenient:
2-10-3 Nagatacho
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 3503 0109
Artist at work:
1-3-18 Chuo-cho
Meguro-ku
+81 3 5773 9667
Business hotel meets high style:
1-9-2 Higashi-Shinbashi
Minato-ku
+81 3 3569 2220
Cheap, central and futuristic:
1-2-1 Yurakucho
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 3507 0606
(Compact) apartment-style stay:
1-28-13 Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
+81 3 5379 7208
Extreme Makeover, Tokyo edition:
1-9-1 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 5220 1112
Lost in Translation:
3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
+81 3 5322 1234
Meet you at the station:
Four Seasons Tokyo at Marunouchi
1-11-1 Pacific Century Place, Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 5222 7222
Mid-century classic:
2-10-4 Toranomon
Minato-ku
+81 3 3582 0111
Room with a view:
Tokyo Midtown
9-7-7 Akasaka
Minato-ku
+81 3 6434 8009
Pictured: Hotel Claska guest room --
Courtesy of Claska
24-hour sushi:
Tsukiji Fish Market, 4-10-6 Tsukiji
Chuo-ku
+81 3 5148 3737
Affordable izakaya:
13-8 Udagawacho
Shibuya-ku (and many other locations )
+81 3 6415 6516
Malls meets Michelin:
Brew with a view:
Bond Street, 2-1-3 Higashi-Shinagawa
Minato-ku
+81 3 5479 4555
Dinner with friends:
7-14-18 Roppongi
Minato-ku
+81 3 5772 6657
East-West scenester hang:
5-47-6 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 3407 6865
Everyone’s first meal in Japan:
1-13-11, Nishi-Azabu
Minato-ku
+81 3 5771 0170
Fried food worth the calories:
4-8-5 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 3470 0071
Gorgeous garden:
4-4-13 Shiba-Koen
Minato-ku
+81 3 3436 1028
High-flying Franco fusion:
2-6-15 Minami Aoyama
Minato-ku
+81 3 5785 0799
For the kids—and wannabe ninjas:
2-14-3 Nagata-cho
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 5157 3936
Impress the clients:
Park Hyatt Tokyo
3-7-1-2 Nishi Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
+81 3 5323 3458
Local color under the tracks:
2-1-11 International Arcade, Yurakucho
Chiyoda-ku
Not your usual fast food:
Locations throughout the city
Serious ramen:
1-4 Ogawa-cho
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 5256 3200
Sushi master experience:
Basement 1st Floor, 2-15, Ginza 4-chome
Chuo-ku
+81 3 3535 3600
For homesick travellers:
3-1-5 Azabudai
Minato-ku
+81 3 3505 4490
Tip-top tempura:
6-6-5 Ginza
Chuo-ku
+81 3 3571 1949
Pictured: A dish at Tokyo Shiba Tofuya Ukai --
Courtesy of Tokyo Shiba Tofuya Ukai
Anime geek heaven:
1-15-6 Sotokanda
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 3253 1030
Art books, prints and curiosities:
Watarium Museum
3-7-6 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 3470 1424
For the beau:
3-24-7 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 3470 3947
Kappabashi-dori Shopping Arcade
Taito-ku
Multiple shops along street
Minimalism for the masses:
3-8-3 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 5208 8241
Need a book:
Oazo Building, 1-6-4 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
+81 3 5288 8881
Harajuku Girls:
1-11-6 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 3475 0411
Nobody needs to know:
Many brands throughout the city
Street bazaar:
4 Ueno Taito-ku
Truly local souvenirs:
Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square
8-1-22 Akasaka
Minato-ku
+81 3 5785 1001
World’s best D.I.Y.:
12-18 Udagawa-cho
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 5489 5111
Other locations throughout city
Pictured: Muji -- Courtesy of Muji via Facebook
Craft beer:
1-20-13 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 6438 0450
Digging the DJs:
2-16 Maruyama-cho
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 5459 0039
Karaoke palace:
25-2 Udagawa-cho
Shibuya-ku (and dozens of other locations)
+81 3 5728 7676
Gay hotspot:
2-11-4 Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku
+81 3 3341 0606
Nightcap on the roof:
3-11-7 Kita-Aoyama
Minato-ku
+81 3 3498 0002
Party by the bay:
2-2-10 Shin-Kiba
Koto-ku
+81 3 5534 2525
Photogenic pub crawl:
Kabukicho
Shinjuku-ku
Any of dozens of tiny bars throughout the alleyways
Summer beer garden:
Meiji Shrine Outer Garden
+81 3 5411 3715
Swank and savvy:
7-14-23 Roppongi
Minato-ku
+81 3 6447 0002
Pictured: Two Rooms bar --
Courtesy of Two Rooms
6-5-1 Minami-Aoyama
Minato-ku
+81 3 3400 2536
4-1 Yokoami
Sumida-ku
+81 3 3626 9974
4-3-33 Komaba
Meguro-ku
+81 3 3467 4527
1 Yoyogi-kamizonocho
Shibuya-ku
+81 3 3379-5511
2-57 Aomi
Koto-ku
+81 3 5500 1126
13-9 Ueno Park
Taito-ku
+81 3 5405 8686
Chuo-ku
2-3-1 Asakusa
Taito-ku
Fashion Boutiques on Omote-Sando Boulevard
A Pritzker Prize promenade
Shibuya-ku
Roppongi & Akasaka
Minato-ku
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (53F)
Roppongi
Minato-ku
+81 3 5777 8600
Takeshita-dori Shopping Street
Extreme teen fashion scene
Harajuku
Shibuya-ku
Pictured: Nezu Museum entrance hall --
Photo by Fujitsuka Mitsumasa
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