Access Charges Telephone number TOKYO MARATHON Flower Viewing Plum Blossom Cherry Blossom Attractions along the Marathon Course Spot Viewing Spot Viewing Spot EXPO 2018 Around February Around March Map: See reverse side Points In and Around Points In and Around Points In and Around Points In and Around Points In and Around Event Shinjuku Kanda Ueno, Asakusa Fukagawa Shiba ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ TOKYO MARATHON 1 Shinjuku Gyoen 3 Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens 7 15 KiyosumiKiyosumi Gardens 22 Hama-rikyu Gardens 2 0 1 8 Free Akihabara Guide to Events and Attractions Admission A prominent garden of the Meiji era,Shinjuku Gyoen is a Built in the Edo period by the Mito branch Japan’s largest “Electric Town”, Akihabara, is where to find the most Kiyosumi Gardens was established in Once belonged to the Tokugawa modern western-style garden that brings together English of the Tokugawa clan, the garden is one of advanced electronics and appliances. The area is also gaining attention the late 19th century by Yataro Iwasaki, Shogunate, the garden is a representa- Landscape Garden, French Formal Garden,and Japanese the best examples of the Japanese feudal both within Japan and abroad as a mecca of anime related culture and the founder of the Mitsubishi conglomer- tive garden of the Edo period. Visitors Traditional Garden.At this oasis located in the center of the lord garden style with a decorative pond at goods. ate. It is a kaiyu-shiki tsukiyama sansui can enjoy changes in the scenery as city, visitors can appreciate nature and the changing of the center of the garden. The landscape, ■Subway: Akihabara / Suehirocho teien (traditional Japanese-style stroll the water level of the garden pond Feb. 22 (Thurs), 23 (Fri), 24(Sat) the seasons. *Alcohol is prohibited in the Garden.Entering which replicates various famous places JR: Akihabara garden with hills and ponds), and known rises and falls with the ebb and flow of with pets/bicycles and using sports equipment are and picturesque scenery in China and for its landscape rocks including beautiful the tide in Tokyo Bay. 11:00 ～ 21:00 also prohibited. Closed Mondays.(If Monday is a Japan, is artfully executed. and oddly shaped ones. ■Subway: Shiodome / Tsukijishijo / holiday,closed1 the following weekday.) Closes at 20:00 on the final day. Last admission 30 min. prior to closing. ■Subway: Iidabashi / Korakuen 8 ■Subway: Kiyosumi-shirakawa Shimbashi ■Subway: Shinjuku-gyoemmae / Shinjuku-sanchome / JR: Iidabashi / Suidobashi Sensoji Temple ■Admission charge: 150 yen JR: Shimbashi / Hamamatsucho Tokyo Big Sight Kokuritsu-kyogijo ■Admission charge: 300 yen ■03-3641-5892 Yurikamome: Shiodome JR: Sendagaya / Shinjuku (South Exit) ■03-3811-3015 Tokyo’s oldest temple, Sensoji is famous for its impressive main gate, ■Admission charge: 300 yen ■Rinkai: Kokusaitenjijo ■Admission charge: 200 yen the Kaminarimon, from which a large paper lantern hangs. The approach ■03-3541-0200 ■Yurikamome: Kokusaitenjijo-seimon ■03-3350-0151 to the temple or nakamise is lined with approx. 90 shops that sell souvenirs creating a lively atmosphere year round. At the expo venue, runners will complete registration for ■Subway: Asakusa 23 the race. Marathon related items and official merchandise Tobu: Asakusa Sumida Park Area Sengakuji Temple 2 Tsukuba Express: Asakusa ■Subway: Asakusa / Honjo- will be available for purchase. The expo is open to the ■03-3842-0181 azumabashi Tobu : Asakusa One of the three major temples of public, and can even be enjoyed by non-runners. Kagurazaka 16 the Soto sect in the Edo period. 4 Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine On the grounds of the temple, a Take any one of the side streets leading away from the Yushima Tenmangu Shrine statue of Oishi Kuranosuke, leader of West Hall busy main thoroughfare and you will find elegant, The spirit of Lord Sugawara Michizane, 9 Also known as Fukagawa Hachiman, the a group of 47 samurai warriors, （West Hall3＆West Hall4） traditional Japanese restaurants and narrow alleys with considered to be the “god of scholarship”, Ueno Zoological Gardens shrine is famous for its Fukagawa stands near the site where the shops and restaurants that have a different flair from those is enshrined here. In honor of Lord As Japan’s oldest zoo, the park has a history that stretches back Hachiman Festival, one of Tokyo’s three group is interred. The group 4F Official on the main road. You will also find Zenkokuji Temple where a major festivals that date back to the Edo successfully conspired to kill Kira famous statue of Bishamonten, one of the Japanese Seven Michizane’s affection for plum trees, more than 130 years. The zoo houses animals from around the Exhibition around 300 of the trees are planted on world. period. On the grounds of the shrine, Yoshinaka to avenge the death of Gods of Good Fortune, is enshrined. the grounds. there are monuments related to the area, their leader Lord Asano in the Tokyo Marathon Museum Zone ■Subway: Iidabashi / Kagurazaka / ■Subway: Ueno / Nezu / Ueno-okachimachi including one that honors yokozuna 18th century. This story is very ■Subway: Yushima / Ueno-hirokoji / JR: Ueno sumo grand champions to date. In and & Meeting Area Ushigome-kagurazaka popular among the Japanese people, ■Subway: Sengakuji JR: Iidabashi Sotobori Park Ueno-okachimachi / Hongo-sanchome Keisei : Keisei Ueno near the shrine. as the loyalty demonstrated by the ■ JR: Okachimachi ■Admission charge: 600 yen Keikyu: Sengakuji Subway: Ichigaya / ■Subway: Monzen-nakacho group is legendary. ■ ■ ■03-3828-5171 03-3441-5560 Marathon Iidabashi 03-3836-0753 ■03-3642-1315 JR: Ichigaya / Iidabashi Registration 10 24 Tokyo Tower Museums in Ueno Park C TOKYO TOWER ■Subway: Ueno JR: Ueno Keisei: Keisei Ueno 17 2F Tokyo Metropolitan 5 From Tokyo Tower, which celebrates Tokyo Sightseeing Websites The Ueno Royal Museum Fukagawa Edo Museum its 60th anniversary this year, visitors （Entrance hall） Foundation Related Tokyo Sightseeing Websites Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum A variety of exhibits ranging from the The museum hosts a wide variety of exhibitions, including special can see a 360-degree view of what Enjoy a bird’s-eye view of Tokyo Booths / Charity Booths The western-style residence and billiard The museum features a life-size is going on in Tokyo. Do not miss the display of important cultural properties to exhibitions featuring famous works from around the world, reproduction of 19th-century houses from these observation decks. house were both designed by British special exhibits that introduce the work of exhibitions organized through collaborations with other institutions magnificent view from the tower at architect Josiah Conder. These historic and other structures in the Fukagawa night, as well as the view of brightly young artists are held at the museum. and art groups, and exhibitions of work submitted by the public. Sagacho district. You will be able to learn buildings, in addition to the Japanese ■ ■ illuminated Tokyo tower itself. ▶ Admission charge: Dependant upon the exhibit. Admission charge: Museum entry is free.Exhibition admission Shoin-style residence, all built in the Meiji how people in Fukagawa lived during the ■Subway: Akabanebashi / Free Please inquire with the museum. fees vary by exhibition. ■03-3823-6921 Edo period (1603-1868), and also enjoy, ADMISSION era, still stand today, and have been ■03-3833-4191 Onarimon / Kamiyacho / General Exhibition Zone designated as important cultural assets. depending on the season, different Daimon Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Entrance National Museum of Nature and Science exhibits showing seasonal events. ■Subway: Yushima / Ueno-hirokoji / JR: Hamamatsucho TEL: 03-5320-7890 Tokyo Tourist The National Museum of Exhibits introduce Japan’s diverse natural environment and ■ Tokyo Metropolitan Ueno-okachimachi Subway: Kiyosumi-shirakawa ■Main observatory admission: 900 yen Information Western Art,Tokyo living creatures, the evolution of man, and outer space. ■ Subway: Tochomae / Nishi-shinjuku / Shinjuku Government / West Hall 1 JR: Okachimachi Admission charge: 400 yen (adult) ■03-3433-5111 ■Admission charge: 620 yen. Special exhibitions require a separate Media Co-Organizers Zone Center ■Admission charge: 400 yen Various works of western art are exhibited (discount options offered) JR・Private railway: Shinjuku admission fee. ■03-5777-8600(Hello Dial ) ■ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ■03-3823-8340 in the building that is Le Corbusier’s only ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 03-3630-8625 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ architectural work in Japan and has been Bunkyo Civic Center Official registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Tokyo National Museum 25 TEL: 03-3812-7111 Exhibition ■Admission charge: 500 yen ( Permanent collection) The museum displays about 3, 000 items including fine Zojoji Temple Subway: Korakuen / Kasuga Zone General Exhibition 6 Special exhibitions require a separate admission Japanese and Oriental art and archeological artifacts. Atrium Zone fee. ■Admission charge: 620 yen. Special exhibitions require a separate Points In and Around One of the seven head temples of JR: Suidobashi Kanda Used Bookstore District ■ Tokyo Tourist Info 03-5777-8600(Hello Dial ) admission fee. ■03-5777-8600(Hello Dial ) the Jodo Buddhist sect, Zojoji