Asakusa’s Free 8F Terrace Opposite Kaminarimon Is Open Until 22:00
A free 8th-floor terrace opposite Kaminarimon looks straight down Nakamise to Senso-ji. Open until 22:00 - two hours later than the rest of the building.
Archive List for Japan
Odaiba in 2026: What Is Still Open After Palette Town and the Gundam
The Unicorn Gundam finished on 31 August 2026 and Miraikan closes on 1 October. What is left in Odaiba, and which older guides now send you to places that are gone.
Imperial Palace Tokyo: The East Gardens Need No Booking, the Tour Does
The East Gardens are free, need no booking, and close Monday and Friday. The guided palace tour needs registration and skips Sunday and Monday.
What to Wear to teamLab Planets: Barefoot Water Rooms, Mirrored Floors and Athletic Forest
teamLab Planets has barefoot water rooms and mirrored floors, so what you wear changes the visit. Shorts, skirts, bags and shoes, area by area.
Shinjuku Gyoen Cherry Blossom Reservations: When You Actually Need a Timed Ticket
Shinjuku Gyoen normally needs no reservation. Cherry blossom season is the exception — when a timed ticket is actually required, and when it is not.