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Introduction and location:
The Minato ward is one of the 23 wards of Tokyo, located in central Tokyo. It is known as Minato City. It is also familiar to foreigners as Minato Tokyo, which has numerous tourist spots.
Minato city was formed in 1947 as a merger of the Azabu, Shiba, and Akasa areas following Tokyo city’s transformation into Tokyo Metropolis.
Population:248,071
Area:20.37 km2
Some of the famous Attractions:
Minato City has numerous tourist spots. However, three areas, Odaiba, Roppongi, and Toranomon, are more important than others.
Overall, Tokyo Tower is the most visited tourist spot in the Minato ward. Many tourists come to visit this Tower every day.
Tokyo Tower:
Tokyo Tower is one of the most tourist attractions in Tokyo. Thousands of local and international tourists visit this Tower every day.
It is worth visiting Tokyo Tower if you are in Tokyo. You can see beautiful Tokyo from the Observatory Deck.
Tokyo Tower is located in the Shiba-Koen area of Minato Tokyo. It is a communications and observation tower.
This Tokyo Tower is the second tallest Tower in Japan. The height of the Tower is 332.9 meters, identical to Eiffel Tower.
But the Tokyo Tower is painted International orange and white to comply with air safety regulations.
However, Tokyo Skytree is well-known for its height. Similarly, the Tokyo Tower is also famous for its height and location.
In short, the most exciting part of the Tokyo Tower is FootTown. Inside the Tower is called FootTown.
Instead of floor or it says Foot Town such as Foot Town B1 (Tokyo Tower Hall), Foot Town 1F (Entrance), Foot Town 2F (Portrait Street and shops), Foot Town 3F (shops and Tower gallery), and foot Tower Roof.
The most exciting thing here is the 400 person-capacity ‘Tower Restaurant.’
Besides, it has FamilyMart, souvenir shop, food court, Mcdonald, and Pizza-La.
Most importantly, Tokyo Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. The Tower has NHK TV, NHK FM Radio, Asahi TV, Fuji TV, Nippon TV, TV Tokyo, FM Interwave, University of the Air TV, Tokyo Metropolitan TV, and Nikkei Radio Broadcasting Relay Antenna.
Odaiba Area:
Odaiba is one of the famous attractions in Tokyo. It’s an artificial Island made for amusement and shopping center.
Odaiba is mainly famous for the Rainbow bridge. It’s accessible by water and road transportations.
However, Odaiba’s most visited tourist spots are MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless, Futuristic Technology, Palette Town Ferris Wheel, and The MEGA WEB.
Besides, tourists also enjoy visiting the Fuji TV building, Miraikan (Museum of Science and Innovation), Gundam Statue, and Liberty.
It is accessible to Odaiba from Tokyo by Train, car, and Cruise. It’s noted that there’s cruise service from Asakusa to Odaiba.
MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless:
The TeamLab Borderless Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM is located in Odaiba, nearby the Ferris Wheel, inside Odaiba’s Palette Town Development.
Most importantly, it is a fantastic ‘Digital Artwork’ that integrates with advanced Technology. It is a virtual fantasy Theme park.
TeamLab Museum has five sections as follows Future Park, Athletics Forest, Forest of Lamps, Borderless World, and En Tea House.
Each section is different from one another in actions. Every unit offers thrilling feelings to the visitors.
Overall, the museum is worth visiting to get thrilling experiences. Can you ever imagine if the tea you are drinking now bloom inside your cup and when you try to pick up all flower scatters across your table and your room?
As you result, you will enjoy it. Never miss visiting it if you are in Tokyo.
Palette Town Ferris Wheel in Odaiba:
Palette Town is a famous tourist spot with numerous entertainment facilities for all ages of people. A large Ferris Wheel is one of them.
In addition, the Ferris Wheel is considered a symbol of its Odaiba area. Tourists can enjoy the view of Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge from the Ferris Wheel.
The MEGA WEB:
The Mega Web is a Toyota Theme Park where you can experience auto Mega Web. Tourists can see, touch, and ride. This theme park is for all children and adults.
In addition, it is safe for children to experience how to drip a car. Not only that but also there are Go-karts, which children and adults can ride.
Overall, it is a fantastic Toyota theme park—those who love driving never miss it visiting.
Roppongi Area:
Roppongi is a business center in Tokyo, and the word Roppongi means ‘SIX TREES.’ It’s famous for bars, nightclubs, hotels, and restaurants.
However, Roppongi is famous as a tourist spot, and Roppongi Hills is the most famous tourist spot in the Roppongi area.
Besides, Roppongi is famous for its National Art Cente, Mori Art Museum, and Arisugawa Park.
There’s a famous shrine called Nogi Shrine, where tourists enjoy the sense of holy every day.
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower:
Roppongi Hills is the most visited tourist spot in Roppongi. It’s a massive modern shopping center where an Observation Deck, shops, restaurants, cafes, a hotel, a TV studio, Museum, and Movie theatres are available. This is the only center where so many things are available in one place.
To summarize, Tokyo is a beautiful city, but we can’t see it without going up to the Tower’s top. Only from a few towers observatory tourists can see Tokyo’s beautiful sceneries, such as Tokyo Tower Observatory, Skytree, Roppongi Hills, and Tokyo Government Tower observatory.
Similarly, the Tokyo Roppongi Hills observatory deck offers a panoramic view of Tokyo. The tourist can enjoy the view of Tokyo Tower, Meiji Shrine, Skytree, the whole Roppongi area, and indescribable beautiful Tokyo.
Zojoji Temple:
Zojoji is a famous Buddhist Temple in Minato Tokyo. It is the main Temple of the Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Japan Kanto Region.
Besides, the Zojoji Temple is very historic in Japan. During the Edo Period, six of the Tokugawa governors were buried in the Temple ground, called Taitoku-in Mausoleum.
However, the Mausoleum, and the Temple’s original building, were destroyed by the air raids during World War II or natural disasters.
The most significant parts of the Temple, such as Sanedatsumon (Main Gate), Daibonsho (Big Bell), Daiden (Main Hall), Ankokuden, Koshoden, and Kyozo or Buddhist canon are worth mentioning here.
Sanedatsumon (Main Gate) means getting free from three worldly states of mind, anger, greed, and stupidity.
However, it is a majestic wooden gate. The Temple is not only Majestic but also massive in shape.
Roppongi Art Triangle:
Roppongi is a business and cultural area in Minato Tokyo. But it is not that Roppongi lacks tourist spots.
However, there are many museums in the Roppongi area. Most interestingly, there is a name called Roppongi Art Triangle, which means three Museums, located within walking distance.
Three prominent museums are the Mori Art Museum, The National Art Museum, and the Suntory Museum of Art.
As a result of being three museums in the same location, hundreds of tourists visit these museums every day. It is worth visiting to experience Japanese culture and art.
Toranomon Area:
Toranomon area is mostly a government official area. Most of the ministries are located in Toranomon. Tourists who are interested in knowing about the government-related offices enjoy the area.
Besides, there are many things considered Tokyo tourist attractions: Toranomon Tower, Atago Shrine, Shuncho-ji Temple, Eijuji Temple, Toranomon Kotohira-gu, and The Okura Shukokan Museum of Fine Arts tourists are worthy of being mentioned.
Above all, Minato city is a business area, and there are numerous things to see and do. There are many tourists attractions in Shinbashi and
Hamamatsucho too.
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum is one of the tourist spots.
Toranomon Hills:
It is a Skyscraper 52 storied-building, the tallest building in Tokyo, built by Mori Building, measuring 255 meters high, surpassing Midtown Tower (248 m).
Besides, its logo consists of four black vertical bars forming an English letter ‘M.’
Moreover, it features expensive pillar-free office spaces, extensive conference facilities, shops, restaurants, and luxury residences.
Besides, Andaz Tokyo, Hyatt’s luxury hotel, provides top-level accommodation for business and leisure tourists.
Atago Shrine:
The name of the Shrine ‘Atago’ came from Atago Hill. It is a hill in the middle of Tokyo, located in Minato City.
The governor Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered to build a shrine on the Atago hill in 1603. Later it became famous as ‘Atago Shrine.’
However, there is a fact why governor Tokugawa Ieyasu made an order to build a shrine on the Atago hill.
According to history, a brave young soldier rode his horse up the stairs and delivered beautiful plum blossoms to the governor, which took only one minute to climb up his horse. But it took full 45 minutes to climb down his horse.
As a result, the governor gave the soldier a good promotion for his incredible skill. From that moment, the Shrine became famous as a sign of success and good luck.
It is also worthy of mentioning here that some of the people in Tokyo believe the god of Atago listens to its devotees’ prayer when they offer prayers at Atago Shrine.
However, the Atago Shrine is not big, but it is one of the most popular tourist spots in Minato Tokyo because of its historical background.
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