Tokyo

Culture

Museums

Tokyo has numerous museums and art galleries. This list is by no means exhaustive.

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• Tokyo National Museum
• National Museum of Western Art
• Edo-Tokyo Museum
• Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
• Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in Kiba
• Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
• Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Ebisu Garden Place
• Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space
• Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
• Kokugikan Sumo Museum
• Fukagawa-Edo Museum in Koto Ward
• Japanese Sword Museum
• Tokyo Opera City
• Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills

Theaters

• Kabuki-za
• National Noh Theater (Kokuritsu Nohgaku-do)
• National Theatre (Kokuritsu Gekijo)

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Modern architecture

• Tokyo Tower
• Rainbow Bridge
• National Diet Building
• Yoyogi Olympic Pool
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
• Tokyo Big Sight
• Tokyo Station red brick building
• Tokyo International Forum

Fashion

• Omotesando?Fashion capital of Japan.
• Harajuku?Street fashion capital of Japan.
• Shibuya?Teen fashion capital of Japan.

Tokyo in popular media

As the largest city in Japan and the location of the country's largest broadcasters and studios, Tokyo is frequently the setting for many Japanese movies, television shows, animated series (anime), and comic books (manga). The most well-known outside Japan may be the kaiju (monster movie) genre, in which landmarks of Tokyo are routinely destroyed. Many comic books and animated series set in Tokyo, such as Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, have become popular across the world as well.

Related Topics:
Anime - Manga - Kaiju - Sailor Moon - Ranma 1/2 - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Some Hollywood directors have turned to Tokyo as a filming location. Well-known examples from the postwar era include Tokyo Joe, My Geisha, and the James Bond film You Only Live Twice; well-known contemporary examples include Kill Bill and Lost in Translation.

Related Topics:
Tokyo Joe - My Geisha - James Bond - You Only Live Twice - Kill Bill - Lost in Translation

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For a more complete list, see: List of movies, manga, anime, and television shows that take place in Tokyo

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