The streets of Tokyo present new faces every time you visit. Why not visit today's Tokyo?
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO
Reopening after approx. three years of extensive renovations
An everyday art museum has been reborn into a concept art museum. With a Children's Library filled with art books for children to enjoy and a restaurant serving both full-sized and half-sized meals, this museum can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The Grand Reopening Exhibition Weavers of Worlds: A Century of Flux in Japanese Contemporary/Modern Art is being held until June 16.
Photo: Kenta Hasegawa
13-min.walk from Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station on the Toei Oedo Line
15-min.walk from Kikukawa Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line
Address In Kiba Park 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto City, Tokyo
Opening hours 10:00–18:00 *Entry to the exhibition halls closes at 17:30.
Admission fees Varies for each exhibition
Closed [For the period June to December 2019] Mondays (excluding July 15, August 12, September 16, September 23, and October 14), June 17 to July 11, July 16 to 19, August 13, September 17, September 24, October 15, October 21 to November 15, December 28 to 31
Inquiries Tel 03-5245-4111 (general) Tel 03-5777-8600 (Hello Dial)
KONICA MINOLTA PLANETARIA TOKYO
Sky-viewing for adults that makes you forget the noise and bustle of the metropolis
Featuring a permanent planetarium dome theater and multipurpose digital dome theater, this planetarium is Japan's first twin-dome planetarium. Shows featuring full-sky images in high definition up to 8K enable audiences to experience an unprecedented sense of being one with the universe. We especially recommend the Bar Planetaria, where you can enjoy alcoholic drinks while gazing at the beautiful starry sky. In certain seasons, the planetarium theaters also show works that children can enjoy too.
©Konica Minolta Planetarium Co., Ltd.
7-min.walk from Hibiya Station on the Toei Mita Line
Address 9F Yurakucho Mullion, 2-5-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Opening hours 10:30–22:00（Last entry 21:00）*Open until 22:30 on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays (Last entry 21:30)
Admission fees Adults 1,600 yen – Children 1,000 yen –
Closed Open every day except when the planetarium is closed for exhibit replacement or equipment maintenance
Inquiries Tel 03-6269-9952 (10:00–19:00)
TOKYO Solamachi
Wonderland of continuously evolving Food
So that visitors can enjoy this shopping and entertainment complex even more, Tokyo Solamachi's more than 300 diverse stores are undergoing refurbishment one-by-one. In the Food Court, where you can savor authentic Thai, Chinese, and Japanese cuisine, the Solamachi Tabe Terrace also provides children's meals. At Food Marche in the 2F West Yard, you can buy sushi, boxed lunches, and sweets, and then eat them then-and-there. The facility is packed with food pleasures. What is more, due to popular demand, it has been decided to extent the limited-time-only Kirby Café until September 23 (Monday/public holiday). The café is located in the 4F East Yard.
1-min.walk from Oshiage Station on the Toei Asakusa Line
Address 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo
Opening hours 10:00–21:00
Closed Irregular holidays
Inquiries Tel 0570-55-0102
SKY CIRCUS Sunshine 60 Observatory
Photogenic space in the sky
Viewing platforms for playing enable visitors to enjoy spectacular views and heights in various forms and are bursting with photogenic spots! Go and take a special photo of features ranging from the Infinity Scape tunnel of gigantic lights and mirrors; the Mosaic Sky reflecting internal and external landscapes upside-down, left-right, and back-to-front; and the magical sparkling Kaleidoscope 60.
Unconfirmed exhibition in the sky June 7(Fri.) to July 7(Sun.)
4-min.walk from Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchome Stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)
Address 60F, Sunshine 60 Building, 3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo
Opening hours 10:00–22:00 *Entry closes at 21:00
Admission fees Adults 1,200 yen; University/Vocational School/High School Students 900 yen; Junior High School/Elementary School Students 600 yen; Preschool children aged 4 years and over 300 yen
Closed Never (open every day)
Inquiries TEL.03-3989-3457
Book House Cafe
The place to encounter your first picture book
This is the only bookstore in Jimbocho that specializes in children's books (newly published picture books). The store has a café where you can enjoy light meals as you relax and take your time getting acquainted with some picture books, as well as the Kid's Space, diaper-changing facilities, and nursing room, so you can bring along small children with peace of mind. The store regularly holds events, such as picture book readings, so that even people with babies can participate.
Haruko Kawashima Original Picture Book Exhibition. Amagaeru no Kakurenbo (Tree Frog Playing Hide-and-Seek) June 3(Mon.) to 21(Fri.)
1-min.walk from Jimbocho Station on the Toei Mita and Toei Shinjuku Lines
Address 1F Kitazawa Bldg., 2-5 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
Opening hours [Weekdays] 11:00–21:00 [Saturdays, Sundays & public holidays] 11:00–19:00
Inquiries Tel 03-6261-6177
Nipporikan Rakugo Entertainment
Listen, laugh, eat, enjoy!
This spring saw the opening of a small entertainment theater, the Nipporikan, near the foot of Yuyake-dandan Slope, a renowned Yanaka District sightseeing spot. The theater is marked by the banners of Rakugo storytellers Hayashiya Takehei and Sanyutei Mankitsu. Enjoy a performance of Rakugo storytelling after sampling ready-made meals and sweets in the Yanaka-Ginza Shopping District!
5-min.walk from Nippori Station on the Nippori-toneri Liner
Address 3-14-11 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa City, Tokyo
Fees Higurashitei 2,500 yen
Performance dates Please see the Nipporikan website.(https://nipporikan.jimdofree.com)
Inquiries Tel 03-3824-7811 (voice mail)
