It is also a chance to enjoy the clear fine days that usually occur at the beginning of January. This year, why not try the Shinjuku-Yamanote pilgrimage? It is a course of seven shrines and temples, ...

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden There ... The star attraction here is Senso-ji, Tokyo’s oldest temple, which was first built in the 600s to house a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...

Just to the west of downtown Tokyo lies a gorgeous urban oasis. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden comprises 144 acres of green space and is unique in that it incorporates three landscaping styles ...

The temple premises double as a bustling weekly ... from JR Shinjuku Station); twin and full-sized bed options. Mimaru Tokyo Shinjuku West ($$) – offers apartment-style hotels that are perfect ...

Getting home on New Year's Eve in Tokyo could be tricky ... bell-ringing ritual at a temple, here's how to get home safely. 'Inner circle' (counter-clockwise, from Shinjuku toward Shinagawa ...

Senso-ji Temple, Asakua, Japan ... and video games. Hotel Groove Shinjuku, in Tokyo, Japan. While there are no shortage of hotels in Tokyo, the recently opened Hotel Groove Shinjuku centrally ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ban on drinking on the streets to cover the entire year, while Shinjuku Ward is taking its first measures to deal with crowds of Halloween revelers.

Costumed revelers crowded into Tokyo’s most popular downtown areas ... there were no significant incidents in Shibuya or Shinjuku wards on Halloween. The scene in Toshima Ward also appeared ...

Shinjuku is the best neighbourhood to stay in Tokyo for excitement and central ... You could stay for a decade without running out of things to do in Tokyo. Explore ancient temples and neon-lit ...