Tokyo Sightseeing and Attractions

Map of geo-tagged wikipedia articles that may point you towards some interesting things to see or do.

Tokyo Top 10 Attractions

#1 Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6364, 139.764 - Distance: mi
:"For other articles with similar titles, see Rainbow Bridge." is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Shibaura Wharf and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato Ward, Tokyo. It was completed in 1993. The bridge spans 570 meters (1870 ft) and carries three transportation lines: Metropolitan Expressway No ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Bridge_(Tokyo)

#2 Odaiba

Category: Isle - Coordinates: 35.63, 139.775 - Distance: mi
is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1800s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. formally refers to one district of the island development in Minato City ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odaiba

#3 Comiket

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6309, 139.797 - Distance: mi
, otherwise known as the or "CM", is the world's largest comic convention, held twice a year in Tokyo, Japan. The first CM was held in December 1975, with only about 30 participating circles and an estimated 700 attendees. Attendance has since swelled to over half a million people. The convention lasts for three days ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiket

#4 Fuji Television

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6268, 139.774 - Distance: mi
is a Japanese television network based in Odaiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is known as or "CX". It is the flagship TV station of "Fuji News Network" ("FNN") and or "FNS". It also has a relationship with "Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc." ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Television

#5 Miraikan

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6192, 139.777 - Distance: mi
's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, created by Japan's Science and Technology Agency. It is situated in a new purpose-built building in the Odaiba District of Tokyo. Some highlights include real-time displays of data from a huge array of seismometers across Japan which shows the country gently vibrating ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraikan

#6 Shinagawa Station

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6302, 139.74 - Distance: mi
is the first major station south of Tokyo Station and is a major interchange for trains operated by JR East, JR Central and Keikyū. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen and other trains to the Miura Peninsula, Izu Peninsula and the Tōkai region of Honshū pass through here. It is known as the southern gateway to Tokyo ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinagawa_Station

#7 Meguro Station

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.634, 139.716 - Distance: mi
is a railway station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori (Meguro Street). The Yamanote Line runs underground for about a kilometer just south of the station. ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meguro_Station

#8 Gotanda Station

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6264, 139.723 - Distance: mi
is a railway station located in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward. ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotanda_Station

#9 Ōsaki Station

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6194, 139.729 - Distance: mi
is a railway station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line loop are put into and taken out of service. Therefore, it has four tracks (two in each direction) for that line so as not to interfere with continuing trains (trains go several rounds before being taken out). ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōsaki_Station

#10 Ōimachi Station

Category: Landmark - Coordinates: 35.6062, 139.735 - Distance: mi
is an interchange train station located in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōimachi_Station

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