Architecture in Tokyo

Discover 19 places to experience unusual architecture in Tokyo.

Minato City Local History Museum

A museum housed in a stunning Rockefeller-funded medical institute building from the 1930s.

Recreation of Katsushika Hokusai painting in his home

Sumida Hokusai Museum

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

Young Clock Tower.

Young Clock Tower

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

K-Museum

K-Museum

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

Interior.

Tokyo Camii & Turkish Culture Center

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

Kiyosu Bridge seen from the "Cologne view" point.

Kölner Aussicht

Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."

Hatsudai Bridge

Hatsudai Bridge

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."

Transparent Restroom

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

The clock tower on the Suitengu side.

Ningyocho Mechanical Clock Towers

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

The historic crossing of Yagiri.

Yagiri no Watashi

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.

Harumi Bridge.

Harumi Bridge

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

Reconstructed in Edo-period style.

Ishikawa Island Lighthouse

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

The former Anamori Inari Shrine torii.

Haneda Ōtorii

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Gunkan Higashi Shinjuku in 2020.

Gunkan Higashi Shinjuku

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

Chapel.

Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School Myonichikan

The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.

Gorilla Building

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.