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Shrines and Temples
1 sculpture and public art. In Shinjuku
(see pp106–9), check out the artworks
Religious sites rarely charge
admission and there are literally surrounding Shinjuku I-Land,
thou sands of free temples and inclu ding pieces by Roy Lichtenstein.
shrines in Tokyo. Most architecturally
Museums
interesting are Senso-ji temple (see 4
pp14–15) and Meiji Shrine (pp30–31). Yebisu Beer Museum: MAP C2;
4-20-1 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku; 5423-7255;
www.sapporoholdings.jp/english/
guide/yebisu; open 11am–7pm Tue–
Sun • Meguro Parasitological Museum:
MAP C2; 4-1-1 Shimo-Meguro,
Meguro-ku; 3716-1264; 10am–
5pm Wed–Sun; www.kiseichu.org
There’s no charge to enter the Yebisu
Beer Museum – which tells the story
of the famous Japanese beer – or
the quirky Meguro Parasitological
Contrasting architecture in Tokyo Museum – where you'll find jars filled
with such stomach-churning exhibits
Architecture
2 as the world's longest tapeworm.
Few cities are as adventurous
Viewing Observatories
in their architectural style as Tokyo, 5
making it a pleasure to admire For a great city view, the free
buildings old and new. Contrast the 45th-floor observation deck at the
grand dames, such as Tokyo Station Tokyo Metropolitan Government
(see p41), with more modern Building (see p50) is hard to beat.
constructions such as the Prada The glittering vistas from the upper
Aoyama Building (see p51). floors of the Shibuya Hikarie (see
p103) are equally seductive.
Public Art
3 Yoyogi Park
Roppongi Hills (see p94)
and Tokyo Midtown (see p95) are 6
The chief location for the 1964
scattered with interesting pieces of Summer Olympics, Yoyogi Park (see
p49) has become one of Tokyo’s most
Relaxing in Yoyogi Park beloved open spaces. It’s very lively

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