23 Jan 2008 - 27 Dec 2009; not Mon (various dates) Edo-Tokyo Museum
The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Sumida-ku looks at everyday life in Tokyo from the 17th century onwards. Through the Meiji Restoration period, when its name changed from Edo to Tokyo, and up to the 1964 Olympics, exhibits trace the development of this metropolis. More
14 - 28 Nov 2008 (annual) Kokugikan Sumo Hall
The greatest Sumo wrestlers in Japan, and therefore the world, meet for the September Basho at Kokugikan Sumo Hall, one of the year's six Grand Tournaments. More
1 - 30 Nov 2008 (annual) Mount Takao
Festivals celebrating seasonal changes are a Japanese hallmark, and there's nowhere better to head than the leafy slopes of Mount Takao to soak up the shades of autumn. More
Daily; not Mon Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo opened in 1995 and houses the foremost collection of post-war art in Japan. The museum itself is a sophisticated structure of grey marble, glass and steel in Metropolitan Kiba Park. More
Daily Oedo-Onsen Monogatari
If you really want to pamper yourself when in Tokyo, then pull out all the stops and really relax during a visit to the Oedo-Onsen Monogatari spa complex. More than 20 different types of indoor and open-air baths are on offer, all filled with natural spring water that originates 1,400 metres below ground. More