Here is one of the best general overview maps of Tokyo that I recall seeing:
Tourist maps of Tokyo are difficult to make because there is an inherent conflict between the needs for context, detail and simplicity.
Some of the features, clockwise from upper-left:
Upper-left:
In this section of the map we see:
- Ikebukuro Station (seen here in 2011)”
- Shinjuku (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building 東京都庁舎):
- Roppongi Hills (seen here at dusk; the legs of the spider sculpture are visible at the left of the picture)
- Shibuya and Hachiko (the dog statue near the famous Shibuya scramble crossing)
- Meii-Jingu Shrine
- And the nearby Omotesando shopping district (which is one of the few urban main streets in central Tokyo) – seen here at dusk
- Further west, along the Chuo Line: Nakano, Kishijoji (and Inokashira Park), and Mt. Takao, a popular hiking hill that’s an easy day-trip (see: Tokyo Hiking)
Upper-right section
Continuing to the east of the map we see:
- Tokyo Station (seen here from the rooftop of the KITTE mall / former Japan Post building)
- Narita Airport
Lower-right section
There’s quite a variety in this section, including:
- Haneda Airport (a view of Mt. Fuji seen here from the airport)
- Shinagawa
- Hamamatsucho
- Tokyo Tower (here, as seen from the Tokyo Grand Hotel)
- Tokyo Disney (seen in circa 1945, 1975, 1985, and 2005)
Lower-left section
In the last section we start in Tokyo and end up in Kamakura, a popular tourist spot 60 km down the coat from the city.
- Shimo-Kitazawa (seen here before the fumikiri was replaced)
- Daikanyama
- Naka-Meguro
- Jiyugaoka (Anpanman relaxing on a bench in the pedestrian mall in Jiyugaoka, built over a former stream)
- Yebisu Garden Place (in Ebisu)
- Kawasaki
- Yokohama (and Yokohama Chinatown)
- Kamakura, home of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu)
See also:
- Tokyo Top 10
- Hand-drawn tourist map of Tokyo, which I keep promising myself to complete:
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