日本語以下↓ For those who, like me, are drawn to the quieter side of Tokyo — this is Part 3 of my little escapes. ✨ A peaceful stroll near Shirokanedai at Teien Art Museum Garden ✨ A designer’s haven in Ebisu (Hender Scheme’s flagship store) ✨ A rainy weekday hike up Mt. Takao, when you can walk in silence ✨ A spontaneous train ride out to the sea near Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture It’s not always about going far. Sometimes, it’s just about slowing down enough to see Tokyo’s gentle side 🍃 にぎやかな東京もいいけど、静かな東京も好き。 そんなわけで、こっそり楽しんでる“静かな東京”シリーズ第3弾。 ✨ 白金台の庭園美術館でのんびりおさんぽ ✨ 恵比寿のHender Scheme本店でデザインにときめく ✨ 雨の平日、高尾山をひとりじめ ✨ 思いつきでふらっと出かけた、大磯の海 遠くに行かなくても、ちょっと立ち止まるだけで 東京のやさしい一面に出会えるかも。 #tokyo #slowtravel #東京旅行
instagram.comTokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (東京都美術館) A prefectural art museum, largely built underground so as not to stand out too much in the green park.
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Kyu Yasuda Garden, a very scenic, and free to enter, garden with good views of the SkyTree.
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Another historic, but less well-known area is the Yanaka district just north of Ueno Park. The old shitamachi atmosphere from Tokyo of yesteryear still survives here; the streets are full of rustic charm, busy locals and a whole variety of shops and trades. There are now very few places in Tokyo quite like it, and its well off the usual tourist tra
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Walk there in 40 minutes from Arashiyama Station, via the equally lovely Saga-Toriimoto Preserved Street, a scenic route lined by Meiji-era style machiya (town houses).
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Just a little north is the National Art Centre, a magnificent venue which hosts a range of temporary exhibitions.