Businessmen passing flowerbeds, Yebisu Garden Place, Ebisu.

© Anthony Plummer 2007

Ebisu, Meguro & Around

Ebisu and Meguro are gateways to largely residential (some artsy, some upscale, some both) districts, where Tokyo takes on a more human scale. There are some excellent art museums in Ebisu and Meguro and trend-setting boutiques in Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro. Ebisu in particular has a dynamic dining and bar scene – worth checking out even if you pass on the sights.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Tokyo, Japan - September 12, 2014: Resting house at the Happo-en Garden in Tokyo. The garden is a beautiful exapmple of Japanese zen-style gardening with restaurant and teahouse facilities. 473136868 Ornamental Garden, Stone - Object, Environmental Conservation, Seat, Silence, Zen-like, East Asian Culture, Bark, Stone Material, Cabin, Walking, Relaxation, Tranquil Scene, Circle, Green Color, Wood - Material, Japanese Culture, Wet, Tropical Climate, Nature, Minato Ward, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, Leaf, Branch, Tree, Moss, Fish, Forest, Pond, Lake, Wave, Architectural Column, Window, Footpath, Formal Garden, Park - Man Made Space, Happo-en

    Happō-en

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    Three centuries ago this garden, with strolling paths around a large pond (home to many carp), was the backyard of a vassal to the shogun. Today its the…

  • Tokyo, JAPAN: Video portraits and photographs of French actress Isabelle Huppert are dispayed during a press preview of a photo exhibition "Woman of Many Faces" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 30 June 2006. Over 100 photographic and video portraits by legendary artists, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, will be held a montly exhibition until 06 August. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

    TOP Museum

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    Tokyo's principal photography museum usually holds three different exhibitions at once, drawing on both its extensive collection of Japanese artists and…

  • Yebisu Garden Place in August 04 2013, Tokyo, Japan

    Beer Museum Yebisu

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    Photos, vintage bottles and posters document the rise of Yebisu, and beer in general, in Japan at this small museum located where the actual Yebisu…

  • Sengaku-ji

    Sengaku-ji

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    The story of the 47 rōnin (masterless samurai) who (cleverly, murderously) avenged their master, Lord Asano – put to death after being tricked into…

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

    Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    Although the Teien museum often hosts excellent exhibitions – usually of decorative arts – its chief appeal lies in the building itself: it's an art deco…

  • Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

    Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    Housed in a Bauhaus-style mansion from the 1930s, this museum hosts exhibitions from influential contemporary artists, both from Japan and overseas. There…

  • Meguro-gawa

    Meguro-gawa

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    Lined with cherry trees and a walking path, the Meguro-gawa (not so much a river as a canal) is what gives the neighbourhood Naka-Meguro its unlikely…

  • Yamatane Museum of Art

    Yamatane Museum of Art

    Ebisu, Meguro & Around

    When Western ideas entered Japan following the Meiji Restoration (1868), many artists set out to master oil and canvas. Others poured new energy into…

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