Place M

Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo


Run by four veteran artists (including pioneering street photographer Daido Moriyama), this gallery serves as a hub for the city's photography scene. Check the stairwell for flyers for other events.

Transportation

  • subway: Marunouchi line to Shinjuku-gyoenmae, exit 2

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo attractions

1. Shinjuku-gyoen

0.28 MILES

Shinjuku-gyoen was designed as an imperial retreat (completed 1906); since opening to the public in 1951, it has become a favourite destination for…

2. Hanazono-jinja

0.59 MILES

Merchants from nearby Kabukichō come to this Shintō shrine to pray for the solvency of their business ventures. Founded in the 17th century, the shrine is…

3. Golden Gai

0.63 MILES

Golden Gai – a Shinjuku institution for over half a century – is a collection of tiny bars, often literally no bigger than a closet and seating maybe a…

4. Godzilla Head

0.8 MILES

Godzilla, a portmanteau of the Japanese words for gorilla (gorira) and whale (kujira), is king of the kaijū (strange beasts) that ruled Japanese popular…

5. Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

0.94 MILES

This Nishi-Shinjuku landmark building (completed in 2008) is a 50-storey webbed tower designed by Tange Associates. Easily identifiable among the blockier…

6. State Guest House, Akasaka Palace

0.98 MILES

Check online for the opening schedule and somewhat complex admission details for this imperial palace and garden. Outside it's a dead ringer for London's…

7. Ichō-namiki

1.03 MILES

This boulevard inside Jingū-gaien (the public outer gardens of Meiji-jingū) is lined with gingko trees. For a couple of weeks around late November and…

8. Watari Museum of Contemporary Art

1.13 MILES

In a building (1990) by Swiss architect Mario Botta, Watari-Um stages exhibits that range from retrospectives of established art-world figures (such as…

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