Everything else on this site costs nothing. These cost a little, and we list them because what you get is far bigger than the price.
¥150A Meiji-era stroll garden built around a large pond, with stepping stones laid across the shallows and a teahouse standing over the water. Open 9:00–17:00, last entry 16:30.
The best garden per yen in Tokyo. Walk the stepping stones on the south shore, where turtles and herons sit a meter away. It is free for everyone on 4 May and 1 October.
¥300A former shogun's duck-hunting ground on the bay, with a tidal pond fed by seawater and a wall of Shiodome towers behind the pines. Open 9:00–17:00, last entry 16:30.
Go for the contrast of a 300-year-old pine against glass skyscrapers. Combine it with the Ad Museum, ten minutes away on foot. Free on 4 May and 1 October.
¥500A huge lawned park with Japanese, French and English sections and a big greenhouse, ten minutes from Shinjuku Station. Closed Mondays, except during the cherry season from 25 March to 24 April and from 1 to 15 November.
The one paid park worth it, mostly for late-blooming cherries in April and maples in November. Alcohol is banned, so it stays calmer than Yoyogi or Ueno at blossom time.
¥600Tokyo's public bathhouses charge one regulated price for adults, raised to ¥600 on 1 August 2026. That buys as long as you like in hot pools, often under a painted mural of Mount Fuji.
The cheapest way to recover from a day of walking, and a real slice of neighborhood life. Bring a small towel or rent one at the desk, and wash at the taps before getting in.
Source: Tokyo Sento Association
The free city hall observatory gives you the height, but through glass and from Shinjuku. Shibuya Sky is an open-air roof directly above the scramble crossing, with wind, no reflections and the whole city turning on its lights around you. Book the sunset slot well ahead, since it sells out first.
Everything above is free. This is the only paid pick on the page, chosen because no free option replaces it.
