6 walking spots tagged “History”. Near 原宿駅 and 4 other areas.
An art museum inside the Marunouchi station building of Tokyo Station. It opened in 1988 and was renovated to coincide with the restoration of the station building in 2012. The brick walls from the time of construction remain as the walls of the exhibition rooms, so the building itself is a highlight alongside the works on display. It is right outside the ticket gates, so you can stop by at the beginning or the end of a walk.
東京都千代田区に位置する天皇の住居であり、かつての江戸城の跡地に築かれています。広大な敷地は濠と石垣に囲まれ、周囲には皇居外苑や東御苑など散策できるエリアが広がっています。東御苑は一般公開されており、江戸城の天守台跡や美しい日本庭園を歩いて巡ることができます。
A historic site tucked into a corner of the Otemachi office district in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, said to enshrine the head of Taira no Masakado, a warrior of the Heian period. Legend holds that after Masakado was killed in the Tengyō Rebellion (940), his severed head flew back here from Kyoto. Surrounded by the high-rises of central Tokyo, it is a quiet space that is still carefully tended, and worshippers come in a steady stream to this day.
A historic site in the area reached by walking from Meguro Station toward Shirokanedai, said to be the remains of the residence of a medieval local magnate. Traces of earthen ramparts can be seen around it, and it is also considered the origin of the place name, which derives from the Muromachi-period lord known as the "Shirokane Choja." Recommended for a walk in search of quiet traces of history standing within a residential neighborhood.
This is the site of a school established in the early Meiji period by the government's Ministry of Public Works (Kobusho) to train engineers. It began in 1871 as the Kogakuryo and was renamed the Imperial College of Engineering (Kobu Daigakko) in 1877. Its graduates, who studied under teachers invited from Britain, included Tatsuno Kingo, and the school was later carried on by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo. It stands near Toranomon Station, in what is now a corner of the government office district.
Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine founded in 1920, dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken. Located just a short walk from Harajuku Station, it is surrounded by a vast sacred forest. As you walk along the gravel-paved approach, the tranquil atmosphere makes you forget you are in the heart of Tokyo.