Shinagawa Park

Soak in baths, sweat in steam rooms or just relax with a television show at a spa located very close to Haneda International Airport.

Admire the works of Ryushi Kawabata, one of the 20th century’s greatest Japanese painters, in a museum designed by the artist himself.

From prehistoric shell mounds and ancient pottery to 20th-century literary movements, every aspect of the Ota’s local history is explored in this free museum.

One of Japan’s oldest five-story pagodas crowns a remarkable and beautiful temple complex dedicated to Saint Nichiren from the 13th century.

Fluffy pink flowers, the symbols of Ota Ward, are a lovely sight when they bloom in the early spring, filling the air with their sweet scent.

Two unusual shrine attendants – white poodles – make this Shinto shrine worth a visit even during times outside cherry blossom season.