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Top Sights

• Kabuki, Bunraku, and Noh Performances
  The stylised movements and elaborate costumery of Japan’s traditional performing arts make for a truly local and unique experience. English earphone commentary is available for the Kabuki and Bunraku shows held regularly at the National Theatre of Japan.
  National Theatre of Japan
  
  Hayabusacho 4-1, Chiyoda-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 3265 7411 or visit the National Theatre of Japan  website.
• Happo-en
  On weekdays, you can book a traditional tea ceremony at the Muan Teahouse, and enjoy a stroll through the extensive Japanese gardens, with or without lunch or dinner included.
  
  Shirokanedai 1-1-1, Minato-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 3443 3111
• Mitsukoshi Food Floor
  Japan’s oldest department store, Mitsukoshi is the Harrods of Tokyo. The basement food floor of the Ginza branch should not be missed.
  
  B1-B2/F, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Ginza 4-6-16, Chuo-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 3562 1111
• Ueno Park Museums
  Art, culture and history buffs should allow ample time for Ueno Park, where the world’s largest collection of Japanese art can be seen at the Tokyo National Museum, a complex including the Gallery of Horyu-ji Treasures by MOMA architect Yoshio Taniguchi. Also within the park are Le Corbusier’s National Museum of Western Art and the National Science Museum, with plenty of hands-on exhibits for kids.
  
  Tokyo National Museum / Gallery of Horyu-ji Treasures
  The Birth of Chinese Civilization
  6 July – 5 September 2010
  
  Ueno Koen 13-9, Taito-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 3822 1111 or visit the Tokyo National Museum  website.
  
  The National Museum of Western Art
  Masterpieces from the Galleries of Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
  26 June – 26 September 2010
  
  Ueno Koen 7-7, Taito-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 3828 5131 or visit The National Museum of Western Art  website.
  
  National Museum of Nature and Science
  Permanent exhibits address evolution, biodiversity, dinosaurs, progress in science and technology, hands-on experiments, woodland wonders and more. In February and March, two short films, “Green Murmur” and “The Changing Earth and its Mantle: Earth’s Amazing Interior,” will be shown at Theater 360, a unique spherical venue offering a 360-degree field of vision. The January showings are “Blue Brilliance” and “World of the Dinosaurs.”
  
  Ueno Koen 7-20, Taito-ku
  Tel: (81-3) 3822 0111 or visit the National Museum of Nature and Science  website.
• Nezu Museum
  One of the city’s most beloved oases, the recently updated Nezu Museum invites with a magnificent strolling garden and celebrated holdings in Eastern art that include several National Treasures and dozens of Important Cultural Properties. Surrounded by trees yet filled with natural light, the Nezu Café is a relaxing place for lunch or tea.
  
  Masterpieces of Buddhist Art
  10 July – 8 August 2010
  
  Nezu Museum: From the Past to the Future
  21 August – 26 September 2010
  
  Minami Aoyama 6 - 5-1, Minato-ku
  Tel: +81 3 3400-2536 or visit the Nezu Museum  website.