Hobby trips

Free rooftop decks at all three terminals; Terminal 3’s 5th-floor deck is open 24 hours, while Terminals 1 and 2 open 06:30–22:00. Come at dusk for long-haul departures against Mount Fuji on clear days.

A free tour of Japan Airlines’ exhibition area and maintenance hangar, standing beside aircraft under service. Book online exactly one month ahead as walk-ins aren’t accepted; tours are in Japanese.

ANA’s free hangar tour on weekdays only, with bookings opening at 09:30 one month before your date. The tour is in Japanese, but the aircraft speak for themselves.

Japan’s first aviation museum, with a YS-11 airliner, a Boeing 747 section and an outdoor deck facing Narita’s runway. Open 10:00–17:00, closed Mondays, and shut for refurbishment throughout December 2026.

Tokyo’s favourite day hike, with marked trails, a cable car and Yakuo-in temple near the top; on clear days you can see Mount Fuji. Go on a weekday in November to avoid the busiest autumn crowds.

A cable car lifts you to a mountain-top shrine village, from where a gentle trail leads to the Rock Garden, a mossy stream valley. Allow a full day.

Volcanic valleys, lake views and autumn colour, linked by ropeway, boats and walking paths. The Hakone Freepass covers most transport from Shinjuku.

Walk barefoot through water and light rooms in Toyosu. Open until the end of 2027; closed 5 November.

Digital art rooms without fixed routes, inside Azabudai Hills. Book timed tickets.

Kengo Kuma’s bamboo-lined entrance, Asian art and a sloping garden of maples.

Contemporary art on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills, with the Tokyo City View deck.

Tadao Ando’s folded-steel roof over design exhibitions in the Tokyo Midtown garden.

SANAA’s faceted aluminium building in the artist’s home district.

Walk barefoot through water and light rooms in Toyosu. Open until the end of 2027; closed 5 November.

Digital art rooms without fixed routes, inside Azabudai Hills. Book timed tickets.

Kengo Kuma’s bamboo-lined entrance, Asian art and a sloping garden of maples.

Contemporary art on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills, with the Tokyo City View deck.

Tadao Ando’s folded-steel roof over design exhibitions in the Tokyo Midtown garden.

SANAA’s faceted aluminium building in the artist’s home district.