Ueno Park

A Le Corbusier building on the UNESCO World Heritage list, with Rodin's The Thinker outside and more than 6,000 works inside.

A life-size blue whale and a D51 steam locomotive outside, and a T. rex and a Triceratops inside.

Gorillas, Sumatran tigers, pygmy hippos and Asian elephants, plus a children's zoo section called STEP.

Japan's oldest museum, founded in 1872, with samurai swords and armor and a garden with five traditional teahouses.

A Sanrio cafe on the ground floor of a building by Ueno Park, with the characters on the plates and drinks, a kids' menu and plushes to borrow for photos.

Apartments with full kitchens, from a family room with a bunk bed to a 75-square-meter ninja room for eight with shuriken and scrolls.