Tourism

Observation decks and walkable neighbourhoods — how to actually go and see the architecture.

Kachidoki Bridge Chuo City A 246-metre steel road bridge completed in 1940 on the Sumida River. Its central span is Japan's only Chicago-style double-leaf bascule bridge, last opened in 1970. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2007.

Kiyosu Bridge Chuo City A three-span self-anchored suspension bridge completed in 1928, 186.2 metres long. Modelled on Germany's Great Suspension Bridge in Cologne, it was designed to be feminine and graceful, a counterpoint to the masculine strength of Eitai Bridge upstream. In 2007 it became the first road bridge under prefectural management to be designated an Important Cultural Property.

Nihonbashi Bridge Chuo City A stone double-arch bridge completed in 1911, carrying the Nihon Kokudo Rodo Hyoshiki — the national road origin marker — at its centre. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 1999. The expressway overhead is currently being put underground, with completion expected in the 2040s.

Eitai Bridge Chuo City A steel tied-arch bridge completed in 1926, 184.7 metres long. Rebuilt in the reconstruction after the Great Kanto Earthquake and modelled on Germany's Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine, it is the oldest surviving tied-arch bridge in Japan and the first there to exceed a 100-metre span. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2007.

Tokyo Tower Minato City A self-supporting steel broadcasting tower completed in 1958. Standing 333 m tall, it surpassed the Eiffel Tower and symbolised Japan's postwar recovery — and still defines Tokyo's skyline.

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