Tokyo/Minato

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Minato (港区) is a ward in central Tokyo. The name means "port", referring to its seaside location, although due to reclamation many areas in the neighborhood are quite far from the sea these days.

Tokyo/Minato Halal Travel Guide

Minato is a fairly sprawling ward with no single center. It is known as a very wealthy part of Tokyo and home to most of Tokyo's foreign embassies, many of its large multinational corporations and a number of prestigious universities.

The following parts of Minato have their own articles:

• Tokyo/Akasaka|Akasaka - a business neighborhood and dining area near the government center
• Tokyo/Odaiba|Odaiba - the Tokyo of the future built on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay
• Tokyo/Roppongi|Roppongi - Tokyo's hub for contemporary art and dining
• Tokyo/Shiodome|Shiodome - a still-growing cluster of brand new skyscrapers
• Tokyo/Shinbashi|Shinbashi - an older business and commercial neighborhood

Travel as a Muslim to Tokyo/Minato

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Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Tokyo/Minato

• Hamamatsuchō (浜松町), terminus of the Tokyo Monorail from Haneda Airport; the closest station on the Yamanote to Tokyo Tower (10-min walk) and Roppongi (25-min walk).
• Daimon (大門), By underground station Asakusa line and Oedo line.

Travel on a Bus in Tokyo/Minato

• Hamamatsuchō Bus Terminal (浜松町バスターミナル), Exway buses came from Chiba (prefecture)|Chiba (ex Choshi, Kisarazu) and Tohoku (ex Yamagata, Hirosaki).

Book a Halal Cruise or Boat Tour in Tokyo/Minato

• Takeshiba Passenger Ship Terminal (竹芝桟橋, Takeshiba Sanbashi) by boat from Izu Islands|Izu and Ogasawara Islands.

What to see in Tokyo/Minato

Tokyotower - Tokyo Tower and the temple of Zōjōji

• Tokyo Tower - 東京タワー Tōkyō Tawā | 35.658611, 139.745556 the nearest station is Akabanebashi (5-min walk) although Hamamatsucho and Daimon are accessible through several lines and only slightly farther away Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 10PM daily Tokyo Tower Tokyo Tower 20060211 - This was a newly re-industrialized Japan's 1958 answer to Paris's Eiffel Tower — a bit more modern-looking and 9 m taller. Entry to the Main Observatory (150 m) is ¥820, while ascending to the Special Observatory (250 m) is an extra ¥600. It also comprise One Piece-themed entertainment zone. The Tokyo SkyTree tower, opened in 2012 in Tokyo/Sumida#See & Do|Sumida ward, is twice as high. You'll get also better views from higher up for free if you visit Shinjuku's Metropolitan Government Building observatory instead. Tip: To get a good view of, and picture with and the tower, try the courtyard in front of Zojoji (nearby), or the second-floor deck outside the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills (farther away but more panoramic).
• Zōjō-ji Temple - 増上寺 | Shibakoen 4-7-35 35.657479, 139.748376 Toei Mita Line Onarimon station - Zōjō-ji Zojoji frontal steps - This grand old temple is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū sect and houses the graves of 6 of the Tokugawa shoguns, but is a little off the beaten track and is commonly visited by tourists. Particularly beautiful around cherry blossom time. It hosts a variety of religious and non-religious festivals throughout the year
• Sengaku-ji - 泉岳寺 | Takanawa 2-11-1 35.637733, 139.736275 Toei Asakusa Line Sengakuji station exit A2 - Sengaku-ji Sengakuji 03 A temple most famous as the resting place of the 47 Rōnin, a famous group of samurai who banded together to avenge their unfairly slain master. Having obtained the head of the offender and they brought it to this very temple and then were condemned to commit ritual suicide, like their master. The story is told in Chūshingura and the best-known of all Kabuki plays. History aside and the temple isn't much to look at, but the small museum has artifacts from the event and after, including wooden statues of all the ronin and the banner that the ronin posted during their raid, original letters, and the receipt that the priests wrote out for the head. The graves are a popular site of pilgrimage to this day.
• Institute for Nature Study - 自然教育園 | 5-21-5 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku 35.636007, 139.721312 adjacent to Teien Art Museum ☎ +81 3 3441-7176 +81 3 3441-7012 Opening Hours: September 1-Apr 30: 9AM Monday - 4:30PM, May 1-Aug 31: 9AM Monday - 5PM; closed Mondays, closed Dec 28-Jan 4 Adults ¥300, senior citizens and children free Kokuritu kagaku hakubutukan huzoku sizen kyouikuen 200,000 sq m nature preserve in the heart of the city, with birds and waterfowl, insects and marine life.
• Rainbow Bridge - 35.636389, 139.763611 - Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo) IMG 1614 rainbow bridge Tokyo Completed on 26 Aug 1993, this gateway to Odaiba is among the most beautiful modern bridges in Japan. Decorated with 444 lights, which change according to the seasons.

Museums

• Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum - 東京都庭園美術館 | 35.636862, 139.719269 five minutes from the East exit - Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum - Art museum housed in a classic Art Deco style structure, connected to a small park with Japanese and Western gardens and outdoor sculptures.
• Nezu Museum - 6-5-1 Minamiaoyama 35.66216, 139.717603 ☎ +81 3-3400-2536 Nezu Museum Nezu museum entrance tokyo 2014 - Showcases the private art collection of Nezu Kaichirō with many pieces from the Edo period.
• Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum - 6-1-19 Minamiaoyama 35.661308, 139.715583 8 minutes from Omotesando station on foot. ☎ +81 3-3406-0801 - TaroOkamoto-Memorial-Museum A Studio and house of Okamoto Taro are exhibited. He made numerous masterpieces. For example, taiyonotou. Unfinished work or paint which he used are leaved.
• TEPIA - 2 Chome-8-44 Kitaaoyama 35.673056, 139.717222 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10AM Monday - 6PM, closed on holidays Free Tepia-Kita-Aoyama A - Science museum showcasing new technologies, robots, home automation. Explanations are in Japanese but playing with the objects is still fun for kids and adults.

What to Do

• Tokyo Water Cruise - Fares vary depending on routing Plies the Sumida River and Tokyo Bay between Hamamatsucho, Odaiba, Asakusa and other points.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Tokyo/Minato

• Tokyo HackerSpace | Shirokanedai 5-11 Opening Hours: Tuesday 7:30-9PM Community space for working on projects. The Tuesday evening meeting is open. Hackers, tinkerers, and makers passing through town might want to drop by then. Many events and classes held at other times, some are kid-friendly. Check website for detailed schedule.
• Tokyo Island Cafe - 東京愛らんど Tōkyō Airando | 1-12-2 Kaigan 35.653965, 139.762540 in Takeshiba Passenger Ship Terminal ☎ +81 3-5472-6559 | Opening Hours: Daily 9:00AM Monday - 10:30PM Antenna shop of Izu Isands and Ogasawara Islands.
• Azabu-Jūban - 麻布十番 35.65648, 139.73365 Azabu-Jūban, Minato, Tokyo Azabu-juban 0147 quieter commercial neighborhood to the southeast of Roppongi Hills, and a good place to spend a lazier afternoon browsing through shops and enjoying the local cafés. The surrounding residential area is popular among professional expats, so expect to see many international families as you walk through.
• Japan Sake and Shōchū Information Center - 1-1-21 Nishi-Shinbashi 35.6698023, 139.7525029 10 min from Shimbashi station ☎ +81 3-3519-2091 | Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10AM Monday - 6PM, closed weekends and holidays This four-story complex run by the Central Brewers' Union sells anything and everything related to sake, including cups, glasses, books, hydrometers and, of course the nectar itself. ¥315/515 gets you a taste of 3/5 sakes that change daily.

Halal Restaurants in Tokyo/Minato

• Minatoya - そば処港屋 | Nishi-shinbashi 3-1-10 35.665536, 139.749934 ☎ +81 3-5777-6921 | Opening Hours: Daily 11:30AM Monday - 5PM, 5:30-8PM ¥600A soba shop that looks like a trendy club. At the junction opposite of Toranomon Hills, it is one of the most futuristic places where you can eat soba. Zero advertisement outside, just a 10-cm-high horizontal window running along the facade, and a tiny plaque the size of a business card, just reading "Minatoya". Enter to discover the black interior and the water basin around which clients eat, standing. Expect a long queue. Free raw eggs to put in your soup.

Lunch boxes from supermarkets is another good option to save some money

• Gourmet City - Azabujuban 2-5-9 35.65633, 139.73383 Between Azabujuban station and Hills, at the middle of Azabujuban's shopping street Opening Hours: 24 hours daily Cheapest supermarket in the whole area Two-stores of food, drinks and more.
• Kua'aina | Minami-Aoyama 1-10-4 35.662836, 139.710897 off of Omotesando ☎ +81 3-3409-3200 | Opening Hours: Daily 10AM Monday - 11PM Meal sets are available for ¥2000, higher after 5PM Hawaiian hamburgers, order-at-the counter from a picture menu with English.

Mid-range

• Worldstar Cafe | 5-1-3 Roppongi, B1F Goto Bldg 35.65633, 139.73383 Opening Hours: Daily 11AM–8AM daily Popular with business people or singles during lunchtime. Meal sets are ¥980–1200, comes w/ main, salad, drink; main being spaghetti, etc. Useful for a late night spot to hang around, since they're open until 6AM.
• Gonpachi - 権八 | Nishi-Azabu 1-13-11 35.66014, 139.72356 Nishi-Azabu crossing, 5 min from Roppongi station ☎ +81 3 5771-0170 This lively and popular izakaya, with a spectacular spacious interior and high-profile location, has served luminaries such as George W. Bush and former Prime Minister Koizumi, and was the model for the battle scene in Tarantino's "Kill Bill". (The owner turned down the director's request to use the place itself.) Apart from this, it is a chain, so prices are reasonable food is not special, with all-you-can-drink deals from ¥1500, Noodles and Rice dishes for under ¥1000 and 6-course menus from ¥3500. Make reservations and expect to see a lot of foreign visitors.
• Sarashina - 麻布永坂 更科本店 | 35.65655, 139.73679 ☎ +81 3-3584-9410 - ¥2000 for lunch - One of the most famous restaurants for soba (buckwheat noodle). Try the various Noodles they have, for instance egg noodles, with different colors. Their factory is still across the road despite sky-rocketing real estate prices.
• Tony Roma's | 5-4-20 Roppongi 35.65633, 139.73383 next to Hard Rock Cafe ☎ +81 3 3408-2748 - Step out of Japan and into the United States; the bilingual staff and English-only menu might make you forget you are in Tokyo. The restaurant features their trademark ribs, worth the price which approaches ¥2000. The Texas Mud Pie is the cure for tiny Japanese desserts.
• Kushinobō - 串の坊 | Mori Tower 5F 35.65633, 139.73383 ☎ +81 3 5771-0094 | Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 11:30PM meal for around ¥7000for kushiyaki (deep-fried skewers).
• Nodaiwa - 野田岩 | 1-5-4 Higashi-Azabu 35.658133, 139.743333 Nearest subway stops are KamiyachōH-05 - 20px, 550 meters north, and AkabanebashiE-21 - 20px, 400 meters south. ☎ +81 3-3583-7852 Opening from Monday to Saturday 11AM Monday - 1:30PM, 5-8PM Around ¥6000 for lunch, ¥6000-10,000 for dinner - Perhaps the best spot in Japan to be served unagi, or freshwater eel. In the business for 160 years, Nodaiwa remains as popular as ever.
• Anniversaire Cafe | 35.666302, 139.711364 ☎ +81 3-5411-5988 This is a fashonable cafe of Paris style. You can enjoy elegant mood with seeing a row of houses and street of Omotesando. You can also choose fish or Meat for lunch

• Daigo - 醍醐 | Atago 2 chome 3-1, Atago Green Hills Forest Tower, 2F, Atago 35.663424, 139.749001 from the Ginza-sen Toranomon station, exit 10, east 60 m along Sotoboridori to the Shimbashi 1chome intersection and then south (right) 500 m along Iwada-dori ☎ +81 3-3431-0811 | Opening Hours: Daily: lunch 11:30AM Monday - 2PM, dinner 5-8PM Lunch ¥20,000 - Dinner ¥20,000-25,000 per person Exquisite Vegetarian or vegan "shojin ryori" cuisine. This is the traditional Buddhist spin on kaiseki. Gracefully served by attentive kimono-clad staff. Small private dining rooms look out onto Japanese gardens. Very expensive, but a top-class experience.
• Narisawa - 2-6-15 Minamiaoyama 35.671526, 139.721965 ☎ +81 3-5785-0799 - Menus from ¥20,000 Ranked among the world's best restaurants and with two Michelin stars. Except a blend of classical French techniques with the finest Japanese ingredients. Narisawa also has a commitment to sustainability, which expresses itself at the table.
• Petit Point | 4-2-48, Minami-Azabu 35.648957, 139.723030 3 min south of Hiroo station ☎ +81 3-3440-3667 Expect to pay about ¥15,000 for a full dinner Superbly prepared French cuisine.
• Ristorante da Nino | Grande Maison Nogizaka 1F, 1-15-19 Minami Aoyama 35.667946, 139.726638 ☎ +81 3 3401-9466 | Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 11:30AM–2PM, 6-11PM Weekday lunch courses from ¥2400 (Saturday lunch courses from ¥2800); dinner courses from ¥8000 Within easy walking distance from both Tokyo Midtown and Roppongi crossing, owner chef Antonino Lentini offers fine and fresh sicilian dishes. Good fruit cocktails.

Clubs

• Muse | 4-1-1 Nishi-Azabu 35.65937, 139.72342 follow the expressway from Roppongi Crossing past Roppongi Hills, and keep an eye out on your left ☎ +81 3 5467-1188 - Cover charge ¥7,000 w/ 2 drinks for men and free w/out drinks for women (F and Sa); students can get drink discounts (except on Friday and Saturday nights) with ID Many expats argue that "you can't lose at Muse," a multi-level, multi-room below-ground establishment which, in addition to bars, dance floors, and VIP rooms, also has karaoke, ping-pong and swimmingpool tables.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

Mid-range

• Somerset Ginza East Tokyo - @scott.com 4-1-12 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku 35.6594494, 139.7546186 ☎ +81-3-3549-7111 - This property contains 124 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Offers weekly housekeeping services.

• Hotel Okura - 2-10-4 Toranomon 35.66703, 139.74417 ☎ +81 3-3582-0111 +81 3-3582-3707 - Luxury hotel that has been host to many celebrities since its opening in 1962. It closed for an extensive renovation that will see the current building, by many considered a modernist masterpiece, torn down and replaced by a high-rise. Projected to re-open in September 2019.
• Sheraton Miyako - 1-1-50, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8640 35.638905, 139.730208 ☎ +81-3-3447-3111 - Reasonably swish hotel. Good for a layover with its back garden and downstairs cigar café. Probably a poor option for a tourist unless you have business in the area as it's about a ten minutes walk from nearby transport and not close to attractions.
• Tokyo Prince Hotel | 3-3-1 Shibakoen 35.65543, 139.74706 300 meters from the Akabanebashi station on the O-Edo line ☎ +81 3 3432-1111 Tokyo-Prince-Hotel-01 - From ¥23,500 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 11AM If you insist on staying in a "western" hotel near Roppongi, and have to stay within a budget (under ¥20,000 per day) and the Tokyo Prince Hotel is one of your few options. The hotel is almost at the base of the Tokyo Tower and is located in a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood just a 15-minutes walk from the action in Roppongi. The hotel staff speak English, and the hotel has the amenities of its modern competitors. But it is a bit of a throwback. The beds are short and the decor is tacky, and everything (except the DSL) feels a little dated.

Cope

• Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau | 35.62816, 139.75665 Exit JR Shinagawa Station on the Konan side, look to your left, and follow the signs to bus platform 8 serving Immigration ☎ +81 3-5796-7112 | Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9AM Monday - noon and 1PM Monday - 4PM This center serves foreign residents and long-term visitors. Also houses immigration detention. If going in the morning, get there early because a line forms outside long before opening hours.

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