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Right next to the Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo is Tower View Street, a straight road leading to Tokyo Skytree. It's wonderful to take a walk there in the crisp morning air, watching Tokyo Skytree gradually grow larger. The walk to Tokyo Skytree takes approximately 30 minutes.

This urban aquarium not only displays marine life but also incorporates educational features. It boasts a wealth of attractive exhibits and attractions, including a tank that recreates the seas of the Ogasawara Islands, a World Heritage Site, and tanks where visitors can see penguins and sea lions up close.

The Tokyo Skytree® Observation Deck features large glass panels over 5 meters wide arranged in a 360-degree panorama, offering breathtaking views stretching approximately 70km from the base of the tower. Furthermore, booking a stay at Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo that includes a voucher for a date-specific admission ticket to the observation deck will allow you to avoid crowds and access the deck relatively smoothly.

The Sumida Ward Tourism Association has created a delightful walking course that starts from Tower View Street and takes you past places like the Edo Kiriko Museum, delicious sweets, and ancient temples that have existed since the Edo period. A map is available, so you can explore on your own, or guided tours are also held mainly on weekends.

Located on the top floor (24th floor) of the Hotel, 100 meters above ground, the restaurant offers a dual view: the bay area and the city center, as well as the elegant panorama of Tokyo Skytree®. It's the perfect restaurant for celebrating an anniversary with a loved one or for a meal that brings you closer together. Window seats with a Skytree view are very popular, so be sure to make your reservation early.

This museum showcases the works of Katsushika Hokusai, a world-renowned painter, and his disciples.

In addition to works collected by Sumida Ward, the collection includes materials acquired from renowned researchers, such as the Peter Morse Collection and the late Munehisa Narasaki Collection.

Senso-ji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo, with Kannon Bodhisattva as its principal deity. It boasts many attractions, including the famous Kaminarimon Gate with its large lantern, the Nitenmon Gate which is a designated Important Cultural Property, and the bustling Nakamise shopping street. If you're sightseeing in Asakusa, start by visiting Senso-ji Temple.

This Nichiren Buddhist temple was built by Ota Dokan, who constructed Edo Castle, as a place of prayer for the protection of the castle, located in the northeast direction. It is well known to fans of historical dramas as the temple that appears in Shotaro Ikenami's "Onihei Hankacho" series. The temple grounds also house the "Hirakawa Inari" shrine that was located within Edo Castle, as well as the "Hanazuka" (flower mound) and "Hasamizuka" (scissors mound).

This is the site of the residence of Kira Yoshinaka, the leader of the 47 Ronin who carried out their raid on December 14, 1702 (Genroku 15). The site is now open to the public as Honjo Matsuzaka-cho Park and contains the well where Kira's head was washed and an Inari shrine.

Katsu Kaishu, widely known for his meeting with Saigo Takamori and his success in the bloodless surrender of Edo Castle, was born in 1823 in Honjo Kamezawa, at the Otogaya family home, the family of his father, Kokichi. A monument to him now stands in the park.