In and Around Tokyo Midtown

It surely won’t keep the title for long, but for now the tallest habitable building in Tokyo is the Midtown Tower, part of the Tokyo Midtown complex in Akasaka. We spent a day seeing the best sights in and around the area, including the incredible architecture of the National Art Center and the tranquil quiet of the Nogi Shrine.

The mixed-use Tokyo Midtown complex was built by Mitsui Fudosan for over $3 billion, and provides office space for firms like Xerox, Cisco and Yahoo! Japan. There are...