Tokyo · Japan
Where to stay in Minato
Minato is a city in Tokyo, Japan, home to about 260,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- HND13 km · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Minato
Minato (港区, Minato-ku) [minato] is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
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.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Minato
See
- Tokyo Tower
- Zōjō-ji Temple
- Sengaku-ji
- Institute for Nature Study
- Rainbow Bridge
- Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
- Nezu Museum
- Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum
- TEPIA
- Aquapark shinagawa
- Japan Traditional Crafts Aoyama Square
- Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless
Do
- Tokyo Cruise
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Where to stay
Hotels in Minato
70 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Okura Tokyo Hotel Okura | 1962 | 1.2 km |
| ANA InterContinental Tokyo | 1986 | 1.5 km |
| The Prince Park Tower Tokyo Prince Hotels | 2005 | 0.5 km |
| The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Tokyo Shiodome | 2003 | 1.1 km |
| Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba Okura Nikko Hotel Management | 1998 | 4.1 km |
| Park Hotel Tokyo Shiba Park Hotel | 2003 | 0.9 km |
| Tokyo Baycourt Club Resorttrust | 2008 | 4.5 km |
| Tokyo Prince Hotel Prince Hotels | 1964 | 0.3 km |
| Andaz Tokyo | 2014 | 0.9 km |
| Bayside Hotel Azur Takeshiba | 1991 | 1.1 km |
| Conrad Tokyo | 2005 | 1.0 km |
| Grand Hyatt Tokyo | 2003 | 2.1 km |
| Hilton Tokyo Odaiba | 1996 | 3.9 km |
| Hotel New Japan | 2.3 km | |
| Hotel The Celestine Tokyo Shiba Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management | 2002 | 0.8 km |
| Hotel Trusty Tokyo Bayside | 4.6 km | |
| InterContinental Tokyo Bay | 1995 | 1.1 km |
| Mielparque Tokyo | 1971 | 0.2 km |
| Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi Tokyo Premier Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management | 2020 | 1.5 km |
| Sheraton Miyako Hotel, Tokyo | 1979 | 2.8 km |
| Sotetsu Grand Frésa Tokyo-Bay Ariake Sotetsu Hotel Management | 2009 | 4.5 km |
| The Capitol Hotel Tokyu | 2010 | 2.0 km |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo Ritz-Carlton | 2007 | 2.0 km |
| Candeo Hotels Tokyo Roppongi | 1.8 km | |
| Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-Roppongi | 1.3 km | |
| Mitsui Garden Hotel Shiodome Italia-gai Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management | 2007 | 0.5 km |
| Pullman Tokyo Tamachi Pullman Hotels and Resorts | 2018 | 1.4 km |
| Shiba Park Hotel | 0.1 km | |
| Sotetsu Frésa Inn Hamamatsucho-Daimon | 0.3 km | |
| The Blossom Hibiya JR Kyushu Hotels | 1.3 km | |
| Act Hotel Roppongi | 2.1 km | |
| Akasaka Granbell Hotel | 2.4 km | |
| Candeo Hotels Tokyo Shimbashi | 0.9 km | |
| Capsule Hotel Anshin Oyado Shinbashi | 0.6 km | |
| Centurion Hotel Grand Akasaka | 2.4 km | |
| Comfort Inn Tokyo Roppongi | 1.7 km | |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Shimbashi | 1.3 km | |
| Fraser Suites Akasaka Tokyo | 2.3 km | |
| Hotel 1899 Tokyo | 0.5 km | |
| Hotel Arca Torre Roppongi | 1.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Minato
Minato has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 200 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Minato: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 59 km) and Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 83 km) are also within reach.
HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport
NRT · Narita International Airport
IBR · Ibaraki Airport
Questions
Minato: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Minato?
Minato has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 200 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Minato?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; Narita International Airport (NRT, 59 km) and Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 83 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Minato?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Minato
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.