Meguro Sky Garden

The most unusual of Tokyo's urban oases, the Meguro Sky Garden is built on the roof of a circular loop junction on the Metropolitan Expressway. The 400m-long green lung is home to 1,000 trees – including cherry and pine – a Japanese garden and bamboo grove. It's a 'jungle' amongst the city concrete, and a perfect place to catch the sunset over a picnic – just grab some baked goodies from the nearby Italian pastry shop L'atelier Motozo and watch out for Mt Fuji in the distance on a clear day.