Since tourists are coming from Oct 11th in force, how about a list of new places/things and closed places since the pre-Covid days to help tourists?
I’ll start with what I know:
TOKYO NEW-
Shibuya Scramble Square- High end mall building with a view at the top called Shibuya Sky(though you have to pay)
https://www.shibuya-scramble-square.com/en/
Shibuya Miyashita Square- shopping mall with lots of shops geared to young people (great food court on the 1st floor with food from all over Japan, 3rd floor has an American food court with McD, Taco Bell, Panda Express and more if you need that, roof has a skate park and Starbucks)
https://mitsui-shopping-park.com.e.act.hp.transer.com/urban/miyashita/index.html
Asakusa Yokocho-food court with kimono rental with festival themes
https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/asakusa-is-getting-a-new-matsuri-themed-yokocho-food-hall-060822
The Olympic stadium. You can tour inside if you like
Shinjuku Alpen-huge sports and outdoor shop where the old Yamada Denki used to be across from Kabukicho
https://store.alpen-group.jp/alpentokyo/CSfTokyoTop.jsp?utm_source=GMB&utm_medium=website_shop_5200&utm_content=website&utm_campaign=202204
Harajuku Station building is all new with closer access to Meiji Jingu
Ikea opened mini shops in Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya
OSAKA NEW-
Super Mario World in Universal Studios Japan
Team Labs has a permanent night exhibition in Nagai Botanical Gardens
https://www.teamlab.art/e/botanicalgarden/
NAGOYA NEW (from Nov)-
Ghibli Park, though it won’t be completely finished when it opens and tickets will be extremely limited
TOKYO CLOSED-
Team Lab Borderless
Shinjuku Robot Restaurant
Oedo Onsen Monogatari in Odaiba
Venus Fort
Toyota Mega Web
Harajuku Kawaii Monster Cafe
Ageha nightclub
Tokyu Hands Ikebukuro
Toshimaen amusement park (will become Harry Potter world in 2023?)
Mari Kart street karting is dead too I believe (I hope?)
There must be more stuff relevant to tourists but that’s all I got.