A city located in the southwestern part of Kanagawa Prefecture. Developed as a castle town in the Middle Ages, Hojo. In the modern times, there are castle towns such as Mr. Okubo, and Tokaido’s number one post town in front of Hakone Seki. It is the gateway to Hakone Tourism and is the center … Read More
Shinjuku is the name of a town in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. It is also the common name for the area around Shinjuku Station, including the adjacent Nishi-Shinjuku and Kabukicho areas. What kind of place is Shinjuku? Shinjuku is a well-known representative city of Tokyo and one of the “three major subcenters” along with Shibuya and … Read More
Because there was Sensoji Temple, there is Asakusa It is no exaggeration to say that it is a tourist spot known all over the world, with about 30 million people visiting from home and abroad every year. The large red lantern over the “Kaminarimon” at the entrance is known as a symbol of Asakusa, … Read More
Akihabara is a region name that points around JR Akihabara station in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Mainly applicable to Kanda, Kanda Sakuma Town, Kanda Hanaoka Town, Kanda Aioi Town, Kanda Matsunaga Town, Kanda Neri Fence Town, Kanda Izumi Town, Kanda Hirakawa Town and Akihabara, Taito Ward. In particular, Akihabara, which is talked about in the … Read More
Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the centre of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family. Tokyo … Read More
The name of a town in central Minato-ku, Tokyo. In a narrow sense, it refers to the area around the intersection of Aoyama-dori and Gaien Ura-dori. The area used to be a high-class residential area with foreign diplomatic missions, but after the war, restaurants, nightclubs, and various specialty stores were concentrated and became a … Read More