A district in the northern part of Minato-ku, Tokyo. In the Edo period, there were six daimyo (Uesugi, Kutsuki, Takagi, Aoki, Kabane, Ichiyanagi) Nakayashiki, and it is said that the place names are derived from the fact that the surnames of the six daimyo are all related to trees. It is also said that … 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
It was the business center of Edo. The area is flooded with people who support economic activities, such as merchants and craftsmen who dream of prosperity from all over Japan, and the infrastructure is in place. “Nihonbashi”, which exists as a symbol of this area, was built in 1603 by the first wooden bridge … Read More