Traditional Tokyo

Traditional Tokyo

Asakusa Kaminari-mon

Asakusa Kaminari-mon (the gate of thunder) is ,in a sense, just the entrance gate of the worshiper's path to Sensoji tem...
Traditional Tokyo

Interior of Ueno Station Building

Have you ever seen the 2nd floor interior of Ueno Station ? Go to the main building of Ueno Station, which lie along the...
Traditional Tokyo

Happo-en

Happo-en is one of the most famous hotels in Tokyo. This hotel is one important part of Shirogane ,which is a high-class...
Traditional Tokyo

Meiji-Gakuin University

Meiji-Gakuin University is one of the well-known universities in Tokyo. This university is the oldest missionary univers...
Traditional Tokyo

Kabukiza

Those who have ever planned to travel to Tokyo must have seen this photo of Kabukiza. They also must know what Kabuki is...
Traditional Tokyo

Hanzomon

Hanzomon is one of the gates of the Royal Palace, located right at the west of the palace. If you are interested in Toku...
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Anamori-Inari

"Inari" means the fox-shaped god in Japan's indigenous culture. So Anamori-Inari a shrine which enshrines that god. This...
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Shinagawa-Shuku

Shinagawa-Shuku means " Shinagawa lodging village". In Edo era, Tokugawa Shogunate constructed trunk roads across Japan,...
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Asakusa

Asakusa is a well-known town for people outside Japan. During Edo-era, the early-modern era of Japan, Asakusa was probab...
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The National Diet of Japan

According to Japan's constitutional system, their parliament or congress is called "the Diet". The current building of t...