If you really want to learn about and experience what life in Tokyo was in the 19th and 20th centuries, then you have to visit the Shitamachi Museum in Ueno. The literal translation of Shita-Machi is “down town”. Shitamachi means a central business district where merchants, coppersmiths and traders used to have their shops, and… Read More Shitamachi Museum, Ueno
The Tokyo Imperial Palace, located in the heart of Tokyo, is the Japanese Emperor’s main residence. The entire area of the castle and garden complex is about 3.4 million sq meters. This mammoth area includes a palace complex of seven wings, few gardens, various music halls, dining halls and bridges. Most of the temple complex… Read More Tokyo Imperial Palace
One of Tokyo’s most colourful and famous temple is the Senso-Ji temple, located in the district of Asakusa. The story behind this temple goes as follows: In the 7th century, two brothers found a statue of goddess Kannon in the nearby Sumida river. They returned the statue back into the river, but it kept coming… Read More Asakusa and Tokyo Sky Tree
At first, what might look like the Eiffel tower in Paris is actually a communications tower in Tokyo, and also the second tallest structure in all of Japan. The Eiffel-tower-inspired Tokyo Tower is a major tourist attraction, in addition to an antenna leasing structure for prominent Japanese media companies. While many people visit the Tokyo… Read More The Tokyo Tower
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