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
Description for Ikebukuro Ikebukuro is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station, and several shops, restaurants, and enormous department stores are located within city limits. One of the sub-centers. Before World War II, it was nothing more than a seedy entertainment district, but after the war, it … Read More
About Shinjuku town 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 … Read More
Description for Asakusa 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 … Read More
Description for Akiharaba 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 … Read More
Description for Tokyo metropolis 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 … Read More
Yokohama-shi is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kant? region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area.
Description for Harajuku area Harajuku is a district in Shibuya ward, Tokyo Prefecture. The general name of the area from Harajuku station to the Omotesando area. According to the current Japanese addressing system, the neighbourhood ‘Jingu-mae’ is included in this greater area.
Description for Nihonbashi 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 … Read More
