Shibuya esiste sia come toponimo che come cognome. Shibuya come toponimo (Tokyo) Un quartiere situato nella parte sud-ovest dei 23 quartieri di Tokyo. Nel 1932 (Showa 7), le tre città di Shibuya, Sendagaya e Yoyohata nel distretto di Toyotama si fusero per formare il quartiere di Shibuya. Per quanto riguarda la stazione stessa, nel marzo 2013, … Leggi tutto
The first character in the center is the old character form of Shibuya. You hardly ever see it nowadays, but this character was used until around the early Showa period. It seems some Japanese people still use this old character form in their surnames. This character is a kanji meaning “bitter taste,” “to stagnate,” … Read More
As a Tokyo landmark, it attracts many visitors from both Japan and abroad. Standing at 634 meters tall, it is the world’s tallest free-standing broadcasting tower. From the “Sky Deck” at 350 meters, you can enjoy a beautiful view overlooking Tokyo, and from the “Sky Corridor” at 450 meters, you can take in a … Read More
It holds the Guinness World Record as the world’s tallest tower. Built in Sumida Ward, this 634-meter-tall free-standing broadcast tower opened as part of “Tokyo Skytree Town,” which includes the commercial complex “Tokyo Solamachi.” Originally scheduled for completion in December 2011, construction was delayed by about two months due to the Great East Japan … Read More
This work is a brush-style work of the lines (train and subway) to the famous landmarks of Tokyo. There are so many lines in Tokyo. The routes and transfer stations for going to the landmarks are listed. The file（vector ai file）is divided into layers by line, station name and station number for each layer. … Read More
Un distretto nella parte settentrionale di Minato-ku, Tokyo. Nel periodo Edo, c'erano sei daimyo (Uesugi, Kutsuki, Takagi, Aoki, Kabane, Ichiyanagi) Nakayashiki, e si dice che i toponimi derivino dal fatto che i cognomi dei sei daimyo sono tutti legati ad alberi. Si dice anche che... Leggi tutto
This building is located in Nishi-Shinjuku (a secondary business district) in Tokyo. This photo was taken from the east just before sunset. The building was constructed on land reclaimed from the site of the Yodobashi Water Purification Plant, which stood there until the mid-Showa period.
Which Ueno do you want to know about? One is Ueno as a place name. Japan’s most famous Ueno is located in Taito Ward, Tokyo. It’s the subcenter of Ueno, centered around the town name or Ueno Station. Adjacent to Ueno Station, Ueno Park features art museums, history museums, Shinobazu Pond, temples with five-story … 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
Descrizione del quartiere di Harajuku: Harajuku è un quartiere del distretto di Shibuya, nella prefettura di Tokyo. Il nome generico dell'area va dalla stazione di Harajuku alla zona di Omotesando. Secondo l'attuale sistema di indirizzamento giapponese, il quartiere di Jingu-mae è incluso in quest'area più ampia.
Descrizione di Nihonbashi: Era il centro commerciale di Edo. La zona era gremita di persone che sostenevano le attività economiche, come mercanti e artigiani che sognavano la prosperità provenienti da tutto il Giappone, e le infrastrutture erano ben sviluppate. "Nihonbashi", che esiste come simbolo di quest'area, fu costruita nel 1603 da... Leggi tutto
