Description for Kaminarimon The name of the south gate of Sensoji Temple in Taito Ward, Tokyo, and the surrounding area. The name comes from the statues of the gods of thunder and wind placed on either side of the gate, and it is also called the Gate of Thunder. It is also a symbol … Read More
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
Description for Roppongi area The name of a town in central Minato-ku, Tokyo. In a narrow sense, it refers to the area around the intersection of Aoyama-dori and Gaien Ura-dori. The area used to be a high-class residential area with foreign diplomatic missions, but after the war, restaurants, nightclubs, and various specialty stores were … Read More