Garden & Park

Ebisu Garden Place
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10 Things To Do In Ebisu | The Ultimate Travel Guide

【Things to Do in Ebisu】Visit Famous Place Ebisu is very calm area than others in Tokyo, lined with small cafes, Izakaya and Bals. 10 Things to Do in Ebisu introduce must visit spots in beautiful Ebisu area having Japanese unique Museum and famous location of scene in drama. Yebisu Garden Place Opened in 1994, Yebisu Garden Place is a large commercial complex and a landmark of Ebisu area. Yebisu Garden Place consists of promenade on a gentle slope, and spacious center plaza and Joel Robuchon’s Chateau restaurant. Joel Robuchon’s Chateau restaurant is beautifully designed, used as location of the popular drama and selected one of 100 best townscapes by the […]

Ginza Yonchome
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TOP 15 Things To Do in GINZA – Shopping, Places, Restaurants

What’s your image of Ginza ? Well known as spot where luxury goods are gathered, Ginza is also deeply rooted to Japanese culture. Besides shopping We’ll introduce other hidden charms of Ginza you don’t know. Ginza Things To Do | Go Shopping Here’s a list of 5 must visit shops including recently opened Ginza Six, quality stationery shop, beauty salon, commemorative “Sanjafuda plate” with your kanji name and toy shop for your family and friends.   1.GINZA SIX Opened in 2017 Ginza Six is the largest commercial facility in Ginza area. With concept “Life at its Best” over 200 brands have gathered and more than half are flagship shops offering […]

Sensoji Temple
Asakusa

11 Things To Do in Asakusa That You Wouldn’t Miss

Asakusa is one of the most popular tourist spots in Tokyo, famous for its Sensoji temple, Kaminarimon Gate, Big lantern, Nakamise dori shopping street… But they are not all that you can see in Asakusa. This article lists 11 amazing spots and things you would not miss. Things to Do in Asakusa | Classic Place Sensoji Temple and Nakamise Dori Founded in 628 Sensoji temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo and very familiar to local people as Asakusa Kananon Bodhisatva. 30 million worshippers visit Sensoji temple every year. The main gate is Kaminari mon or Thunder gate, well known for its big red lantern. Created during the feudal age, […]

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Nostalgic Town, Shibamata & Temple of Wood Carving

Located at eastern Tokyo, Shibamata is nostalgic area accessible from Tokyo Sky Tree. After Tokyo Sky Tree why don’t you stop at JR Shibamata station and visit historic Taishakuten temple well known its carving gallery? Shibamata is also loved by the locals as the town where famous movie actor, Tora-san lived. Tora-san & his sister Sakura In front of JR Shibamata station there is a pair of bronze statues of “Tora-san” and his younger pretty sister “Sakura”. Tora-san was a main character in series of the most popular 48 movies “Otoko wa Tsuraiyo” or “It’s tough to be a man” released from 1969 and 1995. He was a vagabond and […]

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Tokyo’s first Cherry blossom at Yasukuni Shrine

A cherry tree with straw belt wrapped may look old and normal. But this is a special Someiyoshino species!!When this Somei yoshino cherry tree standing by Nogakudo hall of Yasukuni shrine starts to bloom, Japan Meteorological Agency officially announces the start of the cherry blossom season in Tokyo. Then all Japanese prepare for cherry blossom picnic in Tokyo. They spread the sheet under cherry trees, enjoy eating, and drinking while viewing cherry blossoms. Yasukuni Shrine Founded in 1869 on the order of Emperor Meiji Yasukuni shine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to souls of about 2.5 million Japanese who died in war for their country. Go through the Shinmon gate […]

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Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens

History of Koishikawa Garden One of the major daimyo feudal lord’s gardens and a stroll garden where you walk around the central pond while enjoying the changing scenery In Edo period Mitsukuni Tokugawa completed the garden taking advantage of the landscape to build miniature ocean, rivers, mountains and others, replicating beautiful scenery found in Japan and China. At Meiji restoration it was handed over to the new government and used by Emperor to welcome the foreign dignitaries. In 1952 the garden was designated as a site of special historical and scenic beauty in Japan. Chinese influence The garden is full of Chinese influence and the name is originated in a […]

Shinjuku gyoen garden
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Shinjuku gyoen national garden

Used to be the residence of a guardian who served Shogun Tokugawa at the beginning of 7th century the area became the Imperial garden in 1906 and now opened to the public. Many giant trees were planted long ago, some of them in the Edo era (about 150 years ago).  The garden composes of French formal garden, Japanese garden and English landscape garden. To cerebrate the marriage of Emperor Showa, Taiwan kaku was gifted from Taiwan where was a part of Japan in 1928. In the greenhouse covering about 100m2  tropical and subtropical plants are grown, and a lot of orchid varieties are produced. The greenhouse also works as conservation […]

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Hama-rikyu Garden

Hama Rikyu is a large, attractive landscape garden in central Tokyo. Located alongside Tokyo Bay, Hama Rikyu features seawater ponds which change level with the tides, and a teahouse on an island where visitors can enjoy Japanese tea and sweets while seeing the scenery. The traditional garden stands in a contrast to the high rises of the Shiodome district. The garden was originally built as a feudal lord’s Tokyo residence and duck hunting grounds during the Edo period (1603-1867), but later used as a strolling garden and as an imperial detached palace. Shoguns enjoyed the scenery from tea house with their guests and appreciated various ornaments inside.

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East garden, Imperial palace

Nijubashi bridge Nijubashi means double bridge which goes into the Imperial Palace. The silhouette of the arches are reflected in the water of the moat and looks like a pair of glasses, so it’s also called the “eye glass bridge”. Only twice a year, on Emperor’s birthday and on January 2nd ordinary citizens are allowed to cross Nijubashi to offer congratulations to the imperial family on the balcony.  East Garden of Imperial Palace You can enjoy various flowers throughout the year. Camellias in winter, weeping cherry trees in spring, hydrangeas, irises, and wisterias in summer, maple leaves in fall.  ＜Related Post＞ The Ultimate Guide | 18 Recommended Things To Do in […]

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Ceremony & Event

Tea & Sweets

On fine greenery day I went to Hamarikyu Japanese garden with a friend. After walking a long distance we rested at tea house crowded with many foreign visitors. We ordered powdered tea & sweets and waited looking around us. The hostess brought tea & sweets on the tray to the foreigners fluently saying in English “ These are the sweets of cherry blossom and wisteria Enjoy the tea.” and she left. “ How beautiful and looks delicious!! “ Excited visitors almost started to eat, but “wait! how?? How should we eat them? “ It might be good to just eat regardless of the manner. But this is Japan! home of […]