As you have already known that Japanese eats raw fish, which is called Sashimi, but we sometimes eat live fish, which is called Ikezukuri or Ikizukuri. In some Japanese restaurants, they have tanks to keep fish alive, then custome...

Yanaka, where is near Ueno and Nippori, is a typical old downtown of Tokyo. But recently, youngers have been looking at old downtown again and they have played around in this area. As a consequence, stylish cafes, goods and fashio...

Nezu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine which is located in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. There are small Inari shrines in it and one of them are Otome Inari. Towards the Inari Shrine, many red gates are built on the path and the scenary of the gates ...

Shinobazu Pond is a part of Ueno Onshi Park which was one of the first registered park in Japan. It consists of three ponds which are Lotus Pond, because lotuses cover the pond in summer, Boat Pond of rental boats and Cormorant Po...

Rinshi no Mori Park, which is 120,000 square meter in area, is located between Meguro and Shinagawa ward in Tokyo. The park is famous for the giant trees of Zelkova, Camphor, Platanus and others. Some of them are more than 100 yea...

Yokohama Minatomirai is a redevelopment area of Yokohama waterfront. The car maker Nissan has moved its Global HQ from Ginza to this area. The HQ has a showroom which called Nissan Gallery, it is quite cool but not lots of cars to...

The view from Aoyama Street to Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery (Kaigakan) passing by the Ginkgo tree Street is one of the best scenery in Tokyo, especially after dark. Geographically, this area is the center of Tokyo ward though it...

Shiodome Sio Site is the area between Shinbashi, Ginza and Tokyo bay. It was known as train station in the old days, but Tokyo ward made a redevelopment program so that this area becomes famous about the skyscraper. Many companies...

Although most of Japanese are non-religious or Buddhists, it celebrates Christmas day. Ginza, the most popular shopping district, has turned to the Christmas color with lights, lights, lights. Well known Christmas decoration is a ...

Hibiya is a business area where is close to Ginza shopping district and Kasumigaseki Government town. There is a patio, called Hibiya Patio, which surrounded by buildings. It exhibits arts in container boxes. It is a good place to...

Mishima Taisha Shrine is located in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a shinto shrine and one of the biggest shrine in this region. A figure who made this shrine famous is Minamoto Yoritomo. When he was exciled from Kyoto, ...

Harumi Triton Square is located in Harumi where the waterfront area in Tokyo. It is a office building with restaurants and shops. On the weekend, it is a great spot to have a cafe at the terrace or to take a walk along sumida rive...

Ueno Onshi Park is located near Ueno Station. There are the most famous zoo in Japan and lots of museums and galleries in the park. Compared to other parks which locate near JR stations in the central Tokyo, this park is very big....

Hiroo is located between Ebisu and Azabu, it is a popular town among foreigners in Tokyo. There are some embassies around this area and supermarkets which sell import foods and goods. So it is very convenient for foreigners. The m...

Omotesando is a shopping street which lies between Harajuku and Aoyama districts. There are many fashion stores both for young and adults. There are cheap stores, like GAP and HM, on the other hand, designers shops which include ...

Ebisu Garden Place was built in 1994 and it offers shoppinng (Mitsukoshi department store), restaurants, hotel, office and residential buildings. It is located between Ebisu and Meguro Station and it can be accessed by moving walk...

Nakameguro park is located near Meguro river in Tokyo . It is quite small but new and clean so that families prefer to play in this park. It becomes difficult to find grass covered ground in central Tokyo. It might be a good idea ...

Yushima Tenmangu Shrine, which is commonly known as Yushima Tenjin, was originally established in 458. The main building was rebuilt in 1995, so it looks new. The size of the shrine is medium and it consists of two parts which are...

Yokohama Oosanbashi wharf is a main part of Yokohama port. It has built in 1889 and renovated in 2002 when the Football World Cup was taken place. The wharf is quite large and has 450m in length. The top is covered by wooded deck ...

Eco Car World 2009 is a event that introduces the latest technologies of eco friendly vehicle. Even though the world has been suffered a huge economic crisis, the sales of eco friendly vehicles are sharply increasing. Companies, o...