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...

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...

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...

Kasumigaseki is the area where government affiliated agencies are located. The area is in the center of Tokyo and close to the Imperial Palace. There are many workers on week days but few people on the weekend. Several buildings a...

Akihabara is the center of new generation Japanese pop culture, such as Anime, Manga, Idol now. But it is also known as the best place to buy electrical goods. There are more people in Akihabara recently, even if it is on week day...

This video introduce around Tamachi and Mita station area. Tamachi is a JR station that has Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku line, Mita station has Toei Mita and Asakusa line. This area is a small business district. NEC HQ and Mitsubish...

Shinagawa station is a hub station and there are several JR lines and Keikyu line. They are Tokaido Shinkansen, Keihin Tohoku line, Yamanote line etc. There are 2 main entrances which are Konan (south) and Takanawa (north). On Kon...

I visited a festival called Shirokane Global Festa that took place in the area called Shirokane Takanawa. Shirokane Takanawa is the expensive residential area in the heart of central Tokyo where close to Azabu. Even though the fes...