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The largest comic convention in the world, the Comic Market is a landmark event that showcases world-renowned Japanese anime, manga, and “cosplay” (costume play). Once again reeling in a multitude of participants and visitors, this summer’s event was especially notable for the number and variety of cosplayers in attendance.

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Historical Spots Around Yanaka and Ueno Ueno Shinobazu pond in Ueno Park (©JNTO) While Tokyo changes by the day, it is not so difficult to find neighborhoods and places to visit that conjure up

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Korea Town Koreatown in Okubo North of the Kabukicho area (Tokyo's biggest entertainment district) in Shinjuku lies Okubo, where a Koreatown has grown up. Tokyoites in the know have recently caught

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4. Kiyosumi Garden Kiyosumi Garden Kiyosumi Garden (©Koto Ward Publicity Office) Across from the intersection of Shiryokan-dori and Kiyosumi-dori lies Kiyosumi Garden, which is said to have bel

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Walking Around the Suburbs of Tokyo Just a short train journey from the center of Tokyo lie many districts that do not feature in guidebooks yet offer visitors a rich variety of sights and experienc

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Hot Springs in the City hot springs (©JNTO) Japan's islands are the site of numerous volcanoes. The pressure and heat lying just below the earth's surface result in spectacular and dangerous er

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1. Getting Clean Cheaply sento The entrance to a sento (©PANA) A common sight around Tokyo is the sento, a public bath hall that lets people soak for a relatively low price - usually under 500

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3. A Healthy Habit, but Mind Your Manners Roten-buro An up-market onsen from which bathers can see outside (©JNTO) A long soak in a sento, or any kind of onsen, provides more than just hot wate

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4. A Guide to Tokyo Bathing Azabu Juban Onsen People relax in an onsen "leisure facility." (©PANA) If you're in Tokyo and you want to give the sento experience a try, there are a number of plac

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Metro Network JR East Railway Lines National Diet Tokyo Waterworks Science Museum Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome Fukugawa Edo Museum Transportation Museum National Mu

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Kaiseki cuisine,a multi-course feast of traditional Japanese dishes. Kaiseki cuisine,a multi-course feast of traditional Japanese dishes. (©JNTO) Japan's history of dining out is said to have o

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Port of Yokohama Port of Yokohama (©JNTO) Chinatown in Yokohama One of the five gates to Chinatown (©Yokohama Chinatown Development Association) Motomachi dori Motomach-dori (©Motomac

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Fujiya Hotel A prestigious inn in Hakone (©Fujiya Hotel) A little less than two hours southwest of central Tokyo by express train lies Hakone, a town known throughout Japan for its fabulous hot

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STREAMING VIDEO Virtual Tour of the Tokyo Bay Area The Tokyo Bay Area including Shinagawa, Shiodome, and Odaiba is one of the hottest places in Tokyo.It has recently seen a number of exciting redeve

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daihachiguruma enlarged picture This photo was taken at Shirobe landing around 1870. It shows four of the large wagons known as daihachiguruma. The waterway in the background is the Imperial Palace

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By Yukiko Hashimoto Curator, Edo-Tokyo Museum Japan pursued a policy of seclusion during the Edo period (1603-1868), and some people may be under the impression that the nation was entirely cut off

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British Embassy The British Embassy (©British Embassy) Chidorigafuchi Chidorigafuchi moat with cherry trees in full bloom (©JNTO) The Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice (©Min

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1) Population of Capital Cities figure 1 Source: Figure for Tokyo is an estimate as of May 1, 2003 from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government; other figures are taken from the Ministry of Public Managem

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Central Tokyo is undergoing a major transformation. Until recently the city has tended to expand outwards, stretching further and further into surrounding areas, but now this trend is reversing as a

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Maru Building Marunouchi Building (©Mitsubishi Estate Co, LTD.) In the 1980s and early 1990s the focus of urban redevelopment projects was on peripheral areas of Tokyo, raising fears that the c