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3. Yanaka Cemetery Yanaka Cemetery Top: Sakura-dori (©Taito City Office) Above: The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu Just a short walk from the Asakura Sculpture Museum is the Yanaka Cemetery, which

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7. Ueno Park and Statue of Saigo Takamori Ueno Park and Statue ofSaigo Takamori Statue of Saigo Takamori IIn Ueno Park near Ueno Station, there is a large bronze statue of Saigo Takamori (1827-1877)

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8. Shitamachi Museum Shitamachi Museum Entrance of the Shitamachi Museum Located near Shinobazu Pond is the Shitamachi Museum. Shitamachi means literally "lower city" and this working-class district

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1. Yanaka Ginza Yanaka Ginza Looking at Yanaka Ginza from Nippori Street Yanaka Ginza is a famous shopping street that allows visitors to catch a glimpse of old Japan and pick up some souvenirs as w

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Tsukiji market Tsukiji Fish Market Though it is not a sightseeing spot per se, there is no quicker way to tap into Tokyo's vitality than to visit the Tsukiji market, the largest central wholesale ma

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8. Ekoin Ekoin The entrance to Ekoin (©Ekoin) Moving north along Kiyosumi-dori, you will come to a major thoroughfare called Keiyo-doro, which crosses Ryogokubashi. Built in 1659, Ryogokubashi

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14. Sensoji Sensoji Top: Sensoji Above: Hozuki-ichi (©Taito Ward) Sensoji was built in the seventh century, making it Tokyo's oldest temple. It is said that the temple enshrines a small (5.5-ce

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1. Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine Tomioka Hachiman Shrine Tomioka Hachimangu (©Koto Ward Publicity Office) Hachimangu shrines, found in various places in Japan, venerate the brave deity Hachiman. To

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11. Kyu-Yasuda Garden Kyu-Yasuda Garden Kyu-Yasuda Garden (©Sumida Ward) The Kyu-Yasuda Garden was once owned by a daimyo family and was a famous garden in the Edo period. Ownership was passed

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13. Asakusa Nakamise Asakusa Nakamise Nakamise in Asakusa (©Taito Ward) The street that crosses the Azumabashi bridge is Kaminarimon-dori. Passing through the famous Kaminarimon gate along the

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3. Jiyugaoka Jiyugaoka The streets of Jiyugaoka (©Jiyugaoka Association of Business and Commerce) Located close to Den'enchofu, a smart residential district known as Japan's Beverly Hills, Jiyu