1 | Episode 5 | Super Figure Kanako | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Nakano Broadway: a shopping mall stocked with a vast array of capsule figures and anime-related merchandise, and a regular destination for capsule-figure enthusiast Tomoya. One day a figure named Kanako suddenly appears, and, speaking like a veritable human being, demands that he find her right arm. They find themselves at odds, but amid the squabbling a much deeper sort of interaction emerges. Will Kanako's arm ever be found? What does fate hold in store for these two?

Episode 9 | Three-Piece Story | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
This is a story about mystery solving and cultural cross-pollination, as played out on a chessboard - or a shogi board or a xiangqi board. Three young people, one from China, one from the United States, and one from Japan, come together in the borderless realm of the Internet and discover a common affinity.

Episode 10 | Three-Piece Story | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
This is a story about mystery solving and cultural cross-pollination, as played out on a chessboard - or a shogi board or a xiangqi board. Three young people, one from China, one from the United States, and one from Japan, come together in the borderless realm of the Internet and discover a common affinity.

Episode 5 | Three-Piece Story | Tokyo Tales | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
This is a story about mystery solving and cultural cross-pollination, as played out on a chessboard - or a shogi board or a xiangqi board. Three young people, one from China, one from the United States, and one from Japan, come together in the borderless realm of the Internet and discover a common affinity.

99-00 | Science & Technology | Memory Lane | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Japan is synonymous with groundbreaking inventions and scientific breakthroughs. Here you can revisit the advances covered by Trends in Japan over the past decade.

Men Get A Makeover | Lifestyle | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
If you think that spas, jewelry, and nail and beauty salons only appeal to women, think again. Recently, an array of new products and services that cater to men wishing to improve their appearance have been springing up and gaining popularity.

Welcome To Otaku Town | Pop Culture | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Tokyo's Akihabara district is known around the world as the center of Japan's otaku culture, which includes such phenomena as anime, manga, and "maid cafes." Here we take a look at some of the latest developments in this district that continues to send out otaku culture to the world.

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

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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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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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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

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map 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 exper

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1. To the Center of Tokyo Shinjuku Skyscrapers in Shinjuku (©JNTO) After World War II, Tokyo's development extended in a westerly direction and the population's center of gravity shifted westwa

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MAP Shinjuku map Japan's Largest Entertainment District: Shinjuku Shinjuku Station Subtropical Island Paradise: Izu/Ogasawara Islands Await Near the west exit of Shinjuku Station (©PANA) Shinju

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Sensoji Sensoji (©JNTO) Nakamise-dori Nakamise-dori (©JNTO) Sanja Festival Sanja Festival (©JNTO) Having taken a beating in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and World War II, Tokyo'

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Th Edo-Tokyo Museum The Edo-Tokyo Museum (©The Edo-Tokyo Museum) The Edo-Tokyo Museum The reproduction of Nihonbashi (©The Edo-Tokyo Museum) The Edo-Tokyo Museum Visitors cross the bridge

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Tamagawajosui enlarged picture Cherry blossoms along the Tamagawa Josui. Water was provided to Edo from the Tama River by means of underground wooden pipes. This is now the Shinjuku area. Kasumigase

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pilgrims enlarged picture A group of pilgrims visiting Ise Shrine (©Ise Pilgrimage Museum) enlarged picture People crossing Oda Bridge on their way to Ise Shrine (©Ise Pilgrimage Museum) F

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Konrei oban nishiki-e sanmai tsuzuki enlarged picture Detail of Konrei oban nishiki-e sanmai tsuzuki (Three-Part Painting of a wedding ceremony). (©Pola Museum of Art) utensils Set of ornately