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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

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4. Futako Tamagawa Futako Tamagawa (Above) The Tamagawa Takashimaya Shopping Center; (below) Tamagawa River This district, which lies on the Tamagawa River, developed in parallel with a branch of a

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6. Shibamata shibamata Film sets inside the Tora-san Museum (©Katsushika Shibamata, Tora-san Museum, ©SHOCHIKU) Unlike the trendy spots introduced so far, Shibamata (site is Japanese only)

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Tokyo on a Shoestring index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 I N D E X

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Tokyo on a Shoestring index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 1. Backpackers' Lodging

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Tokyo on a Shoestring index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 2. Hundred-Yen Shops