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Tokyo on a Shoestring index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 3. Eating Out Reasonably

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Tokyo on a Shoestring index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 4. Antique Fairs: A Source of Unexpected Treasures

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Tokyo on a Shoestring index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 5. Discount Rail Passes

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freamarket Antique fair at Tomioka Hachimangu On weekends, antique fairs are held in several outdoor locations in Tokyo, often on the grounds of shrines. Particularly popular among foreign visitors

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2. Kabukicho/Golden Gai (East Shinjuku) Kabukicho Kabukicho by day and night (©Shinjuku City Office) The Kabukicho district occupies a rough square just 600 meters wide, yet draws about 300,000

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Seeing index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 5. The Edo-Tokyo Museum

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Kabukiza Kabukiza Performances of the traditional Japanese theater known as Kabuki take place year-round at the Kabukiza theater, located in Tokyo's Ginza district. The traditional Japanese architec

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Bunraku Bunraku performance (©JNTO) Bunraku is the world's most intricate puppet theater, and this highly developed form of puppetry can be appreciated by all lovers of the arts, regardless of

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Noh Noh performance (©JNTO) The austere form of Japanese theater known as Noh has many elements in common with Greek tragedy, most notably the use of masks and the presence of a chorus that pla

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2. More than Four Centuries of Hot Water wall painting A wall painting of Mount Fuji in a sento (©PANA) There is historical evidence that suggests sento were in operation in what is now Tokyo a

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6. The Ogasawara Islands: Sightseeing highlights dolphin and whale (Above) Whale watching; (below) swimming with dolphins (©Ogasawara Village Municipal Government) Located about 1,000 kilometer

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2. Oshima: Sightseeing highlights camellia Women carrying camelias, for which Oshima is famous (©Oshima Tourism Association) The biggest of the Izu islands, and also the one located nearest Jap

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4. Hachijojima: Sightseeing highlights fishing (©Hachijojima Tourism Association) Smack-dab in the middle of the warm waters of the Japan Current lies Hachijojima, where Hachijo-fuji, the highe

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Tour Guide for Tokyo Hot Spots Around Ginza

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Ginza and Vicinities If you want to go out on the town, the Ginza district is one place that has a refined atmosphere different from that of other areas. Whereas there are various old establishments

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Tea ceremony (JNTO) Tea ceremony (©JNTO) Performing Japanese flower arrangement (JNTO) Flower arrangement (©JNTO) Japanese traditional culture - whether it be the tea ceremony, flower arra