Tokyo

The shopping street leading to Sensoji Temple, known as Nakamise-dori, is lined with about 90 shops selling crafts, souvenirs and plenty of sweet and savory snacks. Throughout the year, you can come across seasonal events held on the temple grounds. Some of the most popular include the hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) market in July and the photogenic hagoita (decorative paddle) market in December.

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden was founded in 1901 on this land, where the Naito family, lords of the Takato domain in Shinshu, had their mansions during the Edo period ( click here for detailed history ).

Standing 333 meters high in central Tokyo, Tokyo Tower (東京タワー) is the world's tallest, self-supported steel tower and 3 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower.

Emperor Meiji passed away in 1912 (Meiji 45) and Empress Shoken passed away in 1914 (Taisho 3), but the people expressed their desire to honor the divine spirit and respect and worship her divine virtues forever. A place with deep ties to the sanctified god, as a result of passionate desires.

Yoyogi Park stands on the site from where the first successful powered aircraft flight in Japan took place by Captain Yoshitoshi Tokugawa on 19 December 1910. The area later became an army parade ground. From September 1945, the site became a U.S. officers housing area known as Washington Heights during the Allied occupation of Japan.