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Culture in Tokyo

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Hiroo Inari Jinja

Hiroo Inari Jinja

Sleiman Azizi

Hiroo Inari Jinja was built in Hiroo as a place of rest by the second Tokugawa shogun. The shrine features a dragon painting ...

Tokyo
General Nogi

General Nogi

Sleiman Azizi

General Nogi and his wife Shizuko took their own lives in the traditional samurai suicide act of junshi, following their mast...

Tokyo
Kondo Isami

Kondo Isami

Sleiman Azizi

Leader of a pro-shogunate police force, Kondo was a master swordsman who found himself on the wrong side of history. His grav...

Tokyo
Ebisu Shrine 6

Ebisu Shrine

Kim Bergström

Ebisu Shrine is a pocket of tranquility in the heart of busy Tokyo. The small shrine is completely surrounded by office build...

Tokyo
Gotokuji Temple 6

Gotokuji Temple

Kim Bergström

Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward sets itself apart from other temples, with an incredible number of maneki neko (beck...

Tokyo
The Old Asakura House 8

The Old Asakura House

Scott Brause

The old Asakura House in Tokyo is a treasure of the Taisho era. For those interested in Japanese residential architecture, th...

Tokyo
Meiji University Museum

Meiji University Museum

Sarah Koh

Meiji University Museum makes a good hangout to delve into various branches of history, from traditional artifacts and their ...

Tokyo