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Culture in Tokyo

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Going to Comiket

Going to Comiket

Reika Clare

Guidelines for participating in Comic Market, the biggest anime, manga and game subculture event, which happens twice a year ...

Tokyo
Kiba Park

Kiba Park

Kiba Park is a Tokyo metropolitan park in Kōtō, Tokyo. The park includes jogging paths, playgrounds, tennis courts, a BBQ are...

Tokyo
Ueno Park

Ueno Park

The Ueno Park (Ueno Koen) in the Taito district of Tokyo is a public park and with more than 10 million visitors annually the...

Tokyo
Imperial Palace

Imperial Palace

The Imperial Palace is both literally and figuratively a hub of the Japanese capital. Located in central Tokyo, the palace gr...

Tokyo
Nezu Shrine

Nezu Shrine

The Nezu Shrine, built in 1705, is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Tokyo. It is famous for its Azalea Spring Festival, wh...

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Ikegami Honmonji Temple

Ikegami Honmonji Temple

Ikegami Honmon-ji is a temple of the Buddhist sect Nichiren Shū south of Tokyo, which was built where the founder of the Nich...

Tokyo
Anamori Inari Shrine

Anamori Inari Shrine

Much like Kyoto's famed Fushimi Inari Taisha, Anamori Inari Shrine is an albeit smaller shrine in Ota, Tokyo dedicated to the...

Tokyo
Akasaka Palace

Akasaka Palace

A hidden treasure in Tokyo is the majestic Akasaka Palace. As one of only two state guest houses of the Japanese government, ...

Tokyo
Otaguro Park

Otaguro Park

A relatively short distance from the south exit of JR Ogikubo Station is the supremely tranquil Otaguro Park. The former home...

Tokyo