東京都 · Shrines & temples
Musashi Mitake Jinja
青梅市 多摩
It holds a National Treasure suit of armour. Dogs may be brought to worship, under a belief in the divine dog.
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東京都 · Shrines & temples
Ubae Homei Jinja
八丈町 島しょ
The tutelary shrine of Hachijojima, the faith of the island of kihachijo silk.
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Nogi Jinja
港区 都心
It enshrines General Nogi Maresuke and his wife. Their former residence stands next door.
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Kaneiji
台東区 城東
It took the whole hill of Ueno as its precinct. The other funerary temple of the Tokugawa.
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Atago Jinja (Tokyo)
港区 都心
The stairway of success runs to 86 steps, from the legend of Magaki Heikuro, who rode a horse up it.
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Suitengu (Tokyo)
中央区 都心
Known for prayers for safe childbirth on the day of the dog. A branch of Kurume Suitengu.
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Toyokawa Inari Tokyo
港区 都心
Ooka Echizen was a devotee. Many who work in entertainment come here.
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Kanda Matsuri
千代田区 都心
One of the three great festivals of Japan. It was a tenka matsuri, allowed to enter the grounds of Edo Castle.
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Nakamise
台東区 城東
One of the oldest shopping streets in Japan, lined with shops since the Edo period.
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Ogasawara
小笠原村 島しょ
Islands inscribed as World Natural Heritage. They belong to Tokyo, yet lie about 1,000 kilometres from the mainland.
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Sanja Matsuri
台東区 城東
Asakusa in May. Three great portable shrines cross the town.
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Shinjuku Gyoen
新宿区 都心
A Japanese garden, a formal garden and a landscape garden share one site. It was once a daimyo residence.
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Rikugien
文京区 都心
A stroll garden that reproduces places celebrated in waka poetry. Made by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu.
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Hamarikyu
中央区 都心
A tidal pond fed with seawater. The view changes with the tide.
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Edo-Tokyo Museum
墨田区 城東
It reproduces Nihonbashi at full size. Note: closed long-term for renovation.
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Kabukiza
中央区 都心
The home of kabuki. A single-act seat costs only around a thousand yen.
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Toyosu Market
江東区 城東
The wholesale market moved here from Tsukiji. The tuna auction can be viewed.
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Tsukiji Outer Market
中央区 都心
The wholesale market moved away, but the outer shopping street stayed exactly where it was.
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Yanesen
文京区 都心
Lanes and row houses that escaped the war. The shopping street runs down from Yuyake Dandan.
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Tokyo Skytree
墨田区 城東
Six hundred and thirty-four metres tall. The idea of the central pillar of a five-storey pagoda was applied to its damping system.
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Koishikawa Korakuen
文京区 都心
The garden of the Mito Tokugawa. Much of its design reproduces celebrated places in China.
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Mt. Takao
八王子市 多摩
An hour from the city centre. Its yearly number of climbers is said to be among the highest in the world.
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Inokashira Park
三鷹市 多摩
The source of the Kanda river, and the first suburban park in Japan.
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Shibamata
葛飾区 城東
The setting of the Tora-san films. Kusa-dango shops line the street.
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