Neighborhoods of Tokyo Neighborhoods of Tokyo Akasaka (赤坂) is a residential and commercial district of Minato-ku, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatacho and north of the Roppongi nightlife district. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akasaka, Tokyo"
Akihabara (秋葉原) is also known as Akihabara Electric Town (Akihabara Denki Gai). It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo Station, Tokyo, Japan. Its name is sometimes shortened to Akiba by locals. While there is an official locality named Akihabara nearby, part of Taito-ku, the area known to most people as Akihabara (including the JR railway station of the same name) is actually Soto-Kanda, a part of Chiyoda-ku. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akihabara"
Anzennji zaka (安全寺坂) is a slope which exist between mita 3-2 and mita 4-1 in Minato ku Tokyo Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anzenji zaka"
Aoyama (青山; lit:Blue mountain) is a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato Ward. During the Edo Period, Aoyama was home to various temples, shrines, and samurai residences. The name Aoyama derived from a samurai Aoyama who served the Tokugawa Shogunate and held his mantion in this area. Today, along with Shibuya and Harajuku, it is one of the most popular entertainment and shopping areas for young people in Tokyo. It is well known for its fashion houses, restaurants, and shopping. Chichibunomiya rugby stadium is in the North part of Aoyama. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aoyama, Tokyo"
Asakusa (浅草) is the part of Tokyo most famous for the Sensoji. There is also an above-average density of temples in nishi-(west)-Asakusa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asakusa"
Azabu (麻布) is a district of Minato Ward in Tokyo, Japan, built on a marshy area of foothills south of central Tokyo. It is known as Tokyo's most prominent upscale residential district: many artists, businesspeople, and celebrities reside there. ...more on Wikipedia about "Azabu"
Azamino, 20 minutes from Shibuya on the Den en Toshi Line, is an area that has been developing and is located next to trendy Tama Plaza. It is also about 27 minutes by subway to Yokohama Station on the Yokohama line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Azamino"
Ebisu is a quiet neighborhood in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. Conveniently located to Roppongi and Shibuya, Ebisu is easily accesed by the JR Yamanote and Hibiya lines via Ebisu Station. Its small size makes for a comfortable atmosphere and features many quirky restaurants and bars. Together with the trendy neighboring communities of Daikanyama and Hiroo, they offer high-class boutiques, funky vintage stores and hip patisseries all within easy walking distance from Ebisu station. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ebisu, Tokyo"
Ginza (銀座) is a district of Chūō Ward, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yurakucho and Uchisaiwaicho, and north of Shinbashi. It is known as an upmarket area of Tokyo with many department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ginza"
Gyoran ji (=Temple Gyoran, 魚藍寺) is a temple which exists in 4-chome, Mita, Minato-ward, Tokyo in Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gyoran ji"
Gyoran zaka (魚藍坂) is a slope which exists in 4-chome, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo in Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gyoran zaka"
Harajuku (原宿) is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harajuku"
Hebi zaka (蛇坂) is a slope which exists in 4-chome, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hebi zaka"
Hijiri zaka (聖坂) is a slope in Tokyo Minato Ward Mita 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hijiri zaka"
The Hiyoshi zaka 「日吉坂」 is a slope which exists in the boundary of 2-chome, Shirokane, and 4 chome Shirokane in Minato-ku Tokyo Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hiyoshi zaka"
Hora zaka (=means cavernae slope in English)is a slope which exist in Takanawa 「高輪」 3 choume Minato ward Tokyo Japan.
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Ichigaya (市谷) is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan. Shinjuku-ku has several places with Ichigaya as part of the name. Ichigaya Station (市ケ谷駅), which lies in Shinjuku and Chiyoda-ku (Gobanchō, Kudan Minami), provides transportation to the area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ichigaya"
Ikebukuro (池袋), a part of Toshima ward, is a large commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan. It is the location of the Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station and several extremely large department stores. It is located at ...more on Wikipedia about "Ikebukuro"
Isarago zaka (伊皿子坂) is a slope which exists between 4 chome of Mita, and 2 chome of Takanawa in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isarago zaka"
(Jinbocho) Jinbōchō (神保町) is a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is a center of used-book stores, publishing houses, and home to a university. It is accessible via Jinbōchō Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Toei Mita Line and Toei Shinjuku Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jinbocho"
JuJo is a working class district of Tokyo Japan about 10 minutes north of Ikebukuro by train. It is particularly well-known for the long serpentine shopping arcade known as Jujo Ginza. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jujo"
Kabukicho (歌舞伎町) is a district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. A red-light district and location of many hostess bars, the neighborhood is a major shopping, restaurant, and nightclub area as well. The district's name comes from late-1940s plans to build a kabuki theater: although the theater was never built, the name stuck. The area has many movie theaters, and located near Shinjuku, Seibu Shinjuku, and several other major railway and subway stations, tickets to its top attractions can be scarce. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kabukicho"
Kamezuka Kōen (亀塚公園, which means “the turtle tomb park”) is a children's park in Minato Ward Mita 4-16-20 in Tokyo in Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kamezuka Koen"
Kanda (神田) is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods. Prior to 1943, when there was a city named Tokyo, Kanda was a ward. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kanda, Tokyo"
Kasumigaseki (霞が関, 霞ヶ関 or 霞ケ関) is a district of Tokyo, Japan, located in Chiyoda Ward. It is the location of most of Japan's cabinet ministry offices, as well as the offices of Diet members. The name is often used figuratively to refer to the Japanese bureaucracy, as opposed to Nagatacho, which refers to the elected government. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kasumigaseki"
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