Culture & History in Tokyo

Shinagawa

Shinagawa has a retro downtown area and modern buildings existing side by side Among the four hotel areas in Edo, Shinagawa was the only one facing t...

Tsukishima

A shitamachi area with over 100 years of history It’s said that the history of Tsukishima began with the moving of fishermen from Osaka to thi...

Kabuki-za

“First Time Kabuki” for newcomers The traditional Japanese cultural form of kabuki has that high-class image at a glance, but at Kabuki-...

Zojo-ji Temple

Temple of the Tokugawa family At Zojo-ji Temple, there are several opportunities a year to view the gravesite of the Tokugawa family and the shoguns...

Kokugikan

You can experience that feeling of real live sumo 　 Sumo is Japanese wrestling with big half-nude men in topknots battling it out. The sound of the...

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

A surviving daimyo garden of Edo in the metropolis In the early part of the Edo Era in the year 1678, shogunate elder statesman Tadamoto Okubo set u...

Sengaku-ji Temple

Sengaku-ji’s history and “Chushingura” In the year 1612, the retired shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa established the temple at Soto-Sakurada...

Sanno Festival (Tokyo)

Hie Shrine’s great annual festival safeguarded by Edo Castle The Sanno Festival has a history which began from the Edo Era, and is said to be o...

Tokyo Marathon

One of the world’s leading international marathons for the citizens of Tokyo A merger of the former Tokyo International Marathon for elite runn...

Samurai Museum

Kiyosumi Garden

A famous garden representing the Meiji Era which saved many Tokyoites The basic form of Kiyosumi Garden was built when residences for an Edo Era bus...

Tokyo Motor Show

The Tokyo Motor Show with an international flavor The Tokyo Motor Show, which is held biannually on odd-numbered years, is a huge international even...

Shibamata

A community with the atmosphere of an old-fashioned temple town Shibamata is a place that has been honored as a temple town with the ancient Taishaku...