Shakuji Park is one of largest park located in Nerima ward in Tokyo. Actually Shakuji park is not famous for tourists unlike Yoyogi Park, Ueno Park, Hibiya Park and others, but this park is recommendable to feel nature if people like to escape from concrete jungle Tokyo. Shakuji park mainly consists of two ponds of Sanpoji and Shakuji pond surrounded by lawns … [Read more...]
Hachiko Statue waiting in Shibuya Tokyo Japan
Let's meet up infront of Hachiko!! This is like a platitude in Tokyo. Thousands of people use Hacchiko statue infront of Shibuya station in Tokyo as a meeting point. Actually it is hard to find friends around Hachiko statue because always crowded like picture below. Sometimes you can meet with cute cat at Hachiko … [Read more...]
TOKYO Mizumoto Park in Japan
Mizumoto Park is the largest park in 23 wards of Tokyo and is famous as the only park in Tokyo with riverside landscape built along Koaidame flood control basin. The park was opened to the public in 1965 and was designated as the Metropolitan Edogawa waterway Park with area of 921,539.98㎡. Large and small waterways drawn from Koaidame(pond) run in the park, … [Read more...]
TOKYO Gokokuji Temple in Japan
Gokokuji Temple is a beautiful wooden Buddhist temple located in eastern Ikebukuro of Bunkyo ward Tokyo. The temple was established in 1681 by Tsunayoshi Tokugawa who is the fifth Tokugawa Shogun to offer prayers for the soul of his mother Keishoi and the eastern half of the precincts is royal cemetery. Gokokuji Temple is one of the few temples which was … [Read more...]
TOKYO Kanda Myojin Shrine in Japan
Kanda Myojin Shrine is an historic Shinto shrine located in Kanda area, near to Akihabara and Ochanomizu. The Kanda Shrine has long history and was established in 730 at different site. The shrine was known as Edo Sochinju (The center place to pray for local gods) during Edo period(1603-1867), and protected Shougun (general) and comon people. The shrine is one … [Read more...]