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 | Transportation Museum: Kanda
Riding the rails in Akihabara
The audience for animation and video games may be growing, but the sights and sounds... |
 | Taito Designers Village: Asakusa
Craftsman's hideaway
Tokyo is famous as a leader in cutting-edge design and culture. In addition to the well-known... |
 | Tokyo Taikokan Drum Museum: Asakusa
Bang a gong in Asakusa
When you think about it, drums haven't changed much over the years. They have certainly... |
 | Taimeiken Kite Museum: Nihonbashi
Take to the skies
A visit to Nihonbashi's Taimeiken Kite Museum feels a bit like stepping into the attic... |
 | Tokyo Fire Museum: Yotsuya 3-chome
From bamboo ladders to rescue robots
Earthquakes. Landslides. Typhoons. Sarin gas and faulty wiring. Japan has its share of... |
 | Sunshine City: Ikebukuro
Shetland ponies and a planetarium
Tucked into the end of a busy Ikebukuro thoroughfare is the entrance to Sunshine City... |
 | L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon Salon de The: Nihonbashi
Tres chic French tea salon
The "salon de the" - the French tea salon, is an oasis, a destination offering tranquility... |
 | Tsutaya Roppongi: Azabu-Juban
Books, DVDs and coffee
Booksellers in Japan have a generous tradition of letting their customers stand and read... |
 | Kingyozaka: Hongo
Goldfish and coffee
Just steps off busy Hongo-dori, bustling with hungry Tokyo University students seeking... |
 | Ghibli Museum: Mitaka
Cartoon museum
When Miyazaki Hayao's spellbinding Spirited Away won the Oscar for best animated feature... |
 | Yanagi Shop: Yotsuya
Tableware and furniture
Approaching the exterior of this utilitarian building tucked away in Yotsuya, you may... |
 | Japan Folk Crafts Museum: Komaba-Todaimae
Folk crafts
If you are looking for a tranquil relic of old Tokyo, the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Nihon... |
 | Blue Parrot: Takadanobaba
Used English books
For the dedicated Tokyo bookworm, a Saturday afternoon can have no finer start than with... |
 | Ameyoko Center Market: Ueno
Asian bazaar
While much of Tokyo is turning into new landscapes of luxury malls and glossy condominiums... |
 | Costco: Machida
Suburban shopping frenzy
Deep in the western suburbs, a world away from the bustling shopping streets of central... |
 | Shitamachi Museum: Ueno
A slice of old-Tokyo life
If you want to see Tokyo's grandest celebration of itself and where it came from, you... |
 | Ben's Cafe: Takadanobaba
Coffeehouse
Ben's Cafe may remind you of the best coffeehouse in some college town in North America.... |
 | Meguro Parasitological Museum: Meguro
Science museum
Forget the usual superlatives for Tokyo - the highest concentration of pachinko balls... |
 | Inokashira Park: Kichijoji
Kichijoji park life
You live in Tokyo and so you know all you ever need to know about life in the fast lane.... |
 | @wonder: Jimbocho
Shrine to movie mania
Want a garish yakuza poster? Or a picture book on samurai films? Searching for items... |
 | Zanmai Sushi: Tsukiji
All-night sushi at the source
As a dish of consummate Zen-like simplicity, sushi generally evokes a critical response... |
 | Puppet House: Iidabashi
Marionettes and finger puppets
Down a tiny alley near Iidabashi crossing, there's a little signboard with an image of... |
 | Mundo Latino: Gotanda
Latin music and food
Mundo Latino is a self-styled "Latin Store" that sells a wide variety of goods from Latin... |
 | Caravan Books: Ikebukuro
English-language used books
Tucked away at the back of a house that bears the name Caravan English, in a back street... |
 | Schallplatten Omega Point: Ikejiri-Ohashi
Obscure musical delights
Schallplatten Omega Point is quite simply a record shop unlike any other.
Started in... |
 | Tamagawa River (Futago Tamagawa riverfront): Futago-tamagawa
Park
Breaking the rules has always been the essential rebellion at the heart of cool. Hundreds... |
 | Japan Traditional Crafts Center: Ikebukuro
Pottery and crafts
The Traditional Craft Center, located a convenient 0 minutes from JR Ikebukuro station... |
 | Garage, The: Kanda
Stringed instrument shop
If you feel the need to strum on a charango made in the traditional manner from an armadillo... |
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