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Today's last place was Asakusa.
Asakusa is the center of Tokyo's shitamachi (literally "low city"), one of Tokyo's districts, where an atmosphere of the Tokyo of past decades survives.
Asakusa's main attraction is Sensoji, a very popular Buddhist temple, built in the 7th century. The temple is approached via the Nakamise, a shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of traditional, local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.
There were many shops and people at main street.
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Asakusa is the center of Tokyo's shitamachi (literally "low city"), one of Tokyo's districts, where an atmosphere of the Tokyo of past decades survives.
Asakusa's main attraction is Sensoji, a very popular Buddhist temple, built in the 7th century. The temple is approached via the Nakamise, a shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of traditional, local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.
There were many shops and people at main street.
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After noon they have visited Tokyo Tower.
With 333 meters, Tokyo Tower (東京タワー) is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. It was completed in the year 1958 as a symbol for Japan's rebirth as a major economic power, and serves as a television and radio broadcast antenna and tourist attraction.
Visitors can ascend to the main observatory at 150 meters and the special observatory at 250 meters to get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. Under good weather conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance. An wax museum and several more attractions can be found on the ground floors of the tower. Separate entrance fees apply.
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With 333 meters, Tokyo Tower (東京タワー) is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. It was completed in the year 1958 as a symbol for Japan's rebirth as a major economic power, and serves as a television and radio broadcast antenna and tourist attraction.
Visitors can ascend to the main observatory at 150 meters and the special observatory at 250 meters to get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. Under good weather conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance. An wax museum and several more attractions can be found on the ground floors of the tower. Separate entrance fees apply.
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Kira and James have been to Hamarikyuu Garden in this morning.
The Hamarikyuu Garden, in Japanese the hamarikyuuonshiteien is an Edo period stroll garden near Shimbashi in Tokyo, a short walk from the new development area at Shiodome. The Hamarikyuu (sometimes written as Hamarikyu in English) has the only seawater pond remaining in the Tokyo area, and though extensively damaged by fire during the last year of WWII is a good representative of a Tokugawa era garden.
sanbyakunennomatsu - the 300 year old black pine tree. It was first built in 1654 by Matsudaira Tsunashige, daimyo of Kofu. Matsudaira was a relative of the shogun (the Tokugawa being essentially the core branch of the Matsudaira families) and as part of the sankinkotai system spent 6 months of the year in Edo, with the rest of his time administering the feudal domain in Kofu. Looking for somewhere to relax, Matsudaira decided to fill in some of the tidal flats near the mouth of the Sumidagawa river, and laid out the original garden and buildings. The garden was called the Kofu Hama-yashiki (Kofu Beach pavilion).
It is interesting that traditional garden with skyscrapers.
They had a green tea and sweet.
Thank you.
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The Hamarikyuu Garden, in Japanese the hamarikyuuonshiteien is an Edo period stroll garden near Shimbashi in Tokyo, a short walk from the new development area at Shiodome. The Hamarikyuu (sometimes written as Hamarikyu in English) has the only seawater pond remaining in the Tokyo area, and though extensively damaged by fire during the last year of WWII is a good representative of a Tokugawa era garden.
sanbyakunennomatsu - the 300 year old black pine tree. It was first built in 1654 by Matsudaira Tsunashige, daimyo of Kofu. Matsudaira was a relative of the shogun (the Tokugawa being essentially the core branch of the Matsudaira families) and as part of the sankinkotai system spent 6 months of the year in Edo, with the rest of his time administering the feudal domain in Kofu. Looking for somewhere to relax, Matsudaira decided to fill in some of the tidal flats near the mouth of the Sumidagawa river, and laid out the original garden and buildings. The garden was called the Kofu Hama-yashiki (Kofu Beach pavilion).
It is interesting that traditional garden with skyscrapers.
They had a green tea and sweet.
Thank you.
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