In some Japanese restaurants, they have tanks to keep fish alive, then customers order Ikizukuri, they cook and serve immediately so that the fish still moves. I agree that it is cruel, personally, I eat Ikizukuri a few times for my life.
]]>As a consequence, stylish cafes, goods and fashion shops have been opened and this movement makes this area Old but New.
I started my walking from Sendagi Station of Yurakucho Metro Line, then Snake Street to main shopping street called Yanaka Ginza, after that I finished at Kototoi Street.
]]>There are small Inari shrines in it and one of them are Otome Inari. Towards the Inari Shrine, many red gates are built on the path and the scenary of the gates is so beautiful. Some Shrines in Japan built in this manner.
]]>It consists of three ponds which are Lotus Pond, because lotuses cover the pond in summer, Boat Pond of rental boats and Cormorant Pond as birds inhabit. Ducks in this pond are really cute.
]]>The park is famous for the giant trees of Zelkova, Camphor, Platanus and others. Some of them are more than 100 years old. It was used Forestry Research Station until 1978.
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