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Yanaka - Old downtown but New movement

2010-05-05T05:27:31Z

Yanaka, where is near Ueno and Nippori, is a typical old downtown of Tokyo. But recently, youngers have been looking at old downtown again and they have played around in this area.

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.

Beautiful Red Gates in Nezu Shrine

2010-04-24T01:44:30Z

Nezu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine which is located in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

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.

Ueno Park - Shinobazu Pond

2010-04-18T00:26:27Z

Shinobazu Pond is a part of Ueno Onshi Park which was one of the first registered park in Japan.

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.

Giant tree Rinshi no Mori Park

2010-04-12T00:34:28Z

Rinshi no Mori Park, which is 120,000 square meter in area, is located between Meguro and Shinagawa ward in Tokyo.

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.

Yokohama Minatomirai and Nissan Global HQ

2010-04-08T16:37:23Z

Yokohama Minatomirai is a redevelopment area of Yokohama waterfront. The car maker Nissan has moved its Global HQ from Ginza to this area.

The HQ has a showroom which called Nissan Gallery, it is quite cool but not lots of cars to be exhibited when I visited.

Then, I walked to Pacifico Yokohama (exhibition halls) and Ferris wheel of Yokohama Cosmo World.