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The area is a popular center for shopping and leisure in the Tokyo metropolitan area due in part to its close proximity to Inokashira Park and Inokashira Park Zoo. Kichijoji has been voted the number 1 place in Japan that Japanese would like to live every year since the 1990s according to polls by the magazine CNN GO. [ 1 ]
Yaesu Chikagai or Yaesu Shopping Mall is a large underground shopping mall located in Yaesu, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Yaesu Chikagai lies underneath Yaesu Avenue and Sotobori Dori. It is immediately adjacent to the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station , with direct connections into the basement level of the station.
A neighborhood shōtengai may be anchored by one or two large retailers (such as a grocery store or drug store), however the majority of retailers are typically small shops that specialize in specific products such as fruits, vegetables, meats, books, clothing, drugs, furniture, housewares, stationery; or specific services such as barber shops, printing shops, tailors, or cleaners.
In 1590, before shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu entered Edo Castle, the area now known as Marunouchi was an inlet of Tokyo Bay and had the name Hibiya. With the expansion of the castle, this inlet was filled, beginning in 1592. A new outer moat was constructed, and the earlier moat became the inner moat. The area took the name Okuruwauchi ("within the ...
The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents as of 2024. Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island.
Shimokitazawa (下北沢, Shimokitazawa) is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. It is located in the southwestern corner of the Kitazawa district, hence the name "Shimo-kitazawa" (literally lower Kitazawa). Also known as "Shimokita", the neighbourhood is well known for the density of small independent fashion retailers, cafes, theaters ...
In 2003, Chi-Chi's, a popular Mexican restaurant chain in Beaver Valley Mall, Center Township, experienced a severe Hepatitis A outbreak that resulted in widespread illness and fatalities.
Jimbōchō Book Town (Japanese: 神田神保町古書街, Hepburn: Kanda Jinbōchō Koshogai, alternately Jinbōchō Book Town) and also known as Kanda Book Town (Japanese: 神田古書店街, Hepburn: Kanda Koshoten Gai), is a book town located in the district of Kanda-Jinbōchō in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The area is known for its high volume ...