Kabukicyou

Kabukichō is often called the Sleepless Town

It is an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Kabukicyou’s symbol,
The Shinjuku Koma Theater and movie theaters was  closed  in the past years.
and supervision on police become too severe

Metroplitan Hotel

 1-6-1 Nishi Ikebukuro Toshima-ku Tokyo                 metropolitan.jp

 The Hotel Metropolitan is comfort in the heart of the bustling  metropolis of Tokyo

I have used the meeting place in Ikebukuro

shinjuku southernterrace

    Promenade spread to Yoyogi area from Shinjuku Station south exit.
    It is Shinjuku Southern Terrace                                    southernterrace.jp

Meiji Jingu Inner Garden

in Meij shrine /  Admission is 500 yen / open to public throughout the year 

Kakuun-tei(teahouse)  /  Azumaya(an arbour)

The clear pond in the south reflects  the surrounding green leaves(from a fishing stand)

Well of Kiyomasa / Pure spring water
The area is just an oasis in the center og the noisy city.

Meiji shrine

　 1-1, Kamizono-chō　Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku   /  Sundaafternoon,carefree,rest,peaceful      

Meiji shrine is the place where Many foreigners visit in japan

Torii(bird abode / a gateway to a Shinto shrine)

Meiji Shrine　/  First　Torii  from Harajuku staion

second Trii and South road approaching a shrine

third Torii

Torii to partition the secular world and human Sanctuary live

　　　　　　　　

 

Gate (about 800m form Hrajuku staion)

Hall of worship　and   Main shrine

Sacred Tree

Meiji Shrine / Natural faith has taken root since ancient times in Japan

Ema (Wooden plaque / Shinto)

In Meij shrine / Ema surrounding the sacred tree

people dedicate to the shrine as a sign of appreciation of prayer or prayer fulfillment.

Half of ema( a votive picture of a horse) is not Japanese　in Meiji shrine

From old times horse is sacred as vehicle of God in Japan,
ema was spread to the general public in the Kamakura period(1185-1333)
Happy's words side by side is the same
There's an old saying that spirits dwells in the words

Meiji Shrine doll Thanksgiving

 in Meiji Shrine / ningyou-kanshasai.com

in the feeling of gratitude by Oharai the soul of the doll

Japanese believe that the soul and dwells also doll

Doll Thanksgiving

in Meiji Shrine / ningyou-kanshasai.com　/ It was held every autumn from 1989

This ritual is performed  to break up with doll、Gratitude to Memories doll

 

Wedding

Meij shrine / 　Wedding will be held in the precincts

The bride and groom walking in kind many people are guided to Miko.
The trees are said to couple Kusunoki

 

Kiyomasa Well

    In  Meiji Shrine  /  The pure water gushes out in a steady  /  rare in urban

    It is popular to the young woman as a power spot  from 2011

Ikefukurou(Owl)

　 It is in Ikebukuro Station East Exit north passage

　　This object is known as a meeting place from 1987

Ikebukuro Station East exit

Commercial facilities such as department store's gathered this is the same as Shinjuku.

Ikebukuro was called small Shinjuku in 1980'S、but Now It is a town popular with young people.

Especially  Stores  for young people have gathered in the Sunshine street

24-hour entertainment facilities　/ Cinema / Discant shop / Fast food

 

Sunshine60



HigashiIkebuk,Toshima,Tokyo  /   SunshineCity	

Sunshine 60 is a 60-story、The building is a symbol of Ikebukuro　fron 1978.
As a mixed-use high-rise, Sunshine 60's space is used for a variety of things.
and From the 60th floor, visitors can see as far as 100 km on a clear day

Shopping street, the Ancient Orient Museum, an aquarium, and a planetarium.
Fountain Square is event space,  a new song announcement of idol 

Ryōgoku Kokugikan (sumo)

    Yokoami 1-3-28 , Sumida-ku, Tokyo　　　　　　　　 sumo and kokugikan

Ryōgoku Kokugikan is an indoor sporting aren that known as Ryougoku Sumo Hall.
It is mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments in January and May and September.
2 minutes walk from Ryogoku Station West Exit (JR Sobu Line)

    next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum(1993)                         edo-tokyo-museum
    It is a museum of the history of Tokyo during the Edo period

Asakusa Shrine

2-3-1 Asakusa Taitō-ku  /  in  Senso-ji temple

Shrine pavilions located on the east side of the main hall of a Buddhist temple of Senso-ji(1649)
It is National important cultural properties. It is normal that there is a shrine in the temple.

Sakara Ryūō(Dragon King statue)

2-3-1 Asakusa Taitō-ku  /  Senso-ji Temple

One of the dragon king who protect the Dharma　and  Dragon is a god of the water.

(KounTakamura 1906 work)

It is the image that has been laid to rest fountain was in main temple building back.

after World War Ⅱ、Asakusa cuisine restaurant business union has donated in 1964.

 

Sensouji Temple

2-3-1 Asakusa Taitō-ku  

The oldest temple in Tokyo  is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa(built in 628).

The Nakamise-dōri(89 small shops) is a street on the approach to the temple. It is said to have come about in the early 18th century. 

During the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake many of the shops were destroyed.

During World War II, the temple was bombed and destroyed.

It was rebuilt  and is a symbol of rebirth to japanese and  tourists flocking to Sensō-ji have shopped at the small stores here for centuries