Welcome to Tokyo.About 130years ago,it changed from the feudal capital Edo to the new capital Tokyo.The Tokyo of Today is one of the safest, international, modern city.Towering skyscrapers over the sky, highways cross the ground.But it still reserves traditionnal arts, cultures and lifestyles. This Home Page is a Guide to help yourheartful Tokyo Tour. AS the Japanese always say to a traveler starting out,wishing them a safe journey,meaning "Have a nice day!" ,"Itterassyai kiotukete!" If you have got 1 or 2 days to spare in tokyo, you'd better to explore the streets of Tokyo.This is an opportunity to become a Tokyoite for a moment and see the city through the eyes of those that live there.

Momijigari -View the autumn leaves Momijigari is an event many japanese take part in.They go view the autumn leaves.It is the fall version of cherry blossom viewing,however,you will not witness the rowdy behavior you are sure to witness in parks during the spring.
Unlike company outings during hanami,where liquor is a big part of the event,leading to scattered groups of people relieving their stress.momijigari is a much more tamer function,were people simply wander and gaze at the beauty of crimson leaves under the backdrop of a wide blue sky.

Shinjuku is one of the 23 wards of the metropolis of Tokyo, but commonly refers also to just the large entertainment, business and shopping area around Shinjuku Station. Shinjuku Station handles over 4 million passengers per day, and is Japan's busiest railway station. Lines of the Japan Railways, the two subway companies and three more private railway companies pass through or start at Shinjuku Station. Shinjuku station is surrounded by one of Tokyo's largest entertainment and shopping areas. Several department stores, electronics and other shops, pachinko parlors and countless restaurants and bars can be found in the area. Kabukicho, a district north of the station, is particularly well known for its many drinking places and entertainment services including red light establishments.

West of the station is Shinjuku's skyscraper district, a business district where many of Tokyo's tallest buildings are located, including the Metropolitan Government Office whose observation decks are open to the public for free.

Sensoji (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a temple located in Asakusa, a central part of the Shitamachi. Shitamachi ("downtown") is the old town of Tokyo.

The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida river, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, Sensoji was built there for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple. When approaching the temple, visitors first enter through the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate), the outer gate of the Sensoji and one of the most popular sights of traditional Tokyo. A shopping street of over 200 meters, called Nakamise, leads from the outer gate to the temple's main gate, the Hozomon. Besides typical Japanese souvenirs such as yukata and folding fans, various traditional local snacks from the Asakusa area are sold along the Nakamise. The shopping street has a history of several centuries.

Koishikawa Korakuen is one of Tokyo's oldest and most beautiful Japanese landscape gardens. It was built by close relatives of the Tokugawa Shogun in the early Edo Period.

Like most traditional Japanese gardens, Koishikawa Korakuen attempts to reproduces famous landscapes from China and Japan in miniature, using a pond, stones, plants and a man made hill.

Koishikawa Korakuen is attractive during all seasons of the year, but particularly so in the second half of November, when the trees turn colors, during the plum festival in late February and when the beautiful weeping cherry tree near the garden's entrance is in full bloom.

The current Imperial Palace (Kokyo) is located on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo station. It is the residence of Japan's Imperial Family.

Castle used to be the seat of the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan from 1603 until 1867. In 1868, the shogunate was overthrown, and the country's capital and Imperial Residence were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. Until 1888, when the new Imperial Palace was completed, the Emperor resided at Edo Castle, then called Kyujo. The palace was once destroyed during World War Two, and rebuilt in the same style, afterwards.

From Koyo Gaien, the large plaza in front of the Imperial Palace, visitors can view the Nijubashi, two bridges that form an entrance to the inner palace grounds. The stone bridge in front is called Meganebashi (Eyeglass Bridge) for its looks. The bridge in the back was formerly a wooden bridge with two levels, from which the name Nijubashi (Double Bridge) is derived.

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